Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Another wild night of local entertainment has come to an end and a new contestant has been crowned the champ at Quest for the Best. Jaykob Ryll bested Adrian Indian in a final musical showdown to take home the 2022 Quest for the Best grand prize on Friday night, reaching […]
Revelers at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship this weekend likely saw a group of young people around the big tent in blue vests with naloxone kits hanging from their belt loops. These young people are First Responders, a group of high school students from Fort Frances High School (FFHS), […]
Provincial Indigenous organizations are criticizing the Ontario government’s recent change to the Ontario school curriculum. The Anishinabek Nation and the Kinoomaadziwin Education Body (KEB) released a joint statement saying they are “disappointed” that the Ministry of Education has removed the Indigenous Science Framework from the provincial curriculum. The segment of […]
Hello Rainy River District! My name is Mickenna Ryll, and I am 17 years old. I live in Fort Frances with my parents, Mickey and Tammy, and I will be going into Grade 12 at Fort Frances High School in the fall. I enjoy playing video games with my older […]
My name is Valentina Shickell-Busch. I live on beautiful Rainy Lake with my amazing parents, Karen Shickell and Mike Busch. I am 15 years old, and going into grade 11 this fall. I’m exploring my interests in various medical fields, and also the manufacturing trades. I enjoy playing sports and […]
Hi my name is Mckenna McTavish, and I am running for Emo Fair Queen. My generous sponsor is the Emo Motocross Track owned by John Gavel. A little bit more about me is that I am 15 years old and I am going into grade 10 at Fort Frances High […]
Hello, my name is Addison Brown. I am 13 years old and live in Stratton, on our family farm. My parents are Mark and Natasha and I have two younger brothers, Nolan and Easton. This fall I will be going into grade 9 at Rainy River High School. I am […]
Thursday night definitely wasn’t a drag for anyone who came out to the Allure Drag Show Spectacular. Everyone in attendance was treated to a high-energy presentation put on by the drag king and queens from Thunder Bay. A special favourite was former Fort Frances resident Shaela Vie (Right) who brought […]
The 2022 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship was full of fish, fun, and festivities this past weekend. Ian Waterer and Motei Demers, top left, took the top spot after three days of tournament fishing with 57.63 lbs. Runners up Jeff Gustafson and John Peterson finished less than a pound shy […]
Little Mika was recently rescued from the streets of Emo, at just six weeks old. She’s learning to trust people, and is one of the many cats and kittens currently searching for new homes, through Best for Kitty. If you can share your home with Mika or one of her […]
With another weekend of rain rolling through the district, the Emo Speedway sat silently waiting for its turn to play in the sunshine again. Where last week it looked like we would be able to race up to the minute the cars were supposed to take to the track, this […]
This week we sat down with driver of the #55 Emo Street Stock Tylar Wilson. What is your favourite race track food? My favourite track food is a smokie. At what age did you start racing? I started racing when I was 16. Why did you start racing? My Mom […]
