Staff Every month, the Fine Line Art Gallery on Mowat Avenue chooses an artist to feature. Local painter Evelyn Barker was selected for July. “I’ve been painting since the early ’90s off and on,” she noted. “I’ve used oil, watercolours, and acrylic. “I’ve done the most with acrylic, but I’m […]
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Press Release The Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Interpretive Centre will host an “Honouring All Nations” pow-wow next Wednesday (July 25), with grand entry at 1 p.m. sharp at the traditional round house located on the site. The centre is located on Shaw Road, south of Stratton (watch for signs on Highway 11 in […]
the MNR Five new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by late yesterday afternoon but more were expected through the evening. By day’s end on Tuesday, eight new fires had been reported, with most of them in Nipigon District. One, however, was in the northern area of Red Lake […]
Staff Mike Bird, one of the founding members of the local Seniors and Law Enforcement Working Together (S.A.L.T.), was honoured at their meeting yesterday for the work he’s done as he soon will be moving away. “My wife and I are going to live on Vancouver Island,” he explained, noting […]
Marg and Gord Woollard We thought you might like to see that, although reports of widespread destruction of the brown bat in North America due to the so-called white nose fungus periodically are featured in the media, we here in Northwestern Ontario like to think that we have some of […]
Press Release The Assisted Living Action Group (A.L.A.G.) recently completed a regional survey to collect information that would give direction as it moves forward in its efforts to establish an assisted living facility in Rainy River District. The group was encouraged by a strong response from interested residents across the […]
Staff Former Fort Frances residents Jon and Aynsley Carrier were vacationing with friends in Missouri, and were present at an incident where a young brother and sister were electrocuted in the lake earlier this month. Alexandra Anderson, 13, and Brayden Anderson, eight, both of Ashland, Mo., died as a result. […]
With construction due to start within hours or days, the Rainy River Locum House is fast-becoming a reality. But the work isn’t over yet. With donations and pledges totalling $155,964 to date, we are about halfway to our goal. You can add your pledge or donation, including in memoriam donations, […]
Press Release Year-round and seasonal residents interested in maintaining the natural beauty of area lake waters are invited to attend the annual meeting of the Rainy Lake Conservancy on Sunday, July 29 at 2 p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. The Rainy Lake Conservancy is a charitable organization based out of […]
Lucas Punkari FORT FRANCES—If you’ve been fishing or travelling along the Rainy River over the past couple of months, you may have come across a boat from the University of Waterloo in the water or seen some orange markings along the shoreline. That boat and those markings are part of […]
Heather Latter Lieutenants Dennis and Mary Maybury are the new officers for the local Salvation Army, taking over from Capts. Angel and Marlene Sandoval, who have moved to their new posting in Ariano Irpino, Italy. “[Fort Frances] is beautiful and people are very friendly,” enthused Lt. Mary Maybury. “It’s very […]
Heather Latter Duct tape no longer is just “the handyman’s secret weapon,” as deemed by former Canadian TV character Red Green. In fact, the heavy-duty tape now is being used by crafters across the country for all sorts of different projects, such as clothing, decorations, and accessories. And local resident […]
