Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Students in the United Native Friendship Centre’s (UNFC) high school program celebrated their graduation with a ceremony at the Townshend Theatre on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Originally scheduled to be held outside, weather concerns forced an alternate location. Nevertheless, the program’s graduates were able to celebrate their accomplishments with friends […]
Children run from the dump of the big bucket at the newly opened Legion Park spray park. While it rained throughout the speeches the sun came out just after the ribbon was cut and a wonderful afternoon was had splashing around. MPP Greg Rickford, committee members, town council and a […]
Former Fort Frances Councillor David Kircher has filed to to take the Town of Fort Frances and the municipality’s Integrity Commissioner David G. Boghosian to court, with a Notice of Application for Judicial Review. Kircher’s legal team filed a 17-page notice to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Thunder […]
The Town of Fort Frances is preparing to add its name to a list of municipalities calling on the province to re-absorb some of the cost of community policing. During Monday night’s meeting of Town Council, discussion turned to a resolution letter received from the Municipality of Tweed, Ont., regarding […]
The 2024 Senior Citizen of the Year goes to Gordon Cornell. Gordon was honoured with the award last Tuesday (June 18) at the Seniors Coffee Gathering. Many of his family members attended to share this happy moment with Gordon. His family nominated Gordon, stating his many accomplishments, The people of […]
In a cabinet shuffle at the beginning of the month premier Doug Ford shuffled his cabinet moving around some key ministers in his inner circle of advisors. Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford has had his ministerial roles expanded. Already Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Northern Development the Premier has added […]
On Wednesday, June 21 library workers at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre voted to join CUPE. “We’re happy,” said Joelle Barron, who works as a part-time library clerk at the library. “This has been a long time coming and we’re excited to start our collective bargaining process with […]
Many in Fort Frances, Couchiching First Nation and surrounding areas were disappointed when Chester Fried Chicken shut down at the CC Complex, but the new restaurant in its place is serving up more fresh foods and fewer fried ones. High Council Café moved into the complex when the owner of […]
Fort Frances, Ontario – The District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) would like to congratulate the successful recipients of our 2024 Bursaries – Jade Belluz (Fort Frances High School), Lily Jourdain (Fort Frances High School), Matteo Ferreira (Northern Lakes K-12 School), and Gianna Perrault-King (Rainy River High School). Belluz […]
Flowers from Lowey’s Greenhouse and Market Garden has been beautifying flowerbeds, patios and window boxes across the district for nearly a century. But each year, as flower sales wind down, the greenhouses and fields find a second life, producing thousands of pounds of fresh food for market. Blaire and Donna […]
Beyak Automotive Group, organizers of Fort Frances Canada Day activities is considering cancelling the planned parade on Canada Day due to lack of participation. The parade, due to start at 11 a.m. is supposed to run from the Sorting Gap Marina to La Verendrye Hospital. In a post on the […]
There will be several opportunities for residents to have a say on the future of arts and culture in Fort Frances. A consulting team from Nordicity is holding several pop-up engagement sessions in different locations throughout town the opportunities are as follows: According to the event page the pop ups […]
