Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Several Fort Frances players had standout performances at the Balmoral Park Northwestern Ontario Open Squash Tournament Nov. 18-22 in Thunder Bay. Fort Frances had 15 players in the 60 player tournament according to Mike Canfield, club member and Jr. Coach. “That’s one of the larger groups we’ve had attend a […]
If you weren’t already following parking regulations in Fort Frances, now’s a great time to start. At last week’s Town Council meeting a bylaw was passed which appointed Katelyn Svoboda as a new Municipal Law Enforcement Officer and Weed Inspector for the Town of Fort Frances. At a badge presentation […]
Weechi-it-te-win held a Really Living Workshop November 23 and 24 at the Couchiching Multi-use Centre. This was funded by the Ministry of Health. The Really Living Conference was an opportunity for individuals in addiction recovery to create new experiences and see their futures are limitless. The artists who presented at […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the November Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Holly Witherspoon of Devlin, ON with the winning ticket number X-4600053. Witherspoon takes home $10,078, with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Wednesday, November 30 […]
The Rainy Lake Orchestra performed its first Christmas concert at the Fort Frances Library in three years on Monday night. Around 100 people gathered to hear songs of the season. The audience also turned into a choir, singing several carols. Food was also collected for local food banks. –Allan Bradbury […]
This ginger beauty is in search of her forever home. Moki is a rare gem – most orange cats are male. She loves dogs, and loves her snuggles, but is in need of a home to call her own. Adopting her also frees a space in foster care for a […]
Children visiting emergency departments in small and rural hospitals in Northwestern Ontario now have access to pediatricians through a virtual ER consult service. Emergency department doctors are able to utilize the Regional Paediatric Response program which started on Nov. 21. The program will allow medical staff to conduct virtual consultations […]
(Fort Frances, ON) – On December 6, 2022, at approximately 3:43 a.m. Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general law enforcement duties in the Town of Fort Frances. Officers observed a motor vehicle commit a traffic violation. A traffic stop was conducted and after speaking […]
Kelli Veniot and Jo Woolsey all smiles as Jo purchased a wreath made by Kelli. This took place Friday during Crafts Galore at the Emo Legion. Kelli and Mike Veniot make many amazing crafts. Their business is known as Northwest Harvester! – Robin McCormick photo
This years Spirit Of Christmas, held November 27th was a lovely event. Co- chairs Diane Glowasky and Linda Booth worked long and hard to make this event happen. Along with other members from the LaVerendrye General Hospital Auxiliary. The La Place Rendez-Vous graciously donated the room for half price with […]
The annual Stuff A Cruiser was another success with 1746 pounds of food being donated plus cash amounts also. This event is always so overwhelmingly supported, people give generously , some big donations, it always warms my hearts when some people can only give a few cans of goods, and […]
Just like in Emo, plenty of support was seen by participants of the Stuff-a-Cruiser event around Fort Frances. Rainy River District Paramedic Services, above, were on hand to collect donations at Safeway, while OPP and Ministry of Natural Resources officers attended Walmart Fort Frances, and CN Police officers taking charge […]
