FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District speech contest for students in Grades 6-8 was held last Wednesday at the Robert Moore School gym. The majority of the schools in the district participated, from Robert Moore to St. Francis here in town all the way to Riverview in Rainy River. “Oral language […]
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Following up on talks initiated last month, the local public school board and library board will meet again tonight to further discuss possible cost-savings through a new shared library facility. The two boards will meet at 7 p.m. in the Rainy River District School Board’s meeting room at Robert Moore […]
FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition is hosting a “Safe Communities” re-designation gala next Wednesday (May 28) from 1-4:30 p.m. and everyone is invited to attend. “It’s giving us the status of a ‘safe community’ again because we are continuing to meet the criteria,” RRVSC chair Grace Silander noted […]
Last week, 29 representatives from Rainy River to Atikokan, including one from Pickle Lake, gathered at the Emo-La Vallee Arena to take part in a three-day workshop on emergency management. Acting as host, the Municipality of Emo arranged for paramedics, fire department personnel, municipal officials, and members of the various […]
The Fort Frances Times has launched a new look for its video medium on the Internet: fortfrances.tv . The design is more user-friendly and has a more appealing layout, producer Andrew George said. “It’s a little easier to get and find videos because they’re categorized,” he explained. “It’s a good […]
FORT FRANCES—The Healthy Living Food Box program has grown so large over the past year-and-a-half that organizers are in need of more volunteers to help out. “I never had a vision of how big it could get,” noted Anne Marie Armstrong of Sunset Country Métis. “I never thought it would […]
FORT FRANCES—At its regular meeting last Thursday, the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board agreed to offset the costs of its four buildings—450 Scott St. and the ambulance bases in Fort Frances, Emo, and Rainy River—from accumulated surplus and reserve for working capital in the amount of $1,347,500. As […]
FORT FRANCES—Although she’s never been significantly impacted by cancer, Tania Cox (nee Angus) of Fort Frances is going to shave off all 18 inches of her hair next month in honour of all cancer sufferers and survivors. “I’ve been thinking about it since last year,” Cox said, noting she recently […]
FORT FRANCES—Joe Basaraba, one of the town’s rising hockey stars, is now able to say he trains with a coach to the pros. To better prepare himself for training camp with the OHL’s Erie Otters, Basaraba has enlisted the help of trainer Steve Baillot of Thunder Bay—the same trainer who […]
FORT FRANCES—The “Step With Me” Alateen group in Fort Frances is for children and teens aged 10-17 whose lives have been affected by another person’s drinking. Although it was started locally two years ago, the group’s sponsors want other youths to know they are welcome to join—and hope adults are […]
If any district farmers thought the new regulations meant they no longer need be concerned about building an abattoir, they were disappointed last Thursday evening (May 15). About 60 farmers showed up at the Millennium Hall in Stratton to take in the “Non-emergency on-farm slaughter” presentation co-ordinated by half-a-dozen Ministry […]
FORT FRANCES—Beginning next Wednesday (May 28), all water customers in Fort Frances will be restricted from non-essential outdoor water use due to the upcoming repair work on the water tower. The water tower will be taken out of service for about nine weeks, with the restriction scheduled to end July […]
