Dear sir: On behalf of the Fort Frances Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society, I would like to extend my special thanks to the Fort Frances community for your generosity and support of our sixth-annual “Spirit of Christmas” celebration. This year’s event once again was a tremendous success thanks to […]
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Dear sir: We would like to give a heartfelt thank you to all the wonderful nurses, aides, and anyone else involved who helped put on the most enjoyable Christmas party for the residents and their visitors this past Saturday, (Dec. 2) at Rainycrest Home for the Aged. We enjoyed the […]
Dear sir: I recently visited Fort Frances and Couchiching. The drive from Thunder Bay has never failed to revive and remind me of how blessed we are with natural beauty. The service providers of Fort Frances and Couchiching were hospitable and helpful, which we all know, if unpleasant, can make […]
Six local homes will be featured as Riverside Foundation for Health Care presents its “Magical Christmas House and Light Tour” this Sunday (Dec. 10) from 5-8 p.m. Although ticket sales have been going a bit slow this year, organizer Joan Allison is hopeful they’ll begin to pick up as the […]
With less than a month to go to raise $800,000 for the “Care Close to Home” campaign, the Riverside Foundation for Heath Care announced its “Million Dollar Countdown” promotion to those on hand for a Christmas gala Saturday evening in Emo. “We’re now in the home stretch of the ‘Care […]
Gord McBride and Dan Belluz were elected the new chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the Rainy River District School Board during its first meeting of the new term here last night. “I’ll try to do the job to the best of my abilities,” said McBride, who has served as chair […]
It’s the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s turn to make a play in the town’s ongoing hiring process for an economic development officer. The town last week handed the RRFDC a list of criteria they will be required to meet in any new contracts. “I think we should go back […]
Fort Frances Visserettes and Boys did very well at the first provincial qualifier and inter-club meets in Thunder Bay last weekend. Receiving gold medals from here were Chelsea Hill, Hannah Kennedy-Dault, Travis Hahkala, Karly Cameron, Cara Yellowega, Chelsea Green, Cari Brow, Vicki Stinson, and Michell McFayden. Sarah Blais, Jeanna Toninato, […]
The president of the Rainy River District Music Festival Association is excited about the changes that have been made to the annual festival–and he’s hoping they evoke the same response with the public. “Right now, between International Falls and Fort Frances, there are four dance studios,” noted John Jankiewicz. “This […]
The Northwestern Health Unit was still advising Emo residents to boil their water before drinking it as of press time today. The advisory was issued Friday afternoon after traces of bacteria were found during a routine test last Tuesday at the water treatment plant there. The health unit has indicated […]
Leonard “Len” Angus, of Colonization Road West, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2000. He was born Sept. 27, 1914 in Burriss Township at home to the late Earnest and Edna Angus. He resided in Burriss Township until moving […]
