Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Fort Frances Fire & Rescue Service is focused on returning to the senior community homes and trying to reach out to all seniors about the impending risks of fires in their homes. Across Canada, the senior citizen population is growing, and Fort Frances is no exception to that trend. […]
Earlier in the year, the Conservative Party selected Linda Rydholm as their candidate for the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding in the upcoming federal election. The former Thunder Bay city councillor recently visited Fort Frances to attend the Treaty #3 National Spring Assembly a couple of weeks ago as well as […]
Voyageurs National Park will offer a new tour for visitors this summer. The 49-passenger Voyageur tour boat will offer a “Life on the Lake Tour,” which aims to tell how various people managed to make a living on Rainy Lake. The tour will stop at the Harry Oveson Fish Camp, […]
For the first time since its inception in 1955, the Silver Muskie Lodge is owned and operated by Canadians. Local residents Dave and Kristi Poirier purchased the 3,500-square-foot hotel-style lodge at the end of April and are gearing up for the fishing season. The Silver Muskie Lodge is about 40 […]
Steve McLeod of Atikokan was the $100 Victoria Day winner in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association cash calendar draw for the week of May 19-25. Winning $30 were Marcia McArthur, Bobbie Harrington, and Allan McManaman (Fort Frances), Katy Esselink (Emo), Bennett and Dawn Drennan (Rainy River), Susan Hayes […]
Staff The Sight & Sound Wolves had a howling good night offensively last Thursday. Sight & Sound used a pair of homeruns in the second inning as part of a four-run frame and never looked back as they cruised to a 14-3 romp over Windey’s Warriors in Rainy River District […]
Jamie Mountain It was a banner day for the Muskie track-and-field team at the annual Harry McMaster Classic meet held in Dryden last Thursday. The black-and-gold needed a wheelbarrow to bring home all of the hardware they earned home as the team earned a plethora of medals and smashed personal […]
Jamie Mountain Another successful regular season is officially in the books and the Muskie boys’ soccer team is one step closer to their ultimate goal. The conditions were poor and they definitely didn’t play their best brand of soccer, but the black-and-gold still managed to earn a win and a […]
Jamie Mountain The black-and-gold are feeling a little more black-and-blue these days. A fresh batch of injuries put the Muskie girls’ soccer team behind the eight-ball last week in the NorWOSSA regular-season ending games in Kenora–and the rainy weather didn’t help matters much. Muskie head coach Sara Roach suffered an […]
of Ryan Stelter/Kenora Miner and News Riley Argue attempted to maintain possession of the ball while keeping his Kenora Broncos’ opponent at bay during the Muskie boys’ soccer team’s 2-0 win in NorWOSSA action in Kenora last Wednesday morning. The top-ranked Muskies (5-0-1) have a bye to today’s NorWOSSA final […]
Sam Odrowski Wayne McIntyre, left, of “Entyrely Mac” was joined by wife, Laureen, to provide some musical entertainment for attendees of the Rainycrest Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon held at Hallett Hall on Thursday afternoon. This was Laureen’s first time performing live alongside her husband. Attendees enjoyed hamburgers with a side of […]
Jamie Mountain Playing second fiddle was a tiresome tune for Dan and Josh Pollard. After back-to-back years of finishing as the runners-up to Baudette’s Les Morrison and Oliver Gibbins of Morson, the father-son duo flipped the script at the 18th-annual Emo Walleye Classic over the weekend and ended the reigning […]
