Nicholas Donaldson A new driving impairment simulation program was being tested in Fort Frances last Thursday–and this time the focus was on driving while under the influence of recreational marijuana. Innocorp, known for making products like SIDNE (Simulated Impaired Driving Experience), was at the ’52 Canadians Arena to test a […]
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Staff A record-setting 492 people who attended Friday’s annual fish fry at Sunny Cove Camp helped push the Watten Volunteer Fire Department over its fundraising goal to purchase a used fire rescue truck. After netting $5,500 at the fish fry, which saw folks chow down 170 pounds of fresh fish […]
Nicholas Donaldson A town hall-style meeting was held Thursday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library to discuss food policy with local MP Don Rusnak. Similar talks are taking place across the country to create a food policy for Canada, which the federal government’s website describes as “a long-term vision […]
Duane Hicks The largest collection of publicly-available genealogical information on Ontario Métis will be able to help local residents complete their genealogies showing they are connected to a historic Métis ancestor as required by the MNO Registry Policy. The Métis Nation of Ontario has spent the last five years reviewing […]
Duane Hicks An assistant Crown attorney and a resident judge housed out of Fort Frances were among the requests local delegates lobbied for during the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s 2017 conference held Aug. 13-16 in Ottawa. Mayor Roy Avis, who attended the conference with Couns. Paul Ryan and June […]
Duane Hicks While the Rainy Lake Square likely won’t be open until late September or early October, residents soon will get a taste of the type of cultural programming that will be a feature of the square in future. The Rainy Lake 150 Series, made possible thanks to Tbaytel and […]
Submitted byBrittany Bowman Rainy River held its first-annual “Art in the Park” festival on Sunday, which was organized by the “People for Hannam Park” committee. The day’s main attraction was talent from all over the district being showcased for the attendees to enjoy. “The goal of the event was to […]
Submitted Anita Makarchuk, Carla Galbraith, Teresa McFayden, Andrea Avis, Mary-Kay Kerber-French, Gail Roach-Leforte, and Deb Kemp hammed it up during a class reunion for all Fort Frances High School Grade 12 attendees from 1976-78 that was held Saturday and Sunday at Sunny Cove Camp. A registration/warm-up gathering opened the weekend […]
Plenty of young performers showcased their vocal and musical talents during the inaugural “Art in the Park” on Sunday at Hannam Park in Rainy River. –Photo courtesy of Lisa Barrett
Nicholas Donaldson Tim Jogensen, right, instructed Anthony Gill-Roisin and Jacob Empey before they began a trial run of the new marijuana-impaired driving simulation being tested at the ’52 Canadians Arena here last Thursday. The simulation involved goggles (worn by Gill-Roisin) that change the wearer’s perception of colour and causes them […]
of Meaghan Jasper Nixon Smith looked excited about starting his first day of Junior Kindergarten yesterday morning. It was back-to-school for all district students with both local school boards following their two-month summer break.
Nicholas Donaldson Cattle were on the move as they were loaded into trailers and hauled away to their buyers following the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association’s summer cattle sale Saturday at the Stratton sales barn. Some 611 head were sold for a total of $821,048.80, with the next sale set for […]
