Local News from Across the Rainy River District
At their annual awards banquet last Thursday the Fort Frances Lakers announced that they will be changing colours for next season as well as confirming that the staff who finished the season will remain with the team. In an effort to turn over a new leaf and move on from […]
What better ingredient for a spring holiday meal than a seasonal food favorite like asparagus? It’s at the top of my can’t-wait-for-spring vegetable list. Asparagus can be steamed, boiled, stir-fried, roasted, baked, grilled, or broiled. Pretty much any way you can cook a vegetable. It is harvested from February to […]
Thunder Bay, Ont. — Minodahmun Development has been recognized as leaders in Indigenous business and presented with the Partnership of the Year award during the 31st annual Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) Awards. Company CEO John Glover says winning the award is a great honour and is a testament to […]
The Town of Fort Frances Operations and Facilities Division declared a significant winter weather storm that could pose a risk to the users of the roadways and sidewalks and warn residents to avoid driving if possible. This Significant Weather Event declaration came into effect at 15:00 on Tuesday, April 4, […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the March 50/50 jackpot is Daryl Begin of Fort Frances, ON with the winning ticket number AA-1309002. Daryl is the lucky recipient of $13,120 with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Friday, […]
The Emo Devlin Barwick Minor Hockey Association (EDBMHA) held its year end banquet Saturday April 1. A huge thank you was expressed to all players, coaches, volunteers and everyone involved with making for another successful hockey season. This years awards were presented as follows: U9 (teams white, green and black) […]
Tonight, FFGWHA celebrated our athletes, coaches, team managers, board members, bingo volunteers and all other volunteers who helped make the 2022 – 2023 hockey season a success! Thank you to everyone who supported our program this year! Below is a list of our award winners for this past season. Congratulations […]
The best and brightest Lakers were honoured last week, at the club’s annual awards banquet. The following are this year’s award recipients. – Allan Bradbury photos Other awards presented: Fan Favourite Award-Brenden Stroble Presented by Josephine Tibbs PITA (Pain in the A–) Award- Trever Sanderson Presented by Angie Korzinski Leadership […]
St. Mary’s church saw eighty good souls help out with walleye dinners during the six week Lenten season. That number included about fifty bakers who provided homemade goodies. At least 125 meals were served every Friday night ( and there was always a list started for the following week. Fish […]
Recently the number of people diagnosed with hypertension has been on the rise. Hypertension Canada says that about 1 in 5 Canadians live with this chronic disease. The term hypertension is a medical term used to describe when someone’s blood pressure is consistently above the normal level. According to the […]
The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) has expressed frustration over the federal government’s recently released Budget 2023. The group claims it, “failed to address critical issues facing Indigenous women, girls, and gender-diverse people: particularly addressing MMIWG and economic opportunity.” “A budget is about priorities – and Budget 2023 has […]
TOWN OF FORT FRANCES ‐ Mayor and Council of the Town of Fort Frances are pleased to announce the appointment of Travis Rob as Interim Chief Administrative Officer. Interim Chief Rob started his employment with the Town of Fort Frances in 2011 and became Manager of Operations in 2016. Rob […]
