Hannam Park on the Riverfront in Rainy River is one of the prettiest, people-friendly locations along the Rainy River Valley. Hannam, who the Park is named for, came to Rainy River from England as a child. After being gassed in WWI he returned to Rainy River with his bride. Hannam’s […]
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The Fringe is here! Monika Munford has set up a stylish, well maintained hair shop in her home at 274 Biddeson in Fort Frances. Monika has recently moved to Fort Frances from Dryden and is excited to continue her passion. Monika operated a successful hair salon in Dryden, as well […]
The Pontoon Boat Raffle fund got a huge jump start on its charitable work over the weekend, raising a whopping $7,000 for the 4-H building fund. The West Rainy River District Lions pledged to donate all sales made during the Emo Fair to support 4-H’s dream of a new food […]
We asked each of our candidates to introduce themselves to the community. We asked them to share their educational, professional and personal back- ground, the reasons they’re running under their chosen party, and a bit about themselves. The election is scheduled for September 20. Marcus Powlowski – Liberal Party Tracey […]
Dr. Marcus Powlowski, 61, resides in Thunder Bay, where he was born and raised. He is married to Mirasol Añora-Powlowski, and has six children. Dr. Powlowski completed his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at the University of Toronto, where he also went on to earn a medical doctorate, as well as […]
I’m Tracey MacKinnon also known as O Zwa Beenzie Ikwe, Cornwall, Ontario Nindoji, Na’me my Dodem. Allow me to translate. My Spirit name I was given by a Traditional Medicine Man, Al Hunter is Yellow Thunderbird Woman, I am from Cornwall, Ontario originally. I was adopted 2x, once at 3 […]
My name is Adelina Pecchia. My husband and I recently moved back to Thunder Bay. We have been trying to buy a home since 2020 and were here twice before looking at houses that were out of our budget reach. We hope to buy a house here before the snow […]
My name is Yuk-Sem Won, and I am the NDP Federal Candidate for Thunder Bay-Rainy River in this election. You may remember me from my campaign in 2019, when I introduced myself to the region just two short summers ago! I grew up in Hearst, a small northern community of […]
I currently live in Nipigon. I currently don’t live it the riding but due to my prior experience, I still have a strong connection with it. I lived in Fort William from 1973 to 1977 and then from 1980 to 1991. I have worked throughout the riding, especially in the […]
Newspapers were once the only place you could read about what was going on in the world. Now you can get updates from your smartphone, but what you can’t get is the sense of community a physical newspaper brings. According to recent data from Local News Project, between 2008 and […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
It’s not too late to get in on a town-wide scavenger hunt and a chance to win some prizes before the month is out. The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre has been running the All Around Town Scavenger Hunt since Monday, August 16, and even though the end date […]
After a hiatus, the Logger Competition made a successful comeback at the Emo Fair. What could be a better way to get the blood pumping on a Friday morning than by taking in the return of the Logger’s Competition at the Emo Fairgrounds as part of the Rainy River Valley […]
