Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Quest for the Best, the singing competition that goes hand-in-hand with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is set to go for the night of Friday, July 22. “It’s a great evening,” says organizer Heather Johnson. “It’s wonderful songs, it’s every genre, it’s every age of singer that’s out there. […]
Events and performers are starting to come together as the weekend of Aug. 5-7 approaches, though Kayleigh Speirs, Fort Frances Museum curator and event co-ordinator says it probably won’t look like Culturamas of the past. Speirs says they are hoping for many volunteers to help fill out some of the […]
With activities all day, an extra class of cars all weekend and fireworks both on and off the track there was something for everyone this week at the Emo Speedway. The weekend started off with several Canada Day events to keep the family entertained, and just as those began to […]
This Week we sat down with driver of the #33 Emo Street Stock Garett Gamsby. What is your favourite race track food? I don’t usually have time to eat in Emo, but if I’m in Wisconsin I have to get deep fried cheese curds! At what age did you start […]
With a short week for pre-race prep we knew it would be a race just to get both cars loaded and ready for the track. The #28 required very little work, after receiving a 7+ liter oil and filter change and once over, the car was ready for action. As […]
Businesses in downtown Fort Frances got together rock the block, with a free concert, featuring Kings of None. The local favourites drew a sizable crowd, with Flint House on hand to serve refreshments, to the audience at Rainy Lake Square. Kings of None is made up of Tyler Gagne (lead […]
With summer weather upon us, it’s a great time to get outside and stretch your legs. But if they’re feeling a little stiff from two pandemic years curled up on the couch, the perfect solution has arrived. Tai Chi in the Park is returning, starting tomorrow, Wednesday, July 6 in […]
Volunteers with the Fort Frances Senior Centre fired up the grill for a drive up/eat in barbecue for seniors at the Centre. The Senior Centre is a social gathering place for anyone aged 55+. Volunteers and staff run a variety of programs, including games, dinners, BINGO and crafts. A full […]
The recent temporary closures of two Ontario emergency rooms and consolidation of staff at another have renewed concerns over the province’s health-care worker shortage, with doctors and nurses calling on the government to tackle the problem. A hospital in Clinton, Ont., temporarily closed its emergency department Saturday through Monday and […]
Ontario’s opposition parties are calling on the provincial government to share its plan for expanded fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses. Interim New Democrat Leader Peter Tabuns said Monday that details on the plan are needed now that a federal immunization panel is recommending the shots and Quebec has moved ahead with […]
A humanitarian flight carrying 230 Ukrainian citizens arrived in Regina on Monday evening, accompanied by a woman whose photo 50 years ago came to symbolize the horrors of another war. A Saskatchewan government spokesman confirmed Phan Thi Kim Phuc, the girl in the famous 1972 Vietnam napalm attack photo, was […]
Tamara Lich, an organizer of the “Freedom Convoy,” is set to appear in an Ottawa court today for a bail hearing after being arrested last week for allegedly breaching one of her bail conditions. She was arrested in Medicine Hat, Alta., where she lives, on a Canada-wide arrest warrant sought […]
