Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Going into Game 7, the visiting team had won every game of the 2026 Bill Salonen Cup SIJHL finals between the Fort Frances Lakers and the Thunder Bay North Stars—unfortunately, the Lakers couldn’t buck that trend Tuesday night, falling 5-4 in a hard-fought contest to end what has been an […]
The fate of a vacant piece of land on the river at Webster and Lillie Avenues remains undecided after Fort Frances Town Council requested that a committee considering locations for a dog park look elsewhere. The dog park committee had recommended that the open field southwest of Legion Park would […]
Emo residents will see municipal taxes rise by 1.5 per cent to prevent the general budget from falling short in 2026. The town’s council voted at its Monday meeting to implement the increase as the lowest of three options that would keep the budget out of the red. “With a […]
Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) Rainy Lake Campus hosted the annual Gagwe or “Quest for Knowledge,” on April 23, continuing a decades-old tradition that encourages students to learn and celebrate the Anishinaabemowin language. The annual event, which takes its title from Gagwe-gikendamaawiziwin— “to seek knowledge”—has been a long-standing annual gathering […]
Two students of Borderland Judo have just received their Ontario Regional referring certification from Judo Ontario. Rosina Woodgate and Sawyer Lance, at just age 11 years of age, are the youngest in the province to have achieved this qualification. They, along with several others from the region, attended the Referee […]
Mid-winter marks a time to start gathering information related to personal income taxes. As deadlines draw closer, Canadian taxpayers can keep these key dates and information in mind, courtesy of the Government of Canada. Essential dates How to file your tax return The Government of Canada notes that taxpayers can […]
If you haven’t noticed the vibrant artwork that’s been popping up all over downtown Fort Frances lately, there’s a perfect opportunity to drink it all in this Friday. The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Fort Frances BIA are in the middle of their Windows Alive art project, […]
The Fort Frances Lakers will look to break a 10-year Bill Salonen Cup drought tonight at a sold-out Ice for Kids Arena in a Game 7 final that promises to either be a dramatic end to the team’s stellar season or a ticket-punch to the Centennial Cup, Canada’s National Junior […]
Fort Frances Town Council has approved the Fort Frances Lakers Junior A hockey team and the Border Skating Club to move forward with a “straight swap” of dressing rooms, bringing a resolution to concerns that have been ongoing for more than a year. The Lakers currently have a dressing room […]
More than 350 municipal leaders, administrators, government representatives and business partners are heading home with renewed energy and focus on municipal resilience as the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) conference and annual general meeting concluded Friday. The three-day conference, which took place in Thunder Bay this week, was centred on […]
THUNDER BAY – The province’s plan to consolidate 36 conservation authorities into nine has received royal assent. “The bill that included the amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act passed third reading yesterday and has been given royal assent this morning, so it is now official,” Todd McCarthy, minister of the […]
The Ontario government is easing alcohol regulations in provincial parks, just in time for the opening of the 2026 camping season. Alcohol is no longer restricted to individual campsites, as adults are now allowed to responsibly consume their favourite beverages in most staffed provincial park areas, including picnic areas, beaches, […]
