Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Last month, Grade 11 student Julia Guertin attended Fort Frances High School’s prom sporting a professional-quality homemade grad dress. When her boyfriend Evan Haglin invited her to prom, she started dress shopping. She was drawn to certain aspects of different dresses, but none of them were exactly what she wanted. […]
Donald Young School student Reece Wiersema won the intermediate division in this year’s Rainy River District Speech Contest for her speech on sleepwalking, a topic she says she relates to. The contest is an opportunity for students to further develop their research, writing, editing, and public speaking skills as they […]
Skye Wallace and Goodnight Sunrise will fill the big tent with rock music in just a couple of weeks as Tour de Fort brings a summer show to town. Charles Fisher is the president of Tour de Fort, he says one of the bands initially contacted them. “We were approached […]
Fort Frances’s Business Improvement Area (BIA) will be hosting an all-day mall day along Scott Street on Thursday, July 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a cafe, sidewalk sales, vendors, and buskers. There will be a lineup of classic cars at Causeway Insurance, and children’s activities […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Fort Frances have arrested and charged one individual with multiple bail violations and impaired operation following a call for service. On June 25, 2023, at approximately 3:46 p.m., OPP responded to a call for service in Fort Frances of a […]
The Northwestern Health Unit’s most recent annual report shows the region is still dealing with the same systemic health issues that have been challenging Northwestern Ontario for some time. The most recent numbers from 2021 show hospitalization from cardiovascular diseases, which include heart disease and stroke, are more than 50 […]
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN: National Park Service Wildlife Biologist Dr. Steve Windels was recently honored with the 2023 Distinguished Moose Biologist Award at the 55th North American Moose Conference and Workshop held May 22-26, 2023, in Grand Portage, Minnesota. The Distinguished Moose Biologist Award was established to honor “the outstanding contribution […]
What is the notion of an informed and willing community, when it comes to deciding on an industrial project like nuclear waste burial? That’s the question University of Laval professor Maxime Polleri is interested in studying, and the reason the anthropologist has been in Ignace the past couple of weeks […]
Canadians are generally pretty foggy about how much shipping emissions are fuelling the climate crisis. But as soon as they learn that the sector produces a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide each year, the majority are on board with government investment in zero-emission ports, an Abacus Data poll indicates. More […]
Cue the flags, fireworks and fun! Canada Day is just around the corner, with plenty to take in right across the District. Here’s a round-up of what’s happening on Saturday, so you can plan your day: FORT FRANCES Festivities in Fort Frances are being organized by Beyak Automotive Group, in […]
She’s a celebrated poet and an avid reader, and Brittany Renaud can’t wait to share her love of all things literary with local kids. She recently joined the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre as the new Children’s Services Clerk. Renaud comes to Fort Frances from the Chatham-Kent area by […]
