It’s been 75 years since “Green’s Furniture” first became a household name in Fort Frances. It all started at 517 Mowat Ave., across the street from its present location, with entrepreneur R.V. “Rusty” Green. The store moved to where it is today in 1948, with Rusty’s son, Van, taking over […]
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The Northwestern Health Unit celebrated its 50th anniversary on Monday, Nov. 2, with staff from the Emo office on hand to serve cake and refreshments during a two-hour open house. Gerd O’Sullivan cut the one-layer anniversary cake while staff clerk Loretta LeBlanc helped with the proceedings. Ken Hampton presented O’Sullivan […]
They may not have come back with the top prize but competing at the annual 4-H “Go for the Gold” provincial championships at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto definitely was a golden experience. Stacey Angus, Melissa Brant, Rebecca Cornell, and Angie Teeple represented all of Northern Ontario against […]
In 1943, all 18-year old Fort Frances resident Clora (Dumeney) McEvoy wanted to do was join the Navy and do her part to help in the war effort. But at the insistence of her brother, Frank, who himself was enlisted in the Navy, McEvoy didn’t pursue that route. Instead, she […]
Like so many other men and women of his generation, local resident Mike Solomon Jr. has a personal connection to war. His father, Mike Sr., was a veteran of World War Two, having served overseas with the Lake Superior Regiment-Motor Battalion. But while Solomon, 64, a retired police chief, proudly […]
Ol’ Man Winter arrived with a vengeance here yesterday, bringing with it about 13 cm of snow and wind gusts exceeding 60 km/h. The wet heavy snow snapped trees and power lines across the district, and forced most highways to close for at least a few hours due to slippery […]
District school councils for both the public and Catholic boards are being asked to meet together next Tuesday at Donald Young School in Emo in hopes of establishing a communication network between them. Dona Pollard, a member of the Ontario Parent Council who sits on its parent involvement committee, is […]
The president of the World Health Organization will be in Rainy River District from Nov. 16-18 to promote safety and injury prevention, and see how we’re doing in these areas through various site visits and presentations. Dr. Leif Svanstrom has made the district one of his only two scheduled stops […]
It’s all but official–Warren Hoshizaki will be the new director of education for the Rainy River District Board of Education. John McLeod, the current acting director, confirmed yesterday that only thing left to officially make Hoshizaki the director is a vote at the next board meeting Dec. 1. Hoshizaki was […]
Anyone who loves a good book is being urged to get their ticket for the third-annual “Friends of the Library” dinner/dance, slated to kick off Friday at 6 p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. A literary-theme silent auction is a highlight of the evening, with books to tempt even the pickiest […]
With the emphasis shifting to keep mental health patients in their home communities, reps from across Northwestern Ontario are looking at what needs to be done to ensure the necessary services are available. That was the purpose of “Best Practices II: From Vision to Reality,” a two-day workshop that wrapped […]
A meeting that was supposed to reveal a more detailed design and budget for the new indoor ice facility here had to be cancelled although town CAO Bill Naturkach said another one should be scheduled within the next week or so. Kuch/Stephenson Architects had to cancel its meeting with the […]
