Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Tour De Fort will hold the closing concert of its 30th anniversary season featuring the jazz stylings of Angelique Francis. The Tour De Fort show kicks off a string of northwestern Ontario shows. Francis says the shows are high-energy and she likes to take the audience through a variety of […]
FORT FRANCES, ON, April 16, 2024 – The staff of Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre in Fort Frances have overwhelmingly voted in favour of joining the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA). “I am so happy to welcome the 40 staff members of this clinic to our union,” says ONA Provincial President Erin […]
A walk being planned for early May is hoping to raise more awareness surrounding an ongoing national crisis. The second annual Walk With Our Sisters is being planned by a collective of local agencies all with a goal of raising awareness around the emergency of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women […]
After an open call for artwork, the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre has 50 pieces from 27 artists in its latest exhibit entitled Community Ties & Tapestries: Fibre Artists of the Rainy River District. Museum Curator Danielle Marshall says the work is diverse across a range of different media. […]
No matter what the weight of pressure, I will stay level.” That statement is a promise Doug Cridland made to himself several years ago. Doug was struck with bipolar disorder at the age of 18; bipolar is a chemical imbalance that someone is born with, and can send the sufferer […]
Rainy River District residents are being given a reason to smile with the return of the Tim Hortons smile cookie campaign. The fundraiser held across Canada April 29 to May 5th, sees proceeds from chocolate chip cookies adorned with a signature pink and blue smile benefit local charities. Money raised […]
Rainy River District Paramedic Services (RRDPS) and the District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) are excited to announce the addition of new equipment aimed at improving patient care, response capabilities and safety for their team and first responders. Now that training has taken place, RRDPS has deployed the LUCAS […]
The Fort Frances Girls and Women’s Hockey Association recently held it annual Awards night, to celebrate a year of amazing hockey. Four graduating players were awarded the FFGWHA bursary towards their further education. They were Julia Guertin, Piper Miller, Brooke Bodnarchuk and Hayden Allam. Craig Miller was presented with the […]
It’s the way of the future on the iPlanet, ruled over by the GlobalSoft Corporation, where all kids are the same, eternally online, and the spirit of Rock and Roll is almost gone, in Fort Frances High School’s production of “We Will Rock You,” opening tonight and running through Saturday, […]
An abundant food supply for black bears last year could explain why some bruins have emerged from their winter dens looking unusually plump this spring, provincial officials say. “Natural food conditions in the Northwest were excellent (in 2023), so many bears will be coming out of hibernation in better condition […]
April 22 is now recognized around the world as International Mother Earth Day (IMED) and this year marks the third anniversary of the United Nations (UN) designated observance. According to the UN, it’s a day intended to educate humanity on the environmental crisis we face, mobilize political will into action, […]
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is calling for an immediate and in-depth investigation into the actions of the Thunder Bay Police, following the suspicious deaths of three Indigenous people – Corey Belesky, Mackenzie Moonias and Jenna Ostberg. Recently, the Ontario Provincial Police laid charges of obstruction and breach of trust […]
