Local News from Across the Rainy River District
After a successful event last year, the Beyak Automotive group is back to host Canada Day activities in Fort Frances. Holly Kaemingh is the marketing and public relations manager for auto group which runs Sunset Country Ford and Fort Frances GM in Fort Frances and Fort Frances Collision Centre, and […]
Marcel Michaels has been in Fort Frances for a few weeks now and is starting to get a feel for the municipality he is now the lead administrator for. After meeting staff, he is confident that the Town has a good team in place. Though born and raised in Hamilton, […]
Groups are working every day behind the scenes to revitalize the downtown core of Fort Frances, and fill empty commercial spaces. “After a closure of any type of business, we are frantically working on [promoting business] and you know it takes time,” said Martin Chitohwa, economic development officer for Fort […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – One individual has been arrested and charged following an incident at a local grocery store in Fort Frances. On June 10, 2024, just before 7:30 p.m., members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an incident at a local grocery […]
History was made at La Place Rendez-Vous on the afternoon of Thursday, June 6, 2024, as the newest nurses from Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) recited an oath that reflects both the times we live in and the Institute’s approach to Indigenous-based learning. Thursday afternoon marked a special nurse pinning […]
If you have a budding performer at home, there’s still time to get them enrolled in a summer camp sure to light a creative fire in their hearts. Row i Theatre company, which has produced two full-length musical productions over the past few years, is running a five-day intensive Musical […]
The ‘social’ is back in Strawberry Social for the La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary. After several years of covid restrictions, the sweet event is returning to its in-person format, in addition to business deliveries. It will take place Thursday, June 13, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at a the Senior Centre. So […]
On Saturday June 1, Increase Fitness held its grand opening. The new gym on Scott Street had an open house from noon to 4 p.m. and everyone was invited to go and visit the new facility. “We’ve already started to build a really good gym community here,” said Simeon Firth, […]
It was an enchanted afternoon and evening full of magic and fun as students from Fort Frances High School celebrated the Enchanted Ever After Grand March and Prom celebration on Saturday, June 1, 2024. The Grade 12 students and their dates kicked the day off with photos at Seven Oaks […]
Sturgeon Creek School in Barwick, Ontario, celebrated its 50th anniversary on Thursday, May 30, 2024, with a fish fry and an assortment of other fun activities. Along with plenty of delicious food to eat, visitors to the celebration were able to test their luck in a silent auction for one […]
Interim Fire Chief Dave Robertson has been in the fire service for nearly three decades. He started as a volunteer and became a career firefighter. He has worked in both the United States and Canada and in urban, rural, and wildland environments. “I was a suit, working in and out […]
After more than a decade in business, a local entrepreneur is shifting focus and providing Fort Frances residents with a new event space. Jennifer Horton, owner of Curvy Chick Boutique in downtown Fort Frances, is bringing to a close the retail portion of her business, while at the same time […]
