Peggy Revell The Rainy River Substance Abuse Program Team, along with district resident Freeda Carmody, have been recognized for their contributions to safety in our district with “Ambassador for Safety” awards from Safe Communities Canada. Nominated by Safe Communities Rainy River District (SCRRD), the SAPT was saluted for its work […]
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Duane Hicks Gearing up for ’flu season, the Northwestern Health Unit began administering immunizations to the public this week. “Everything’s ready to go,” Donna Stanley, manager of infectious diseases, said yesterday. “It’s quite smooth, actually,” she noted. “We’ve got a big supply. “We often have to be strict about the […]
Peggy Revell District residents can now dial 2-1-1 to access information on social, community, health, and government services available to them. “All the residents of the Rainy River District who fall under the umbrella of the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board will be able to, as of [Monday], […]
Peggy Revell The La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary fulfilled a 10-year promise on Saturday afternoon when they presented the Riverside Foundation for Health Care with the final cheques to complete its $500,000 pledge to the “Care Close to Home” fundraising campaign. The cheques totalling $25,000 were presented at the auxiliary’s annual […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances resident Anthony Kadikoff was among the 20 Ontario seniors honoured last Wednesday at the 2010 Ontario Senior Achievement Awards at Queen’s Park. Kadikoff, currently a director on the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation board, has been heavily involved in fundraising for the TBayTel Tamarack House […]
Duane Hicks Volunteers, candy needed After drawing hordes of trick-or-treaters to her haunted backyard at 1030 Scott St. for the past two Hallowe’ens, Tess Coish of Tess’ Kitchen is getting ready to do the same again this year. The event attracted more than 700 children in 2008, and topped 900 […]
Peggy Revell The Riverside Breast Health Program last week celebrated 25 years of fighting breast cancer across the district. “I can’t believe it’s 25 years. This is so exciting,” Eva Thornton, one of the program’s founders and first nurse examiners, enthused to the crowd on hand for a celebratory open […]
Duane Hicks The former F.H. Huffman School closed its doors in June, but the building and its surrounding property may not go unused for long after the Town of Fort Frances agreed to buy it for $155,000. “We’ve been looking at it for the last while, we’ve purchased it, and […]
Dan Falloon Playing on professional turf didn’t add any extra powers to the Muskie football team Friday afternoon in Winnipeg. However, it very well may have had an effect on the Sisler Spartans. The Spartans (2-3-1) cruised to a 34-0 shutout over the Muskies (1-5) at Canad Inns Stadium (home […]
Dan Falloon After playing seven of their first nine games on home ice, the Fort Frances Lakers went on their first road trip of the 2010-11 season this past week. And all things considered, the Lakers (7-5) performed well, earning a 5-2 win over Dryden last Tuesday and a 4-2 […]
Dan Falloon There will be home cooking aplenty as the Muskie girls’ hockey team opens its season with its annual home tournament at the Ice For Kids Arena this weekend. The black-and-gold will play at least four games in 48 hours, and head coach Mel Langtry is sure the weekend […]
Staff There seems to have been a shift in demographics at the Fort Frances Curling Club—and the positives have been all about the ladies. While some leagues are bursting at the seams, a couple are running a little bit light early on in the new season, which kicked off last […]
