Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The United 4-H Beef Club met at Leader Tami LeBlanc’s with Leader Angela Haw at 7 p.m. It was a joint meeting with the Rainy River beef club for the first time with leaders Melissa Jenson, Madeline Hartnell. We begin every meeting with the 4-H pledge. After pledge, members went […]
The LaVerendrye General Hospital Auxiliary is looking for people to take the positions of President, vice- president and special events co-ordinator. We are also looking for someone who will do publicity. The Auxiliary is currently celebrating its 70th year of being active, raising money for hospital equipment. If anyone wishes […]
The Miller Group will be paving shoulders along Highway 11. The project consists of three main sectors — 17 km from Fort Frances to Devlin, 26 km from Barwick to Pinewood, and 26 km from Highway 502 to Couchiching First Nation. The main scope of the work is to remove […]
Thanks to a partnership between the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) and the Rainy River District Stewardship (RRDS), in a few years’ time residents of Fort Frances may have a spectacular outdoor area to enjoy and learn about local tree species. Work began yesterday on planting 20 young […]
Following two years of interruptions and virtual training sessions, the 908 Rainy Lake Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron reassembled on Sunday for an in-person Annual Ceremonial Review at the Memorial Sports Centre. Joined by the cadets’ friends, family members and reviewing officer Lieutenant Commander Rodney J.R Turcotte, the 19th annual […]
The Muskies track team collected an impressive collection of medals at the two day NWOSSAA Championships in Thunder Bay recently. The team put on a great showing, coming home with two gold medals, in javelin and shot put, five silver and eight bronze. “The whole team performed extremely well, with […]
Dozens of students took to the field for the 2022 Football Skills Camp, held by the coaching staff of the Fort Frances Muskies. The camp is ongoing, and registration is not required – just show up ready to play. The free camp is open to anyone entering grade 7 through […]
The Rainy River Owls and Fort Frances Muskies boys and girls soccer teams went head to head last week on the Fort Frances soccer pitch. They Muskie boys topped Rainy River 2-1, while the Muskie girls shut out the Owls 6-0. Both Muskie teams also beat Sioux North the same […]
As silence has fallen upon the high banks of the Emo Speedway this week, the roar could be heard for miles from the Thunder City Speedway in Thunder Bay, ON as the track celebrated its Grand Opening with 3 action packed days of racing. With 3 days of racing across […]
This week we sat down with the Sunday Feature Winner at the Thunder City Speedway, #3X Jesse Thompson. What is your favourite race track food? Cheeseburgers! At what age did you start racing? I started with go-karts at 13 years old in 2013, which I raced until I turned 16 […]
The Devlin Little League is up and running again for another year. Organizer Roseanne Farmer says they have over 100 players across four age divisions. The league runs four days a week at Crossroads Public School and Carmody Field. The league is full but they would love to have some […]
The Town of Fort Frances Municipal Emergency Control Group is continuing to monitor and take the necessary actions to ensure the protection of critical infrastructure, assets and properties directly affected by the high waters. As a result, the following closures (pedestrian and vehicular) have been implemented: Front Street (Williams Avenue […]
