Local News from Across the Rainy River District
In one of the first official acts of the new sitting council of the Town of Fort Frances, the recipient of the 2022 Citizen of the Year award was announced at Monday night’s meeting. Bill Michl was announced to be the town’s Citizen of the Year for 2022, with Fort […]
When a leaky roof became too much to handle in 2019, the Fort Frances Curling club was in dire straits. However, just a few years after receiving a loan from Curling Canada, the club has paid it off. In May of 2019 it was announced that the local curling club […]
Crooner Matt Dusk brought the music of Frank Sinatra to the Townshend Theatre last Friday. By the end of the night, many audience members were dancing to New York, New York at the front of the theatre. Dusk even brought up local singer Cassandra Armstrong who asked ahead of time […]
The Kiwanis Club of Fort Frances hosted one of the biggest and brightest Santa Claus Parades in recent memory, as 40 organizations, businesses and sports teams made their way down Scott Street, to the delight of residents. The Saturday evening parade was deemed a success by both spectators and organizations. […]
A 5-4 victory over the Dryden GM Ice Dogs jump started the Fort Frances Lakers to a three-game win streak last Tuesday night. Kevin Bond scored with just 1:15 left on the clock to win the game. Since then the Lakers have won two against Red Lake. 4-3 in overtime […]
The For Frances High School Muskie Boys beat the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints last week 5-2. The team also took the time to honour long-time Blue Line Club member Shannon Jackson who passed away earlier this year. The team will be wearing SJ on their helmets this season in her […]
The Fort Frances Canadians took the top spot in the U11 AA Kenora Thistle Challenge Cup, November 18-20. The team went undefeated for the entire weekend, to secure the Cup for Fort Frances. The team won games against Kenora (8-6), McDonald (5-3) (Manitoba), Sioux Lookout (3-2) and Dryden (2-1). With […]
The Spirit of Christmas was a grand success on Sunday afternoon at La Place Rendez-Vous. Many people came out to bid on over 100 donated silent auction items. There was cheese cake, hot chocolate and good company to be enjoyed. –Allan Bradbury photo(s)
The annual toy drive at The Bargain shop is coming to an end, but those wishing to participate still have until December 3 to donate a new and unused toy to make Christmas morning bright for a local child. The staff at The Bargain Shop have been collecting toys since […]
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit has declared the Gastrointestinal Outbreak at La Verendrye General Hospital (LVGH) First Floor In-patient unit, over as of November 25, 2022. Riverside continues to have our detailed safety procedures and infection prevention control practices in place, which are designed to […]
Muskie Girls Hockey team members Hayden Allam and Hailey Bombay served a shift at the Salvation Army Kettle in Safeway, to help raise funds for local families in need. The team was dispatched to kettles across the region, and also collected food, toys and funds for the Salvation Army during […]
Ontario’s auditor general is set to release her annual report Wednesday, including audits on COVID-19-related contracts and procurement, as well as the province’s vaccination program. Bonnie Lysyk’s annual report is a large one, with 15 different audits, from highway planning and management to financial management in universities to the Ontario […]
