Rainycrest Home for the Aged will be hiring a private firm to provide interim management services there, with an eye to possibly strike a partnership with Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. in the long run. At a special meeting Tuesday morning, Rainycrest’s board of management voted that a proposal received […]
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With his wild hair and full beard and looking more like a central casting idea of Rasputin than a professional baseball player, Johnny Damon of the Boston Red Sox, dubbed his team “the team of idiots.” He said: “If we use our brains, we’re only hurting the team. We’ve tried […]
“It’s only too late if you don’t start now” Last Monday, we had a very small water aerobics class, so it was the perfect time to ask every individual—What was your childhood dream? One said, “I wanted to be a cheerleader.” Another said, “I wanted to be a jockey.” The […]
There’s two things I know for sure. I’m more creative than I thought I was and I should have my own show. (Time slot—8:30 p.m. Monday nights on HGTV, between “Design Rivals” and “House & Home.”) It’ll be tagged “Beth Caldwell’s Painted Ladder.” Back in May, I wrote a column […]
When the local Legion fills up again this week and the stories are passed around as in the “wet canteens’ of the Forties, there will be loads of memories from the Canadian Army, Airforce and Navy veterans because Fort Frances and district was so well represented in every branch of […]
Tomorrow, many of us will be gathering at the various cenotaphs throughout the district to pay homage to those among us who left the security of hearth and home to commit themselves to mortal combat on distant shores. We will be joined by the ever-thinning ranks of those who were […]
While Manager of Operations and Facilities Doug Brown emphatically stated last week that plastic bags would not be accepted during curbside “blue box” pickups, he noted Monday there would be one exception. “Shredded paper can be put in a clear plastic bag, and put out for pickup,” he said, adding […]
I too want to encourage people across Ontario to get involved in Remembrance Day ceremonies, to take the time to acquaint themselves with what has gone before us. Many people don’t know that over a million and a half Canadians sacrificed themselves in the First World War, the Second World […]
To the editor: Over the past several years, particularly, as a settlement agreement regarding our land claim has become more imminent, Rainy River First Nations has been approached by individuals and groups either wishing to sell land or enter into business ventures. We are receiving numerous enquiries, many from individuals […]
