Local News from Across the Rainy River District
An all new festival celebrating the heritage of Nestor Falls will kick off this Labour Day weekend. Starting on Saturday, the Nestor Falls Wings and Wheels Festival will kick off a weekend filled with planes and automobiles, fun and food. One of the highlights of the weekend will be the […]
With equipment handed out and practices started, the Fort Frances High School Muskies football season has begun. With more returning to normal, the Muskies Touchdown Club is hoping to keep the sport affordable. COVID restrictions have now lifted a season after the Muskies won the NorWOSSAA championship, the Fort Frances […]
Hundreds of school aged children in the district will be getting a helping hand this school year thanks to tireless volunteers and a giving community. Roughly 209 backpacks full of school supplies were delivered to the local Kenora and Rainy River Districts (KRRD) Child and Family Services office on Monday […]
The recent Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference brought provincial ministers and municipal spokespeople alike to the nation’s capitol for delegations on key issues facing municipalities across the province. Greg Rickford, Kenora–Rainy River MPP says the conference is geared toward providing municipalities the opportunity to meet with ministers. “It’s […]
Carmela Klug has built her own northwestern Ontario-themed escape room just outside Emo. Klug says the “Trapper Shack” is something to do that is new and different to the area. Though this is her first time designing an escape room, its quality is far from amateur — four groups of […]
As we entered the final weekend of racing both the Emo Street Stock and the Wissota Modified champions had been decided with Tylar Wilson and Jeff Davis holding a more than 112 point advantage over second place. Both classes still had a battle for second to be decided with Garett […]
This week we sat down with Keelan Hall driver of the #3H Wissota Midwest Modified. What is your favourite race track food? From the canteen it’s smokies but if I’m making food after the races it’s definitely BBQ steaks. At what age did you start racing? I started when I […]
After getting both cars home the damage on the #28 was just as bad as we had first thought where as the damage on the #80 was actually a little worse than initially thought. On the #80 the spring didn’t only pop out, but one of the top shock mounts, […]
The Terry Fox Run needs volunteers! This year’s Terry Fox run will be in person. The Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau is looking for volunteers to help out on Sept. 18. For more information contact Bill Michl at 276-1334 or message the Volunteer Bureau’s Facebook page. The Volunteer Bureau will be […]
One Alberta man is crossing the country by horseback to help raise awareness of myriad issues facing Indigenous people. Dean Cunningham is from Gift Lake Metis Settlement in Alberta. Since May, he has been making his way towards Ottawa to bring awareness of Indigenous issues to more people and demand […]
A group representing Ontario municipalities says the province must conduct broad consultations as it considers expanding so-called “strong mayor” powers to communities other than Toronto and Ottawa. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario told a legislative committee Monday the government should consult the public as well as professional and municipal […]
Little Muffin (AKA Mika) was rescued off the streets and adopted by a loving family, thanks to Best for Kitty. However, without help, he may be one of the last. Best for Kitty is putting out an urgent call for foster homes – without help, the rescue organization may be […]
