Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Science North, an agency of the Ontario government, aimed at attracting tourists and being an educational resource for children and adults across the province, launched The Great Northern Ontario Roadshow to support the tourism industry in the North. This roadshow will have tourists discovering culture, art, science, heritage, culinary recreational […]
The former Junior Citizen of the Year for the Town of Fort Frances, Ray Calder Jr. Jr., is going to Western University in London to study engineering. Calder was nominated for his community involvement during the pandemic when he organized a COVID delivery service. This service is a free grocery […]
Strong, fast and tough are all adjectives often used to describe superhuman athletes. But oftentimes, the strongest thing they can do is get help. Advocates for the importance of athlete’s mental health have recently surfaced, especially with the increased online presence and media scrutiny. This awareness was not a very […]
Over the past few weeks, more children were able to enjoy their time on the lake using Sunset Water Sport’s adaptive equipment, thanks to a sponsorship from Fairstone. Shawna McRitchie and Mar Fraczkiewicz are co-owners of Sunset Water Sports. They both have the goal of making water sports accessible to […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford embarked on a whirlwind tour of the Rainy River District on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, that took him from Fort Frances to Rainy River and almost everywhere in-between. Ford and Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford started off the day in Fort Frances with a tour of […]
Annual Race for the Fallen to finish out the year, September 4 and 5. Mother Nature bested our Weekend Warriors one more time this season as the clouds opened up Friday and Saturday and made the grounds of the Emo Speedway too damp to welcome drivers of any kind. With […]
This week we sat down with driver of the #28 Emo Street Stock, Doug Derendorf. What is your favourite race track food? Hamburgers and cheeseburgers. When did you start racing? 1973 in the V8 car class. There were no modified or street stocks then, just V8 cars and V6 cars. […]
It’s been a rough couple of years in the sports world, but the Superior International Junior Hockey League is pleased to reveal the details of the 2021-22 Regular Season schedule which will mark the league’s 20th Anniversary. The seven active teams in the SIJHL, including the Fort Frances Lakers, will […]
Ontario has dropped runny noses and headaches from the list of COVID-19 symptoms that require children to stay home from school or daycare and get tested for the virus. The province’s updated online screening tool now lists five categories of symptoms “most commonly associated with COVID-19” – fever and chills, […]
The Fort Frances Lakers were excited to commemorate the first Lakers Power Play Pogo sold with a keepsake photo. Jackson Olsen was their first customer for the new fundraising enterprise. The Lakers were gifted the Odd Fellows “Odd Dog” recipe and fryer, and have since revived them as Lakers Power […]
WINDSOR, Ont. – A southwestern Ontario hospital says it has opened a pediatric clinic as it expects a recent surge of COVID-19 cases in children to continue. The Windsor Regional Hospital says the Paediatric Urgent Medical Assessment Clinic is intended for COVID-19 assessments for those aged 17 and younger. The […]
TORONTO–Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit against fourteen insurance companies that denied business interruption claims related to COVID-19. The class action, launched by several small businesses including a suit store, a smoothie shop and a dance studio, claims businesses across Canada suffered billions of dollars in […]
