Local News from Across the Rainy River District
After a two year Covid hiatus, four Sunset Country Squash Club members travelled to the Winnipeg Squash Racquet Club to compete in the 2022 Qualico Manitoba Open Squash Tournament, along with Fort alumni Anika Alexander. The tournament took place from April 28-24. Josh Councillor in Men’s B division ended with […]
After a two-year hiatus from fundraising events for environmental conservation with Ducks Unlimited are back. Ducks Unlimited Fort Frances is hosting its 36th fundraising banquet and charity auction on May 13 at La Place RendezVous. Ducks Unlimited is a registered charity that works to preserve wetlands. Charles Fisher is the […]
Next Thursday, May 5, Whitehorse is coming to the Townshend Theatre in Fort Frances. The band’s style varies from rock and roll to blues to country. The final show of the Tour de Fort season features the husband and wife duo of Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland. They came together […]
After a year of selling tickets to individual shows, Tour de Fort will primarily be selling passports for the ‘22-’23 season. Passport sales will begin at the May 5 show featuring Juno Award winners Whitehorse. Tour de Fort board president Charles Fisher said it’s been a rocky season, which was […]
Not even the pouring rain could dampen the spirit at last weekend’s Emo Spring Fever Days. Visitors stayed dry in the arena, where a variety of family friendly events were set up, including bouncy castles, an Emo Speedway display, vendor market, games and mini-putt. -Ken Kellar photo
The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry – Fort Frances District is advising area residents that a Flood Watch is in effect in the District until Monday, May 02, 2022 at 5pm. Residents in Atikokan, Fort Frances, Mine Center, Emo, Rainy River and surrounding areas throughout the […]
Flooding and washouts have closed several roads across the District, including LaVallee Road North, which was closed on Saturday. Crews have been busy repairing and regrading, but many remain closed, including parts of Dance Road, Hayes Road, Hwy 600 North, Hwy 619 and Hwy 611. Hwy 502 is down to […]
National Chief RoseAnne Archibald took to the world stage April 25 to reiterate the Assembly of First Nations’ (AFN) call for a United Nations special rapporteur to investigate the findings of children’s graves on and around the sites of former residential schools. “Canada must not be allowed to investigate itself,” […]
Canada’s environment commissioner says the country’s carbon pricing system is disproportionately hard on Indigenous communities and small businesses and not hard enough on the biggest emitters. Jerry DeMarco issued five audit reports Tuesday on carbon pricing, transitioning workers away from fossil fuel industries, hydrogen energy, climate-related infrastructure policies and the […]
Ontario is reporting 1,730 people in hospital with COVID-19 today and 219 in intensive care. That’s up from 1,455 people in hospital on Monday, with no change in the number of COVID-19 patients in ICUs. The province recorded 13 new deaths from COVID-19 today, and one more that the government […]
OTTAWA – Federal ministers defended the government’s use of the Emergencies Act Monday as they announced an independent public inquiry to investigate the use of the act to end blockades at Canadian border crossings and in Ottawa earlier this year. The Liberal government declared an emergency under the act for […]
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia First Nation has reached a proposed $135-million settlement with the federal government, 160 years after settlers began taking over its village lands. Chief Willie Sellars of the Williams Lake First Nation says a legal battle that began nearly three decades ago ended up in the […]
