Residents of Rainy River and the west end of the district deserve to feel proud this week after the “Buy a Brick . . . Build it Quick” fundraising campaign for the new hospital there hit its $300,000 goal by the Dec. 31 deadline. The target was reached with just […]
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Dear sir: Please forgive me but I’ve been a somewhat tormented individual lately. Really, ever since I became convinced the Year 2000 problem was probably going to tear down (figuratively) my own little world and everyone else’s, too. You see, everything’s global nowadays. Just a single news story, if big […]
As of 10:57 a.m. yesterday, the Rainy River Hospital’s “Buy a Brick and Build it Quick” drive was just one brick short from reaching its goal of $300,000 by year’s end–and it was sold before the day was out. More than $250,000 has been donated by the public so far […]
Boise Cascade could be looking at setting up another oriented strandboard (OSB) mill in Northwestern Ontario now that Tolko is out of the picture in the Kenora area. Percy Champagne, mill manager at Voyageur Panel in Barwick, confirmed yesterday that Boise Cascade had submitted a proposal to the Ministry of […]
Kathy and Rick Jewell of Fort Frances are hoping an innovative form of therapy will improve the health of their five-year-old son, Brett, who has cerebral palsy. The youngster, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age two, is slated to begin hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) at the Hyperbaric Oxygen […]
Local residents looking for a party New Year’s Eve, or just a pleasant evening out, may have few options to choose from this year as events are being booked up literally by the minute. If you’re craving the European cuisine of La Flambée here, you’d better have reservations already the […]
Four years since its first study, the “Tomorrow” steering committee will release its second report updating the overall strategic plan for the Rainy River Valley by mid-January. The “Tomorrow” committee consisted of representatives from the Town of Fort Frances, Couchiching First Nation, Township of Alberton, local business reps, and several […]
At least 150 people came to the table last Friday afternoon to share in the 11th-annual community Christmas dinner at Knox United Church here. Another 51 meals were prepared and delivered to people who had requested to receive a Christmas dinner at their home. Organizer Joan Pearson, with the Fort […]
Ontario municipalities have until the end of the January to figure out just what–if any–adjustments have to be made to their tax billings due to the passage of Bill 79 earlier this month. But they may not get the information to do that until well into next month. Bill 79, […]
Val Calder is truly proud of grandson Jason Cupp’s hockey career, and this Christmas she let him know how much by making a king-size quilt that features 20 photos of him playing the game from the age of 18 months to 22. When Cupp opened the gift last Wednesday, he […]
The Christmas Day service at the Emo Christian Reform Church was very well attended this year as members from other churches, which happened to not have any Christmas Day services, overflowed the sanctuary, giving it a “pull together” atmosphere. There was the lighting of the Advent wreath and the children’s […]
It may have sprouted up at the last minute this year but Emo’s first “Tree of Giving” looks like it will grow into an annual event. Christmas presents and stocking stuffers went out to about 30 needy children from Emo to Rainy River as a result of the program organized […]
