Stephanie Hagenaars Brian Smith from Pwi-di-goo-zing ne-yaa-zhing Advisory Services volunteered his time Friday for the 48th-annual fish fry at the Rainy River First Nations’ pow-wow grounds. The festivities may have started at 4 p.m. but many volunteers, like Smith, started around 10 a.m. setting up tents and frying fish.
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Stephanie Hagenaars Natasha Gaudio, left, and Emma Dykstra are ready for the tourism season as they celebrated the opening day of the Fort Frances Tourism Information Centre on Friday. The centre celebrated by holding a rally to welcome American anglers and tourists to Canada.
Staff An opening reception has been planned this afternoon for two new exhibits at the Fort Frances Museum focusing on the truth about residential schools. Here’s a sneak peek of the exhibit upstairs on the former St. Marguerite’s Indian Residential School and the Fort Frances Indian Residential School here by […]
Duane Hicks Doug Cuthbertson, owner of Northwoods Gallery & Gifts and the new BIA president, noted seeing the old Rainy Lake Hotel property developed into a market square was a dream of his late wife and former BIA president, Connie.
Stephanie Hagenaars A handful of local residents with big, welcoming cheers met at the Fort Frances Tourism Information Centre on Friday to welcome U.S. tourists as they crossed the border before the Victoria Day long weekend. Friday marked the opening day of the tourism centre, the tourist sites here, as […]
Duane Hicks Piper Lidkea did the honours of singing “O Canada” during last Thursday’s grand opening.
Duane Hicks Dr. Bruce Lidkea of Lidkea Optometry was the master of ceremonies for Thursday’s grand opening. As a business owner just down the block from the Rainy Lake Square, he said he is “very, very please with our new neighbour.”
Duane Hicks Local MP Don Rusnak said the opening of the new Rainy Lake Square is another example of the positive growth taking place here in Rainy River District.
Duane Hicks Deb Emes cut the delicious cake, made by Shelley Wepruk of Sweety Cakes, that was served up Thursday afternoon after the speeches and ceremonial ribbon-cutting. Her father, the late George Emes, was instrumental in getting the BIA to support the development of the Rainy Lake Square.
Stephanie Hagenaars A “Fort Frances Kitchen Party,” a free concert featuring local music duo “Entyrely Mac,” took place Thursday evening to celebrate the grand opening of Rainy Lake Square. The performance kicked off a series of concerts happening at the square throughout the summer.
Stephanie Hagenaars Columbus Place residents gathered in the social room for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the newly-renovated kitchen there. Tom Duchnicki, left, Columbus Place board president, local MP Don Rusnack, and Columbus Place property manager April Szpara also shared a few words about the community and the importance of […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Jinny (left) and Smokey Bruyere, of Nana B’s, were bundled up as they took part in Rainy Lake Square’s first official “Market Thursday” last week. The booth featured a large display of original beadwork and other trinkets that were handmade in the Fort Frances area.
