Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Over the next few weeks, many folks will settle in to watch some film version or other of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Whether it’s The Muppets, Alistair Sim or Mickey and Friends, in the end old Scrooge learns what the Christmas Spirit is, and part of that turnaround is […]
The Riverside Foundation for Healthcare’s November 50/50 will draw in just a few days, if you’re looking to bolster your bank account for the rest of your Christmas shopping. Once November’s winner is drawn, ticket sales for December’s draw will start, which make great gifts. Allison Cox is the director […]
Heather Johnson of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce says it’s small and medium-sized businesses that support the municipality with tax money, helping to make Fort Frances “a wonderful place to live.” According to Johnson, shopping local, and the revenue it generates, benefits the town in multiple ways. “When we […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has its second Sweet Christmas Spirit event beginning December 1, to treat local shoppers to prizes of sweets and wine. Heather Johnson of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce says Sweet Christmas Spirit was created last year as a way to showcase downtown Fort […]
We live in the age of technology, and its just a fact of life that most wish lists these days are heavy on the electronics. That’s not necessarily a bad thing! As technological research continues to advance by leaps and bounds, the benefits eventually trickle down to the public in […]
Tonight will see cloudy skies with a chance of flurries and a low of -8 C (18 F). Tomorrow will bring mainly cloudy skies with a chance of flurries throughout the day and overnight with a high of -4 (25) and a low of -9 (16). Thursday will continue to […]
The big man will roll down Scott St. next Saturday evening and there’s still room to join the procession. This is the third year the Fort Frances Kiwanis club has organized the local Santa Claus parade, and organizer Brad Scoyne says they’re making one adjustment to help with organization. The […]
On Tuesday afternoon the Fort Frances Power Corporation’s (FFPC) staff and board members gathered to celebrate the milestone safety marker with a pizza party. President and CEO of FFPC Joerg Ruppenstein praised his team for staying safe on the job. “We work in a very unforgiving industry, accidents often result […]
$12,247,165 in capital carries over from 2024 with $17,063,530 of new capital spending proposed A number of local projects will potentially see funding in 2025 as administrations presents town council with next year’s capital budget. Council of the Town of Fort Frances held a special meeting on Monday, November 18, […]
The Town of Fort Frances is gearing up for significant work on the water tower in order to keep it in tip-top shape providing pressure and reserves for the system for decades to come. The discussion of the water tower and the work it requires was one of the key […]
Fresh off the release of his new full-length album Canadian Folk Music Award Winner, Ian Sherwood will take to the stage at the Townshend Theatre in Fort Frances on his Broken Little Heart Tour on Dec. 6. Sherwood, who hails from Nova Scotia has been interested in music for as […]
Curvy Chick owner Jennifer Horton, right, was joined by Jacquee Loerzel is the community family violence counsellor forRiverside Community Counselling Services, left, to raise funds for the rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope in Atikokan.-Ken Kellar photoAs the month of November draws to a close, a special tea helped […]
