Lucas Punkari Randy Steffan, left, and James Dick of Cimco Refigeration from Winnipeg were hard at work this morning as they continued the installation of a new ice plant “chiller” unit at the Ice For Kids Arena. The installation process is expected to be completed Saturday night, with the ice-making […]
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Press Release At its annual meeting held Aug. 27, the board of directors of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care appointed Livia Lundon to the position of chairman. Lundon has been on the board since 2010 and has acted as vice-chair since 2011. She also sits on the Foundation’s special […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP hosted a recruitment workshop entitled “Pathway to Policing” here Saturday. Nineteen participants from across Northwestern Ontario attended the event in Fort Frances, including some from as far away as Balmertown, Sioux Lookout, Kenora, and Dryden. Confederation College provided the location for the event […]
Staff Rain has dropped the forest fire hazard to “low” across the entire Northwest Region, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported late yesterday. There was one new fire in the Fort Frances District yesterday, located at the north end of Quetico Provincial Park near one of the entry stations. Fort […]
Claire Stainke By Claire Stainke, Publicity chair, Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Br. 29 The Legion Ladies Auxiliary Branch #29 general meeting was held Wednesday, Sept. 12 with 37 members attending. Welcome back everyone. The attendance draw was won by June Anderson, while Char Calder won the birthday draw for August and […]
Dave Ogilvie With 10 albums and over 30 years performing his songs across Canada and the UK, award-winning singer-songwriter Rodney Brown remains committed to his Northwestern Ontario (and Rainy River District) roots and is currently getting ready to release his new CD, “Songs of Fort William.” A special CD launch […]
Robin McCormick The annual harvest supper is coming up Sunday, Sept. 30 from 5-7 p.m. at the Devlin Hall. Come enjoy turkey, ham, stuffing, potatoes, veggies, salads, and pie. Adults are $13, ages six-12 $6, and five and under Free. • • • Happy Belated Birthday to Maria Gibson, she […]
Nicole Horn Since April, students taking shop class have had to take extra steps to learn about safety before working with any machinery. “There have been no new regulations added to the safety of the machinery. However, there has been a slight change in the way that the procedures in […]
Staff Due to quick work and ideal conditions, the construction that was required to be completed on the road at the Portage Avenue Underpass was completed yesterday, reported the town late yesterday. As a result, the Portage Avenue underpass was reopened to all traffic at 7 p.m. yesterday and will […]
Press Release Seniors Retirees Against Pension and Elder Abuse (SRAPEA) executive officers spoke to a full house at the Sister Kennedy Centre last Wednesday evening regarding serious issues dealing with Resolute Forest Products Ltd. pension fund deficits and the federal budget cuts affecting the Old Age Supplement. In attendance was […]
Ken Johnston The “Together We Can” fund-raising kick-off for a new digital mammography machine was a huge success last week. The event began in Rainy River with a pancake breakfast, then teams of cyclists took to the road from Rainy River Health Centre to Emo Health Centre and then on […]
the Canada Safety Council The majority of Canadian firearm owners have long guns, which they use for hunting, sport and wildlife control. About three-quarters have a rifle, and two-thirds a shotgun, according to the RCMP. Almost always, they keep these firearms at home when not in use. “Most gun-related deaths […]
