Rainy Lake Gymnastics Academy (RLGA) members and staff from Green’s BrandSource were hard at work yesterday afternoon and evening carting flooring from the RLGA’s old home at the Memorial Sports Centre down to be installed at their new Scott Street location. The flooring is just the most recent step in […]
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Three grads wave to residents of Rainycrest Long Term Care, in the opening event of prom on Saturday. Several events were planned by a group of volunteer parents, with a twist on tradition, including an outdoor dinner catered by Flint House, and a Grand March at Sorting Gap Marina. – […]
They may get a little mean and messy when they’re big, but boy, are they ever cute when they’re small! It feels like a lot has changed over the last year and a half, but watching the goslings grow up on the banks of the Rainy River is timeless. Nearly […]
One of the new signs that popped up in and around Fort Frances is on full display just outside the Canada Customs Building downtown. The sign, from the Municipal Accommodations Tax (MAT) committee and funded using MAT dollars, provides a list of various amenities located within town limits for potential […]
This week we spoke to Emo Speedway’s current Wissota Modified Track Champion #99 Brody Strachan When did you start racing? I started racing go karts for a couple of years and at 15 got in my first Midwest Modified. What inspired you to start racing? My dad Glen always raced […]
The grill master, Bear Clan Patrol’s James Eastman, was busy cooking up a storm during the Bear Clan Patrol’s second BBQ fundraiser held on Sunday, July 11. According to the group’s Facebook page, the fundraiser was another succes, and they also extended their thanks to Boston Pizza for their donation […]
Yasmeen Elkheir, 16, is taking advantage of one of the treasures of our region, by enjoying the calm nature, looking at the Rainy Lake from Point Park and looking forward to gathering with her friends soon. – Merna Emara photo
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) Mobile Learn More Centre was parked at the Memorial Sports Centre Arena this weekend to help educate the public about nuclear energy in the country, as well as the ongoing process to select a nuclear waste repository site in the province. The centre features […]
You’re never too young to start a business. These young entrepreneurs knew how to beat the summer heat – start a drink stand. They said business had been pretty good. – Megan Walchuk photo
Hundreds of people donned their orange shirts and participated in the Walk in Honour of the Children and Survivors of residential schools on July 1. The walk, organized by Allan Yerxa, took participants from the Sorting Gap Marina down the highway to the Ste. Marguerite’s Indian Residential School Memorial on […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
No talking at the dinner table was one rule among many at the Jones house. As a longtime health inspector in the Rainy River District, Harry Jones, 90, knew exactly how many septic fields had been put in the district, where they all were and what was in them. His […]
A half-dozen local gardens were on full display this Saturday as part of the Friends of the Fort Frances Museum’s second annual Garden Tour. The self-guided garden tour was a fundraiser to help support programming at the museum. Participants were given a map to the different gardens and toured through […]
