After receiving a letter from a group called Northwestern Slots for Charity, town council was prompted Monday night to further discuss the possibility of video lottery terminals (VLTs) in Fort Frances. Clerk Glenn Treftlin immediately noted to council that it may not want to even bother discussing the gambling machines […]
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Even though the town has agreed it would not be cost-effective to man the check-in building at Pither’s Point this summer, Mayor Dan Onichuk said the empty structure still could be put to good use. “Understanding we will not be opening the kiosk there, I think there should be some […]
Dr. Pete Sarsfield wasn’t the only one surprised with word last week that the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario has applied to dismiss a decision by the Health Services Appeal and Review Board in February which stated the medical officer of health overstepped his authority when he issued […]
A number of local citizens rallied together last week to make one man’s visit to Rainy River District a very special one. Marty Wellman, a 46-year-old from Albuquerque, N.M., was in International Falls on a trip sponsored by the Make a Wish Foundation, which grants wishes to critically-ill children and […]
Members of the Thunder Bay-Rainy River federal NDP riding association had the chance to hear the two candidates vying for the nomination speak here Tuesday night, then cast their votes at the first of three nomination meetings being held across the new riding this week. Candidates John Rafferty and Larry […]
At first glance, Kristopher Knowles looks like your typical 13-year-old. He’s alert, athletic, and precocious. But on closer examination, you can see this young man is driven. On Tuesday, the teen and his entourage stopped in Fort Frances on the 97th day of his 353-day cross-Canada trek to help the […]
The town will do its part in supporting local beautification again this summer. Council agreed Monday night to a report that stated the town will ensure all flowers adorning the streets thanks to the local Business Improvement Association and Chamber of Commerce will be watered and fertilized throughout the season. […]
Fort Frances’ bid to host the 2006 all-Ontario high school boys’ hockey showdown will be presented to the OFSAA committee this Friday in Toronto. And the answer may be known as soon as Monday. The bid—drawn up over the past few weeks—highlights the amenities available in Fort Frances, including the […]
After a one-year hiatus, the Rainy River District celebrated “Ag Days” last week, highlighted by the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s annual spring banquet last Wednesday. About 55 people turned out at the Chapple Community Hall in Barwick for a roast beef dinner and to hear the latest developments at […]
Despite a cold wind whipping off the river, about 40 people gathered outside La Verendrye Hospital last Thursday afternoon for a ground-breaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of the Phase IV renovations there. “Wow. It’s finally underway,” John McTaggart, chair of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care board, said at […]
This weekend, my wife, Marnie, will be travelling to Collingwood for the Ontario Girl Guides’ Provincial Annual. This is a training weekend for leaders of girls and women from five to . . . (history tells me I shouldn’t put in an upper age limit). Marnie is participating as a […]
Paul Kielczewski usually was one step ahead of everyone with his information. However, he also enjoyed a sense of humour—second to none—and regularly this was the despair of the rest of his Rainy Lake family. He was first on his feet in his father’s bunkhouse at Rat River, about 40 […]
