Local News from Across the Rainy River District
It’s an ongoing challenge in Northwestern Ontario; how to attract and retain workers to the region and also house them. Those were some of the topics on the mind of Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Patty Hajdu, who addressed the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce’s’ Leader Luncheon on Wednesday at the […]
The splash pad at Legion Park opened just in time for a boiling hot Labour Day weekend. Dozens of people used the spray park to cool off as temperatures crept into the 30s over the unofficial last weekend of summer. Although the sneak peek was perfectly timed for the weather, […]
On August 31, 2023, the Town of Fort Frances released a bid and tender seeking a reputable general construction contractor to complete natatorium rehabilitation at the Memorial Sports Centre. Structural repairs to the natatorium superstructure, HVAC improvements, localized pool wall crack injection and repair, installation of polyurea pool liner, miscellaneous […]
“Coffee and Conversation” is how the LaVerendrye Hospital Auxiliary is kicking off its new year. This is a new twist on the usual luncheon that has been held to welcome members back. The Auxiliary thought that a more casual event would have greater appeal. All returning members along with anyone […]
Muskie Football has been making the Fort Frances High School community proud for 75 years – including the 1973 NorWOSSA champs, shown above. Muskie Football is kicking off its 75th season this Friday, Sept 8, with the first game of the season. The team has been practicing since mid-August, and […]
The first call has been made on the McKinlay Woodlands Memorial Forest’s new wind phone. Lily Martin, 10, who lost her uncle to suicide last year, was the first to pick up the vintage rotary phone’s receiver following its recent installation at C.M. Wilson Conservation Area. The project – a […]
The circle of life is explained in an upcoming children’s book written by Indigenous author Brittany Luby. The book, which is published by Groundwood Books and will be available on Oct. 3, is titled Mnoomin maan’gowing The Gift of Mnoomin. The 36-page book, aimed at children ages three to six, […]
Travel agent Paula Jensen pulled the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s All-Cruise Trip of the Month draw for September on Friday, September 1, 2023. Bobbi Arrigo is the winner of an Eastern Caribbean Cruise, valued at $4,100. Next month’s draw is for a Cabo San Lucas Cruise […]
Shuniah, Ont. — An extensive four-laning of the Trans-Canada Highway east of Thunder Bay is more than half-way done following the latest added section that was unveiled last week, the Ministry of Transportation says. With the additional nine-kilometre section of the Highway 11-17 route officially put in service last week near Dorion, “58.3 […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment have arrested and charged an individual following a report of animal abuse. On August 31, 2023 The Rainy River District OPP received information about a dog being physically harmed by the owner on numerous occasions. […]
What started with an idea, fol- lowed by months of fundraising, came to fruition over the week- end, as the Make a Big Splash Fort Frances Committee invited kids and kids-at-heart to enjoy the newly opened Fort Frances spray park, in Legion Park. The new facility had its unofficial opening […]
You’ve seen the West Rainy River District Lions Club Pontoon boat out across the region all summer, but time is running out for a chance to see it in your own driveway! The draw will be broadcast live at the Rainy River walleye Tournament, on September 16. Get a hold […]
