How often dog owners have to get a licence for their dogs is being looked at after council approved several recommendations regarding the animal control bylaw at Thursday night’s meeting. As it stands right now, dog owners are supposed to get a licence for each of their dogs each year. […]
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After a very busy summer of running her own business “Captured Memoirs”, Allison Barron finally has something to show for all of her effort as her first book, “Captured Memoirs: In the Midst of the Battle” is completed and already graces the shelves of a handful of stores in Fort […]
Dave Bruyere now has a tournament win to go with his silver medal from the recent North American Indigenous Games. The local fired off a career-best 70 on Day 1 and then held off the rest of the field during Sunday’s final round with a 79 to claim the Heron […]
The Fort Frances Muskies’ football squad went through some running drills at Muskie Field on Monday. The team will continue preparations this week heading into Friday’s season opener at Garden City Collegiate in Winnipeg.
People were lined up last Saturday at Clover Valley Farmers’ Market during bulk honey day to have their containers filled by Rick Neilson from Seven Bends Honey Farm. This week at the market is “Back to School Week” with delicious supplies of fresh vegetables and tasty treats for students.
Fort Frances’ representative for the Arthritis Society, Marie Grennier, left, was on hand with her daughter, Peggy Bruyere ,and Mayor Roy Avis for a flag raising at the Civic Centre on Friday to mark the beginning of Arthritis Awareness Month. Volunteers will be canvassing locally this month to raise money […]
Brian Yerxa held up his daughter, Emma, as she spotted her apple in the basket this morning at St. Michael’s School. Emma will be attending kindergarten in Angela Mitchelson’s class. Today was the first day of school for children across Rainy River District.
Greg Ward admired his long putt during the final round of the Heron Landing Men’s Open on Sunday. Ward finished second with a two-day score of 152, while Dave Bruyere took the title with a 149.
Rainy River Community College announced that it will host “The Ultimate Road Trip: Campus2Career,” a free success presentation for first-year college students, at noon tomorrow (Wednesday. Sept. 3) at RRCC Theater. The presentation will be delivered on campuses across the nation this fall to more than 350,000 students. The program […]
Marie Grennier and her husband, Buzz, dug into some delicious pancakes Saturday morning at the annual free pancake breakfast hosted by NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton.
A tentative agreement reached on Sunday has averted a possible province-wide strike by college support staff. As members of OPSEU, college support staff have been negotiating with colleges for several months over such things as job security, benefits and yearly rates for wage increases. Earlier in the summer, they voted […]
The water restriction put in place so renovations could be done on the town’s water tower has been lifted, reported Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown this morning. “As of Monday, Sept. 1, the water tower went back on line,” said Brown. “As a result, the modified water restriction has […]
