Submitted Cardboard boat race participants paddled for dear life last Sunday to stay afloat and move past their fellow competitors. The annual boat competition always is a popular affair, drawing in sizeable crowds from across the district.
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Stephanie Hagenaars The “Battle Song” at this year’s “Quest for the Best” on Friday night got up close and personal as Dylan Ossachuk and Kelly Clark gave it their all in an attempt to “out-sing” each other to Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer.” Both singers were described by the […]
Stephanie Hagenaars People were on their feet for the Cajun Country Rock Band, a CCR tribute band from Thunder Bay, that played under the big tent Thursday night in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The concert was part of a charity event held by the Fort Frances […]
Charlie Windego got a haircut from Seven Generations Education Institute’s hairstyling student Kristen Bruyere on Thursday as part of the program’s hands-on experience training. The salon, located in the Rainy Lake Plaza on King’s Highway, is open to the public Monday, Tuesday, and Friday from 8:30a.m.-4:30p.m. until mid-August.
Stephanie Hagenaars Dahlia Kaun, left, Alexa Bagacki, and Maddison Gibson were having fun baking cookies, cakes, and pizza last Thursday during a “Make & Bake” camp held by Confederation College. The group of young teens learned basic baking techniques and how to decorate during the week-long camp led by instructor […]
Sam Odrowski “Millie the Beaver” was busting out the moves at Hannam Park following the annual “Railroad Daze” parade in Rainy River on Saturday. The mascot entertained children while providing a sense of entertainment to all the attendees.
Look for occasional showers tonight, with an overnight low of 11 C (52 F) and west-northwest winds gusting up to 18 km/h. Tomorrow will see occasional morning showers, with a high of 20 (68) and low around nine (48). Winds will be from the northwest gusting up to 20 km/h. […]
Press Release The International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board invites you to attend a meeting of its Water Levels Committee in International Falls, Mn. and a meeting of the entire board in Kenora. The Water Levels Committee meeting on the new Rainy and Namakan lakes rule curves will be […]
Press Release A Toronto-based gold mining company has been fined for an offence under the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act. New Gold Inc. pleaded guilty and was fined $100,000 for failing to comply with the conditions of an approval under the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act. Court heard that in […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars The “Quest” is over. Dylan Ossachuk’s powerful vocals took the judges by storm during his performance of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” on Friday night at the annual “Quest for the Best” singing competition held under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina in conjunction with the Fort […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars A new program offered through the Seven Generations Education Institute here is hoping to ease the current high demand of hairstylists in the Fort Frances area. The Hairstyling Diploma offered through SGEI’s satellite campus on King’s Highway, in partnership with Sault College, took a new intake of […]
Sam Odrowski “Tour de Fort” has joined forces with From The Grind Up to stage a double headliner show at the new Rainy Lake Square this coming Tuesday (July 31). The 11-piece brass-hop band, “My Son the Hurricane,” and the indie-folk rock band, “Shred Kelly,” are heading here for back-to-back […]
