Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Fort Frances High School continues to coordinate with Riverside Healthcare through the Meals on Wheels food delivery program enabling students to work toward their required 40 volunteer hours for graduation while gaining life skills and unforgettable experiences. Across the district, organizations have encountered a shortage of volunteers, making it difficult […]
The following are the newly elected and re-elected reeves, mayors and members of coun- cil, elected in Monday evening’s municipal elections. All results are unofficial. * denotes elected or acclaimed candidate TOWN OF FORT FRANCES Mayor: *Andrew Hallikas–1,573 Ken Perry–1,029 Council (six to be elected): *Wendy Brunetta–2,123 *John McTaggart–2,068 *Mike […]
“This is really odd, but the way it originated was with the jams,” Wilson said. “When my girls were young, I know that teachers and educational staff at Christmas, they got so many coffee mugs. I wanted to be a unique gift for educational staff in my kids lives, and […]
After a tough start to the season, the Fort Frances Laker’s coach thinks that the team has what it takes to turn things around. The Team has started the season on a 1-7-0-0 record with the lone win coming on a forfeit in the season opener. While he is working […]
Walmart Fort Frances is celebrating the relaunch of its cosmetic refresh with a firm eye on how it sets the store up for future success. The celebration kicked off with an official ribbon cutting event on Friday, October 21, 2022, in order to welcome customers back to a freshly painted […]
The oldest home in Burriss has new owners. Tressa Galusha and Trevor Mason took ownership of this home on September 29. The home was purchased from Donna and Karel Vos. The Vos’s had purchased this home in 1984. A complete renovation was done at that time and it was a […]
The Riverside Foundation for Health Care celebrated its 25th anniversary of supporting health care close to home with a return to an in-person Gala on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at La Place Rendez-Vous. The ever popular gala event featured everyone’s favourite events like the penny tables, silent auction, heads or […]
On October 25, 2022, at 7:35 a.m., members from the Rainy River Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint of a motor vehicle driving west on Kings Highway 11 east of Atikokan. Upon further investigation it was revealed that the motor vehicle was reported stolen in […]
Tbaytel has wrapped up its latest Tbaytel For Good Community Fund awarding three $10,000 grants to the winning ideas on Wednesday. More than 486,079 public votes from Oct. 6 to 18 were cast for the three winners, who will now put a total of $30,000 to great use to implement or […]
Last Wednesday was the grand opening of the Naicatchewenin (North West Bay) First Nations water treatment facility. This project was a long time coming. In 2006/2007 a Water Shortage and Treatment Facility Study was done. Between then and now, much work and research by a dedicated group of individuals, working […]
As of Monday October 3, La Verendrye General Hospital (LVGH) was able to perform CT scans on patients using its new Canon Aquilion Prime CT scanner. CT scans assist physicians in assessing, diagnosing, and confirming suspected conditions by capturing images of bones and soft tissues in the body. LVGH’s previous […]
On Friday afternoon the Fort Frances Muskies ended their season with a hard-fought dramatic 10 – 8 upset victory over Kenora’s Beaver Brae Broncos. The Muskies entered the game with a record of 2 wins and 4 losses while the Broncos came in with 4 wins against 2 losses. Sophomore […]
