Staff The efforts of Crossroads students to make a difference in the world around them will be recognized by the Rainy River District School Board at its monthly meeting tonight. This month’s recognition of excellence will be presented to the “Kids Care Club” at Crossroads, which was introduced at the […]
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Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances will be reviewing its services in an effort to find cost-savings and decrease its operating budget shortfall for 2010. While administration has worked diligently to reduce the operating budget deficit from $531,268 to $246,612 since the last budget meeting Jan. 18, council yesterday […]
Heather Latter Rex Tolton, two, participated in the Duck/Sea Turtle swimming class this morning at the Memorial Sports Centre with help from his mom, Jennifer Miedema. The pre-school pool sessions are meant to introduce youngsters to the joys of water activity through games, songs, and active water play.
It is with great sorrow that the family of Aaron Roy Hyatt announces his sudden passing on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Aaron was a free spirit, not bound by the expectations of others. He truly walked to the beat of his own drum. Now he is free. Aaron is survived […]
Duane Hicks Citing the Harmonized Sales Tax will hurt Northwestern Ontario even more than residents in the south, the Rainy River District Municipal Association passed a resolution here Saturday to petition the province to reconsider the implementation of the HST on July 1. “Anything that could create extra taxes in […]
Staff Fort Frances Little Theatre will hold a general meeting tonight (Feb. 1) at 7:30 p.m. in the boardroom at the Family and Children’s Services office here to discuss projects for the upcoming year. “The theatre group has lots of ideas and plenty simmering on the back burner, but it’s […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers couldn’t have asked for a better start. Captain Tyler Stevenson scored just 42 seconds into Friday night’s game against the visiting K&A Wolverines—and the Lakers never looked back in earning a 5-0 win. With the win, the Lakers (11-25-4) climbed to within nine points of […]
the OPP OPP officers were called to the CN crossing at Atwood Road #2 in Dawson Township yesterday following the report of a vehicle colliding with a CN train. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. when a southbound van collided with a slow-moving westbound train. Four occupants of the van […]
Staff A 49-year-old Onegaming First Nations man is dead following a collision between a truck and snowmachine on the ice road at Sabaskong Bay on Lake of the Woods. The accident occurred around 11 a.m. on Friday, police reported. The victim, who was not identified by police, was driving the […]
Peggy Revell Courtney Sinclair worked on her masterpiece Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Museum during a youth art workshop held as part of the Community Arts Heritage Education Project. A improv workshop that morning also gave children the chance to expand their acting skills.
Duane Hicks Local MP John Rafferty stressed the HST is not a “done deal” to about 75 delegates here Saturday at the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s annual general meeting, vowing he will continue to fight against what he calls “the wrong tax at the wrong time.”
Dan Falloon Things got physical between the Fort Frances Snipers’ Brett Hahkala and Cole Tymkin and their Thunder Bay Elks in the final of the Snipers’ home tourney yesterday. The locals fell 3-2 in a hard-fought game to settle for the silver medal while the Elks went home with the […]
