Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A local organization is reaching out to the wider community to help make a charitable effort go even further for those who are going through the trials of chemotherapy. Jessica Ogden, co-owner of The Window & Door Store and Thirty-One Consultant, is once more hosting the Chemo Bag Campaign, an […]
(FORT FRANCES) – On Monday January 8th, 2024, members of the Treaty Three Police Service’s (T3PS) Drug Enforcement Unit, T3PS Uniform members, the OPP’s Northwest Region Community Street Crime Unit (Fort Frances, Dryden, Red Lake), and the OPP’s Northwest Region Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau executed a search warrant on a […]
There’s still time to get your tickets to help support an organization that offers free programming to people experiencing one of the toughest moments of their lives. The Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts is bringing back their once-annual Forget Me Not Dinner to Fort Frances in an effort to […]
Singer-songwriter Belle Plaine– AKA Melanie Berglund– got a later start in her music career after experiences in other creative areas but that journey has given her a unique perspective as she writes her songs. “I’ve always sung, I started taking voice lessons at five years old and I took lessons […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board provided a mental health team year in review, showing that anxiety was the leading reason for referrals in the 2022/2023 year. However, when compared with the previous school year, the number of referrals for anxiety decreased from 46 referrals to 31 referrals. Most notably, […]
The Fort Frances Museum and Kay-nah-chi-wah-nung Historical Centre (Manitou Mounds) have partnered together to bring an exhibit featuring bead art from around the area in both museums’ collections. The exhibit, entitled “Tied Together” opens on Friday at the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre and will move to Manitou Mounds […]
January is being once again being officially recognized as Alzheimer Awareness Month in the Town of Fort Frances, and there are plenty of events being planned to help spread awareness of the life-altering disease and other forms of dementia. Mary O’Connor is the client services coordinator for the Alzheimer Society […]
What type of Pokemon would Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Elvis be? Legendary Pokemon. Unless you know the game, the Pokemon pun may receive a few blank stares. History proves that the musicians are indeed legendary, but when it comes to the world of Pokemon—things can feel a bit daunting. […]
The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to investigate a threats incident at the Fort Frances High School. On January 7, 2024, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Rainy River District OPP Detachment received information suggesting that a bomb will be brought to the […]
Tonight will see cloudy skies with periods of snow and a low of -10 C (14 F). Tomorrow will continue to see cloudy skies with periods of snow throughout the day, with cloudy periods and a chance of flurries overnight with a high of -6 (21) and a low of […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Students at Fort Frances High School returned after Christmas break to a heavy police presence at the school. The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was actively investigating a threat incident at the school. On January 7, 2024, at approximately 4:00 p.m., […]
On January 7, 2024, at approximately 11:09 p.m. the Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service responded to a house fire in the 800 hundred block of Nelson Street. Six full time firefighters, six part-time firefighters, and the fire chief responded with a pumper truck, an aerial ladder truck, and a rescue […]
