Local News from Across the Rainy River District
It was 10:31 p.m. on Oct. 20, 2025, and the ball was exploding off George Springer’s bat, securing the three-run homer that was to send the Toronto Blue Jays to their first World Series in 32 years. Jason Anderson, a big Jays fan, slept through it. A couple of kilometres […]
Three weeks into her new role as CEO/librarian, Selene LeBlanc is busy exploring ways to keep the Emo Library a fresh and engaging community hub for readers of all ages. The resignation of former librarian Mellisa Gallagher last August left a vacancy at the library. As a lifelong resident of […]
Nominations for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s Business Awards closed last night at midnight, and Executive Director Heather Johnson is preparing for an evening of cheer, celebration and good food as next Wednesday’s award event night approaches. The Business Awards are an annual event that the Chamber has stayed […]
Go vote. Before you do anything else, before you read one more word of this editorial, pick up your phone or turn on your computer and vote. If you haven’t received your Voter Information Letter, or can’t vote online or by phone, then please make the first thing you do […]
At the recent candidate’s forum, I stated that democracy is under attack. That is not an abstract concern reserved for distant places or national politics. Democracy depends on people participating, here at home, in the decisions that affect their everyday lives. One of the most important ways to do that […]
Dear Editor, The economic future of Fort Frances is on the table. Do we want to maintain the status quo established by the two-term councillors, or do we want a progressive council that will work to reverse the negative economic trend they started? We have two mayoral candidates: Councillor McTaggart […]
Ear Falls workers have waited long enough. For more than a year, Interfor’s sawmill has sat idle. 160 workers have been left without their regular jobs, and families have been left wondering whether the paycheques they built their lives around are ever coming back. In Ear Falls, one-quarter of the […]
THUNDER BAY — Two men have been found guilty of sexual assault in relation to a 2024 incident. Justice Danial Newton read out a summary of events while delivering his judgment on Monday in a Thunder Bay courtroom. On April 10, 2024, the victim was visiting relatives in Armstrong when […]
A fund aimed at building the labour force for high-demand sectors is a piece of the federal government’s $8-billion Team Canada Strong plan. Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Patty Hajdu, the Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor), praised the […]
The Town of Fort Frances raised the Grand Council Treaty #3 flag at the Fort Frances Civic Centre on Friday, Oct. 16, giving it a permanent home on the town’s seventh flag pole. The flag pole has sat empty as a symbolic gesture while the town awaited permission to raise […]
There are only six days left to cast a ballot in the 2026 Municipal Election. Voters in Fort Frances will choose a mayor and six councillors on Oct. 26, but online voting has already begun. The mayoral race features Brent Calder and John McTaggart. Nine candidates are seeking the six […]
The two volunteers honoured last month for 15 or more years on the Valley Adult Learning Association (VALA) board both first came to the agency for help with computers. Board chair Diane Funk and treasurer Donna Penney were recognized at VALA’s annual general meeting on Sept. 21. “I didn’t need […]
