Dear editor: Fort Frances is a great place. We were dining at the Rendez-Vous last weekend and were treated to a performance by a family of otters cavorting, sliding, and having a great old time near the docks while a great bald eagle was soaring low overhead checking out the […]
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Dear sir: Please excuse me for the inane question regarding the article that appeared in the March 10 issue of the Daily Bulletin, “Police warn drugs may be tainted,” but it needs to be asked: If these drugs pose a health problem, then why do we continue to delegate the […]
The new electoral boundary report came too soon to be an April Fool’s joke. In fact, both local MP Robert Nault and MPP Howard Hampton can agree the proposed re-drawing of the riding is not good for Rainy River District. Historically, the Kenora-Rainy River riding was created because the communities […]
The Rainy River District School Board announced at its monthly meeting here Tuesday night that tenders for construction of the expansion to J.W. Walker School currently are being reviewed. Trustees were told that three tenders were received on the construction project and that the board’s administration is reviewing those bids. […]
While no cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) have been reported in the Kenora-Rainy River districts, the outbreak of SARS in Toronto and elsewhere across the country has forced hospitals in Fort Frances, Emo, and Rainy River to restrict visitor access. Starting Tuesday afternoon, all people will be restricted […]
The provincial budget was delivered last Thursday afternoon but rather than doing so on the floor of the Legislature, it was done so from the floor of an auto-parts plant to a hand-picked audience in a Hollywood-style TV production. Although Premier Ernie Eves is upset the budget platform has be […]
The second deadline for federal funding for a broadband business plan has come and gone with no action from the local group that was passed over in the last round. The proposal put forward by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. late last year was rejected in January at the […]
In a ceremony reflecting the solemnity of the current international situation, the first four officers of the newest Northwestern Ontario Air Cadet squadron were sworn in last Wednesday night at the Memorial Sports Centre here. Family, friends, sponsors, and cadet instructors from Kenora and Winnipeg were on hand to witness […]
Following a “candid exchange” during a two-hour meeting with town council last week to discuss a report on possible projects to enhance the town, Susan Bodnarchuk, chairperson of the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” group, has announced they won’t be working under the town anymore. Instead, it will revert to being an […]
Just when the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs thought they had stolen home ice advantage, they found themselves tangled in a most unpleasant Webb. The Borderland Thunder rallied from a two-goal deficit in the second period as Kevin Webb’s breakaway goal just 28 seconds into overtime gave the SIJHL regular-season champs […]
A federal commission reviewing the electoral ridings in Ontario released its findings Friday and among its recommendations was a re-vamping of the Kenora-Rainy River riding. The commission has proposed that all of Rainy River District be removed from the Kenora riding, along a line generally following the 49th parallel to […]
After 12 years of research and consultation, the Aulneau Peninsula Enhanced Management Area Wildlife Plan will be released later this month. The plan is designed to meet five major objectives over the next 20 years in a sustainable manner, said Steven Duda, a planner for the Ministry of Natural Resources […]
