FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board currently is $300,000 over-budget with renovations at its new office, but CAO Donna Dittaro said the board is working hard to get the numbers under control. “Originally, the board had approved a budget of $1.2 million for that building and the […]
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Eighteen teams participated in a regional elementary school volleyball tournament at Crossroads in Devlin on the weekend. In girls’ action, Our Lady of the Way captured the gold medal, with Mine Centre taking the silver and St. Francis winning bronze. Sturgeon Creek earned the award for most sportsmanlike play. In […]
WILKINS–Born to Mark and Andrea, nee Hawrylak, of Red Lake, Ont., a boy, Brody Mark, weighing 6 lbs. 1 oz. on October 14, 2006 at Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB.
SLACK–Born to Shelley Fairbrother and Casey Slack, of Emo, Ont., a girl, Mikka Joeve, weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz. on November 21, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
CALDER–Born to Troy and Jen, nee Leishman, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Tucker Patrick, weighing 7 lbs. 12 oz. on November 23, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
When a person continues to gamble, despite the fact it is causing financial, marital, family, legal, employment, social, or school difficulties, it is a problem. Last week’s article depicted an example of how a woman’s gambling behaviour destroyed many aspects of her life, as well as those of others. That […]
I was hoping it wasn’t going to come to this. I was hoping I could make it through the winter months without having to type a single word about misbehaving hockey parents and the guidelines for proper rink conduct. I certainly didn’t want to write about the topic. Rink etiquette […]
Ontario’s automotive industry in 2005 zoomed past that of Michigan. In 10 months of production this year, Ontario has produced 2.09 million vehicles compared to Michigan’s 1.93 million. The loss of production experienced by the big three automakers of Michigan bears a striking resemblance to the loss of forestry and […]
It’s been a busy week. The last four days in Ottawa were hectic with rural caucus, Ontario caucus, national caucus, agriculture committee meetings, house duty, question period, and many lively debates. I also took the time to meet with groups from across the country that bring their concerns forward to […]
A Vianets player drove for a lay-up against the Fort High Muskies Monday night. Vianets beat the Muskies 86-73 to remain undefeated in Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League action this season. —Alex Cruickshank photo
Olivia Andrushuk and her mother, Angel, checked out a veritable smorgasbord of dainties for sale Saturday afternoon during the Christmas craft and bake sale at the Church of the Holy Spirit. The event brought in about $1,000 for the “Just Imagine” CT Scanner fundraising campaign. —Duane Hicks photo
Jaysa Morrison had her teeth checked by Marilyn Romanetz of the Northwestern Health Unit on Wednesday at the 10th-annual health fair hosted by the Rainy River First Nations in conjunction with National Addictions Awareness Week. —Heather Ogilvie photo
