Peggy Revell The Rainy River District Social Services Board wants to be perfectly clear: its CAO did not receive a 20 percent pay hike last year. According to the annual list of public-sector employees who earn more than $100,000, released by the Ministry of Finance earlier this month, Donna Dittaro’s […]
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Dan Falloon Even though the Canadian dollar is flirting with parity with the U.S. greenback, area hunting and fishing lodge operators are heading off the surging loonie. Ross’ Camp and Camp Narrows Lodge both charge in U.S. funds so while any fluctuations with the dollar affect their bottom lines, guests […]
Dan Falloon Even though Steve Arpin is the one with his name on the trophy, he’s still quick to use “we” when talking about his win Sunday at the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem Speedway in Salem, Ind. “It’s been a long time coming, and we finally pulled it […]
Duane Hicks After approving a pay increase for the next term of mayor and council earlier this year, members of council are going back to reconsider that decision. Mayor Roy Avis requested during Monday night’s regular meeting that the pay increase for councillors be reviewed, explaining that when the Ontario […]
Duane Hicks Finding it more difficult each year to drum up the funds—and volunteers—to keep Canada Day celebrations going here, the “Fun in the Sun” committee has asked the town to donate $10,000 to pay for year’s fireworks display. “As with most service clubs and organizations today, the ‘Fun in […]
Duane Hicks The local “Community Garden Team” has asked the town for permission to use municipal property located on Lillie Avenue North, between Fifth and Sixth Street West, to develop a community garden. The team is asking for a plot of about 30 metres by 15 metres, which they would […]
Duane Hicks At a time when preventive oral health care is being recognized as more important than ever, Dawn Gustafson has opened the doors of her own independent dental hygiene practice, “LifetimeSmiles,” here in Fort Frances. One of only a few dental hygienists in the region with their own practices, […]
Peggy Revell Despite declining numbers in past years, local “Relay for Life” organizers have high hopes for this year’s event. “We are committed this year to making sure this is the most enthusiastic relay ever,” said John Homer, who sits on the organizing committee. “I’ve been involved in the last […]
Duane Hicks Plans are well underway for the 31st-annual Kiwanis auction next month, which for a second year won’t take place on TV but be done entirely through the popular Internet auction site ebay.ca Kiwanian Shanda DeGagné-Begin, who chairs the planning committee, said the club will be holding its auction […]
Duane Hicks Seeing a better than ever response this year, the fifth-annual “Medicine Cabinet Cleanout Contest” organized by the local seniors’ coalition wrapped up at the end of March. District residents were encouraged to take all their out-of-date or unused medications they don’t need anymore, bring them to their local […]
Ken Johnston For one individual, “What happened in Vegas did not stay in Vegas!” He ended up taking home some ink in the form of a Canadian flag tattooed on his backside! That was the price he paid for losing a fight on Easter weekend to Rainy River’s Robert Tolen. […]
Dan Falloon Mitch Cain was downright dastardly to opponents of the Des Moines Buccaneers in 2009-10. The former SIJHL Defensive Player of the Year kept up his swashbuckling ways with the Buccaneers, finishing tied for first on the team with a -2 in the plus/minus category. Cain, 18, acknowledged there […]
