Local News from Across the Rainy River District
NIPIGON — The Township of Nipigon and the CPKC railway now have an “understanding” to swap lands for a proposed Parks Canada building in the community. A letter of understanding, signed by both parties, proposes the municipality transfer property at 1 Newton St. to the railway in exchange for land […]
Canada has begun its first-ever population count to determine the number of people who are in the country without legal status after having overstayed their visas and losing their right to remain in the country. The federal government conceded that there is no reliable estimate because getting to a specific […]
With polls closed and the votes counted, the Fort Frances municipal election came to an end last night, much to the relief of Municipal Clerk Chelsea Greig. This was Greig’s first election as clerk, and she said it was a long process. “It’s a one-year process, so there are things, […]
Robin Taylor Wright’s Laughing Cactus Productions is staging one of the local playwright’s works right here in Fort Frances. The show was previously the subject of a dramatic reading hosted by Wright in the summer of 2025. “It’s set in a group home in a fictional southern Ontario town, not […]
Carter Peters notched a Gordie Howe hat trick and Domenik McInenly stood tall, stopping 28 of 30 shots as the Lakers beat the Walleye 6-4 Tuesday night. Ice For Kids Arena was abuzz with young hockey players in the stands as the Fort Frances Lakers hosted minor hockey night sponsored […]
After a 4-2 regular season, the Fort Frances High School Muskies will host the John Taylor Pipers in a quarterfinal matchup in the Winnipeg High School Football League this Friday. The Muskies wrapped the regular season last week with a 19-0 victory over the Daniel McIntyre Maroons, good enough to […]
The proposed Twin Metals mining site was an ambitious project that planned to use state-of-the-art strategies to target specific minerals in the Duluth Complex while building jobs in the industry for northern Minnesota. So, what happened to it and why haven’t the next steps towards operation seen the light of […]
A new musical project with a serious dose of vintage swagger hits the Rainy River District this fall as Tin Lizzie makes its official debut Friday night, Oct. 30, at Hallett Brewing for an All Hallows’ Eve celebration. Founded by award-winning performing artist and multi-instrumentalist Jennifer Thorpe, Tin Lizzie brings […]
Led by a standout performance from Grade 10 runner Gage Kellar, the Muskie cross-country team is sending a team of 10 to the provincial championships in Sudbury on Nov. 9. Kellar finished top in his age group, running 5 km in 18:40 with the second-place finisher just five seconds behind. […]
The citizens made their decision on Monday. When all the votes were counted, the turnout was higher than four years ago. Four years earlier, 2,639 votes were tabulated in Fort Frances. I was expecting a much higher turnout for this year. Fewer than 50 per cent of eligible Fort Frances […]
Fort Frances demanded change, and change is what Fort Frances got. Mostly. The unofficial results of the 2026 municipal election in Fort Frances were read out by town clerk Chelsea Greig at the Fort Frances Civic Centre on Monday night. Brent Calder has been elected to lead the town through […]
Nearly six decades after it was built to give travellers a reason to stop in Kenora, Husky the Muskie has won a national landmark contest. The giant fish overlooking Lake of the Woods won Municipal World’s 2026 Great Canadian Landmark Contest. Other finalists were Chuck the Channel Catfish in Selkirk, […]
