Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Fort Frances High Muskie Girls Jr Volleyball team took the championship in a tightly contested five-set match against Dryden on April 4. The Boys Jr Basketball team has also struck gold. The Boys Sr Basketball and Girls Sr Volleyball both placed third for the season. The Girls Jr Volleyball […]
The EDBMH association held their annual hockey banquet Saturday after( April 16th ) at the Emo LaVallee Community Centre. After some enjoyment of desserts and beverages and socializing the awards were handed out. The recipients of this years awards are as follows: U9 Green Tony Bliss Award: Emmilou Mccormick Esso […]
Despite its best efforts, Spring has yet to have Sprung, but that doesn’t stop the wheels of government from turning towards construction season, along with plenty of other fixes around town that can take advantage of warmer weather. At last Monday’s meeting of Fort Frances Town Council, several items were […]
The town of Fort Frances could be making another donation to help ensure this year’s batch of graduating students have a safe and fun Chem Free Grad. At a meeting of the Administration and Finance Executive Committee on Tuesday afternoon, the committee members received a request letter submitted by Brian […]
The Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary to Branch #29 held their monthly meeting upstairs at the Fort Frances Legion on April 13, 2022, with 16 members in attendance. The meeting was opened by First Vice-President Emily Watson. The Charter was draped in memory of Freda Yuill, Esther Fedoruk and Sandy […]
Young Canadian singing sensation Avery Raquel brought her new self-titled album to Fort Frances on Good Friday. In addition to her original music Raquel also sprinkled in bits and pieces from renowned artists like Carole King, Billy Joel and Amy Winehouse. The final Tour de Fort show will feature multi-Juno […]
The search for two people on board a plane that has been missing in northern Ontario has entered its fourth day. Maj. Trevor Reid, a spokesperson for the Canadian Armed Forces, says the Piper Comanche aircraft left Delhi, Ont., around 3:45 p.m. Thursday and was headed for Marathon, Ont. Reid […]
Ontario is reporting 1,486 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, up 14 per cent from the previous day. The province is also reporting 206 COVID-patients in intensive care, a slight increase from Monday’s 202. But it says more than 10 per cent of hospitals did not provide data on COVID-19 […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS A Métis group from Manitoba was flying to Rome on Monday ahead of a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican later this week. The delegation from the Manitoba Métis Federation on Thursday will be the first to meet the head of the Roman Catholic Church since […]
Picture this: You step into your garden, and the beds are brimming with flowers that thrive on benign neglect. You seldom need to water them, and they don’t require much in the way of fertilizer, either. What’s more, you feel like Snow White as birds, bees and butterflies congregate around […]
