The Fort Frances Kiwanis Club Christmas Parade was held December 2, to an appreciative crowd of hundreds of spectators. The weather wasn’t frightful at all, making for a fun evening out. Clockwise from right, the big guy himself made an appearance at the parade as the guest of honour. He […]
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– Ken Kellar, Robin McCormick photos
The annual Stuff-A-Cruiser Food Drive returned to the district this past weekend, as organizations and service members from across the region banded together to help gather food donations for local food banks. The drive ran in its usual locations ,setting up shop in front of Safeway, The Place and Walmart […]
- Ken Kellar photo
Santa and Mrs Claus were making the rounds throughout the District this week. The pair were spotted in Emo to the delight of spectators at the Emo Christmas Parade. Santa headed out solo to attend the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club Christmas Parade, and enjoyed hot chocolate with kids afterwards. This […]
- Allan Bradbury photo
The Bailey Bridge, on Hwy 602 in Alberton, has been reconstructed and re-opened, after months of road crews removing and rebuilding the previous bridge, which was deemed unsafe due to a shifting foundation. Residents were quick to take advantage, with plenty of traffic already heading across.
– Ken Kellar photo
Paul Brunetta of Clare Allan Brunetta Law Office in downtown Fort Frances pulled the final winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s 2023 All-Cruise Trip of the Month draw on Friday, December 1, 2023. Tracy Wright is the winner of a Canada/New England Cruise valued at $4,400. Tickets for […]
–Allan Bradbury photo
Skip Aili Chabot throws a rock in the U18 qualifiers for the Ontario Winter Games hosted last weekend at the Fort Frances Curling Community Centre. Locals, Team Chabot competed against Team Tucker also of Fort Frances and Team Dubinski out of the Kakabeka Falls Curling Club. After a double round […]
–Allan Bradbury photos
To cap off National Addictions Awareness week, Rainy River First Nations hosted a so- briety Pow Wow at the Manitou Gym last Sat- urday. Dancers and drummers from across the District and beyond were in attendance. The host drum was the Manitou Rapids Tradition- al Drum, invited drums were Young […]
–Allan Bradbury photo
There were dancers and drummers of all styles at the Rainy River First Nations Sobriety Pow Wow last weekend. Dancers and drummers came from near and far to participate. See more on A8
- Marna Martin photo
It’s not every day that military aircraft are spotted in Fort Frances, but that’s just what local resident Marna Martin spotted in the air on Monday. She and her companions headed for the airport to get a closer look, where they spotted parachuters descending from the air, and were treated […]
–Allan Bradbury photo
Last Thursday Kim Beaudry was awarded the innaugural Leslie Kerr Builder of the Year Award from the Northern Ontario Curling Association. You can read about Beaudry’s many contributions to the local curling community in our story from yesterday.
–Allan Bradbury photo
The Out of the Cold warming centre held an open house yesterday to allow members of the public to come in and see the space. The space is open in the evenings for unhoused people to come in and stay warm overnight. The space has cots for rest in the […]
The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association held their final cattle sale of the season, on November 4. The sale saw 1134 head of cattle sell for $2,117,861.27. The cattle industry brought $9,773,357.06 to the district in cattle sales this year alone. The sale sent 54 bred cattle and a breeding bull […]
