Members of the Rainy River District Abattoir Board are excited to move ahead with their not-for-profit, community-owned abattoir. With funding of up to $500,000 just announced from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp, plans now can go ahead. After submitting an application for funding, the RRDAB waited a few months […]
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When most people think of art, they think of things like paint brushes, portraits, prints, and Picasso. But for the OPP, “art” means their program to reach out to First Nation communities across the province. “The core of it is to have an open and positive relationship with the First […]
David Sandoval, left, and Erik Gustafson provided the music at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market this past Saturday. Members of the Fort High senior band have spent the summer busking, entertaining, and selling perogies there to raise money for their trip to Italy next March Break.
Former drug addict Tara Tovey, 19, an aspiring model, now enjoys looking into the mirror and seeing her true self again. At top right is Tovey posing as the July 14 SUNshine Girl.
District residents will have a chance to get rid of their stockpiles of paint, oil, and other hazardous goods in a few weeks when the annual Household Hazardous Waste Day is held here Saturday, Sept. 13. The event, which runs from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., once again will take place at […]
School may be out for the summer, but the Fort Frances High School senior band might just be the hardest-working group in show business. Members have been spending their summer working to raise thousands of dollars for their trip to Italy next March Break. That includes giving up their Saturdays […]
In the modern, fast-paced world of all work and no play, stress really can take a toll on the mind and body of just about anybody. Luckily, the Indian tradition of yoga has been brought to our Western culture to help ease us into tranquility. Jen L’Hirondelle (nee Krag) began […]
With the aim to be up and running in April, 2009, the walls are up at the new aboriginal youth detained custody centre being built on Eighth Street here. “It remains on schedule. The new facility is expected to become operational by the spring of 2009,” said Ministry of Community […]
The walls are up at the new aboriginal youth detained custody centre being built on Eighth Street here, which is expected to be operational by April. The centre will be a secure custody facility that will accommodate up to 12 aboriginal youth aged 12-17 from Northwestern Ontario, who are being […]
As part of the ongoing efforts to recruit new doctors to practise in Fort Frances, the local Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee will be conducting its annual tour of eastern Ontario next month. During the week of Sept. 21-26, clinic administrator Marlis Bruyere and committee member Maureen Gartshore will be […]
Kerry Hyatt led this year’s grand champion steer away from the auction after it was purchased by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. The animal, born on Clayton Teeple’s farm and named “J.D.,” was Hyatt’s 12th and final 4-H steer.
Those attending this year’s Harvest Dinner next month will be eating the very best Rainy River District has to offer. At the ever-popular 4-H market steer auction at the fall fair in Emo on Saturday afternoon, four bidders wanted the grand champion. In the end, however, Rainy River Future Development […]
