Shoppers Drug Mart in Fort Frances showed its support for Bear Witness Day, in honour of Jordan’s Principle, honoured each year on May 10. Jordan’s Principle ensures all First Nations children living in Canada can access the products, services and supports they need, when they need them. Jordan’s Principle is […]
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May marks Community Living Month. To celebrate the outstanding work of Community Living Fort Frances and District, the Town of Fort Frances has installed at Community Living flag, which will will fly at the Civic Centre throughout the month. Community Living provides supports for people with Developmental Disabilities and their […]
About a dozen classes at the Fort Frances High and Intermediate Schools pitched in to help clean up a winter’s worth of debris around the school’s lawn yesterday. Their efforts were appreciated by many. Thank you from the community! – Daniel Adam photo
Election day is June 2. The above are the candidates of record as of press deadline. More candidates are likely to join in the coming days. For details on how and where to vote, visit elections.on.ca.
Today is the first full day of the provincial election campaign. Voting day is June 2. The Kenora-Rainy River riding has two confirmed candidates as of press time. Left, Greg Rickford is representing the Progressive Conservative Party. On the right is Catherine Kiewning, who is running under the Green Party […]
Pianist Gemma Klassen performed at the Townshend Theatre during the Rainy Lake Festival of the Performing Arts Highlights Concert. Dozens of performers across multiple disciplines took part in the festival workshops, and were able to benefit from in-person adjudication. For more photos from the concert, see A10. – Allan Bradbury […]
Spring may have been a little slow in coming this year but the WRRD Lions pontoon boat was not. The Princecraft Vectra from Nestor Falls Marine complete with a 115 hp Mercury is now on display at Norland Oil in Emo and will be at other business locations across the […]
The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts wrapped up with a crowd pleasing highlights show on April 28 at the Townshend Theatre. It was the event’s first in-person concert since before COVID. Clockwise from top left, are Abby and Eden Waldner on violin duet, Violin soloist Ziporah Marx, […]
Several local players took part in the Thunder Bay Silver Fox Cancer Squash Tournament recently. The Sunset Country Squash players who participated placed as follows: Men’s B: Shawn Brady, Consolation Finalist. Men’s C: Mike Brady, Consolation finalist. Men’s C: Ryan Brady, Plate Runner Up. Men’s D: Aiden Jean, Consolation Finalist. […]
The docks at the lower river boat launch in Fort Frances haven’t escaped the high water from this spring’s flooding. Many homes are still grappling with flooded yards and damaged basements, after record rainfalls and a quick thaw overwhelmed the town’s storm sewers and sanitation pumps. – Linda Plumridge photo
Fort Frances council and administration was well rep- resented at the Northern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) annual conference, which ran in person in Fort Frances. Enjoying a break and a laugh were l-r, Councilor John McTaggart, CAO Faisal Anwar, Mayor June Caul, and Councilors Mike Behan and Rick Wiedenhoeft. The […]
Mekong Restaurant’s Yen Vo pulled the winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club Trip of the Month draw for May this morning. Sherry Wood and Chris DeGagne were the winners of a trip to Los Cabos, valued at $4,100. June’s draw is for a trip to England and Wales ($3,900). – […]
