Northern Ontario Grow Bonds went on sale Monday, giving investors the opportunity to make an investment while contributing to local business growth and northern economic prosperity. And Fort Frances Coun. Tannis Drysdale, who helped conceive the idea back in 2001, couldn’t be happier to see the initiative come to fruition. […]
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Congratulations, Joyce! That’s what was written on a banner placed over the doorway of a room at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau on Saturday afternoon in honour of Joyce Gosselin and her accomplishments at the 2005 Special Olympics Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. Gosselin won three medals—one gold and two […]
When the Lado family arrives in Emo sometime in the next few weeks, they will find a community waiting for them with open arms. The Lados—Christian, 30, his wife, Christine Alice Lomingo, 21, daughter, Knight, three, and son, Malcum, 20 months—are scheduled to arrive here from Kenya via Winnipeg. At […]
The game was over for about 20 minutes when Thunder head coach Dave Allison walked out of the dressing room. He was heading to his office, about 50 paces down the corridor, but he only made it about 15 steps before he was interrupted. It was a welcome interruption, though, […]
So, you think you have what it takes to be a singing star? If so, you’ll have a chance to strut your stuff at the fourth-annual Emo Walleye Classic later this spring. The “Emo Walleydol” is a vocal competition open to local performers aged 16 and over that will take […]
Supporters of the fifth-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner here Sunday night got a firsthand account of how the charity truly helps those in the district facing medical emergencies. Before a crowd of some 280 people, local resident Lauren McCoy related her tale of a harrowing illness—and the power of hope […]
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board passed its 2005 budget last week, including a 10.38 percent municipal levy increase largely due to a funding shortage for the board’s land ambulance service. “The DSSAB budget increases are primarily the result of uncontrollable increases in the costs to deliver land […]
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board put the province on notice Thursday night, warning if funding for land ambulance does not increase substantially, it will be forced to reduce the service to affordable levels. The board also passed a motion asking the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care […]
When the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture sits down next Wednesday (March 30) in Barwick with representatives from all facets of agriculture in the district, it is hoped that when they stand up again, they all will be standing together. At least, that’s the hope of RRFA president Trish Neilson, […]
Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. has been named interim administrator of Rainycrest Home for the Aged here—and will be assisted by Extendicare in the short-term. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care took control of Rainycrest on Friday and appointed Riverside to run its day-to-day operations until a local solution […]
What would you rather have as a hockey player—an experienced mind or young legs? “I’d like to have a nice combination of both,” answered Muskie head coach Shane Bliss. “Our boys play with a lot of energy, and they’ve played with a lot of energy all year long, but the […]
The decision Friday by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to take control of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, appointing Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. as interim administrator in the process, clearly left heads spinning here—and more questions than answers. The ministry said its control is temporary, “until a […]
