With the provincial election coming up Oct. 10, a new Liberal candidate for the Kenora-Rainy River riding was selected over the weekend. Mike Wood, a Dryden city councillor, garnered the most votes (170) cast by Liberal party members at the travelling ballot box which was taken to Kenora, Dryden and […]
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A petition to address the fight against the rising illicit narcotic and prescription drug use, that has been circulating throughout the district has been well received to date, with hundreds of locals names etched on its pages, but organizers who are looking after it say, the more names the better. […]
Gene Andrusco, nephew of former town band director Walter Andrusco, will be holding an organizational meeting on Aug. 29 in efforts to reinstate the old community band in Fort Frances. “It kind of petered away and there was no instrumentation left,” he explained, citing the last time the town band […]
Liane Matus proudly held up the four pound smallmouth bass she caught yesterday afternoon on Rainy River with professional angler Jeff Gustafson. Matus and her mother, Cheryl, got to go fishing for the day with Gustafson after Cheryl outbid everyone on the trip during the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship […]
Anyone with questions or concerns regarding the regulation of Rainy Lake and Namakan Lake, or the water quality on the Rainy River, is invited to the joint annual public meeting of the International Rainy Lake Board of Control and the International Rainy River Water Pollution Board tonight in the Falls. […]
Rainy River District Best Start for Children “Summer Celebration” is taking place at Confederation College-Fort Frances on Wednesday (Aug. 22). District Early Childhood Educators, JK/SK teachers, and childcare workers will have the opportunity to come together to celebrate their roles in children’s lives and development. The goals […]
Young gridiron fans take note—the Muskies football tryouts begin today and all Fort Frances High School students interested in playing for the black-and-gold should head for the fields behind the school at 5 p.m. this evening. “Everyone is welcome to come in and give it a go,” head coach […]
Atikokan OPP officers are investigating several thefts in the district. On Sunday, Aug. 12 an Atikokan resident reported his Alumacraft canoe stolen from Birch Lake. The canoe has a square stern and a “Canoe Canada” logo on the side of it. Stolen on Monday, Aug. 13 was a […]
After meeting with stakeholders Friday, the town is directing trucks coming through Fort Frances to use Second Street to help ease downtown traffic flow problems resulting from road construction. Tractor trailers passing through town are instructed to stick to Second Street, while trucks bound for the International Bridge are […]
As a friendly gesture, Tanya Cumming handed out copies of the Daily Bulletin and Discover Fort Frances magazine to American tourists stuck waiting in line to cross the border on Friday.
The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics ran yesterday afternoon from the Civic Centre to Tim Hortons. Over $6,000 was raised by the event for the international competition for athletes with intellectual disabilities in Fort Frances. Ten athletes and a dozen law enforcement officials, from Customs, the jail and […]
Keira Strom of Fort Frances took a ride on the merry-go-round at the 107th Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair on Saturday. The fairgrounds were full of activity all weekend with a variety of events including the midway, the logger’s competition, the 4-H steer auction, and Borderland racing action. […]
