For a second year in a row, no election may be needed at Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc.’s annual general meeting next month as no one has stepped forward to sit on its board of directors. “We’re looking for more people,” board chair Craig Sanders said Tuesday, noting the deadline […]
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The Northwestern Health Unit may end up taking legal action later this year as few district municipalities have responded to Dr. Pete Sarsfield’s request to implement bylaws banning smoking in enclosed public places before the end of May. “The response has been from across the spectrum. There’s only been one, […]
Emo council is hosting a meeting on the issue of smoking in public places tomorrow (May 23) at 7 p.m. at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. Geoff Gillon, economic development officer for the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s, will chair the meeting. For those who can’t make the meeting, signed […]
The “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee remains hopeful the final piece of its funding puzzle—federal dollars—will fall into place by next month. “We’re all anxiously awaiting,” committee member Susan Bodnarchuk said Tuesday. “We did recently have a little meeting with Jennifer Rasmussen [of FedNor] just to be sure things are in […]
More than two weeks after public service employees returned to work, provincial government offices still are trying to cope with the backlog caused by the almost two-month long strike. “We are working our way through the backlog of work accumulated in the duration of the strike,” said probation and parole […]
Registration is a little low for the annual Memorial golf tournament this Sunday at Kitchen Creek but organizers are hoping it will pick up before Saturday’s entry deadline. As of yesterday, only 30 golfers had registered for the 18-hole event, which can house a maximum of 120. “We usually draw […]
Like the recent Crozier Hall burn, Rainy River First Nations had quite a wait for the prescribed burn to take place at the Manitou Mounds. It finally went ahead last Tuesday (May 14). “We had to wait for the winds to die down,” said Martin Nantel, co-ordinator of the Rainy […]
Arriving in Fort Frances on the heels of his college graduation, a 21-year-old optometrist settled into a clinic on Scott Street. A half-century later, Dr. Robert Lidkea is still caring for the eyes of the community—and has no plans to quit anytime soon. “I was 21 years old when I […]
Normally, a change in the playoff schedule is not something wanted by a team on roll, fearing it may kill their momentum. Not the Muskie girls’ soccer team. After securing their fifth-straight NorWOSSA title last Thursday in Kenora, the squad is looking forward to rest—and plenty of it—before the NWOSSAA […]
The 32-annual Manitou fish fry began with the unveiling of a plaque designating heritage status to the mounds and ended with some 1,000 people lining up to devour almost 400 pounds of walleye and 40 pounds of smoked sturgeon. An assembly line of volunteers battered the fish, tossed the salads, […]
Some say the best impression you can make is a good first impression. Local first-year pro Rustyn Dolyny did that—and more—two weeks ago as his Muskegon Fury of the United Hockey League captured the Colonial Cup in a six-game series over Elmira—capping it off with a 2-1 overtime victory May […]
The Rainy River District Fastball League began its new season last week by bidding farewell to some old faces and saying hello to some new names and places. Reigning MVP and pitcher-of-the-year John Desaulnier (Pinewood Bears) will not be back. The ace, who also was the RRDFL president, moved to […]
