After working diligently for six years to arrange and prepare for last week’s visit by the president of the World Health Organization, the chairman of the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition could breathe a well-deserved sigh of relief. “It was worth it!” enthused Doug Anderson on Monday. “We’ve gained a […]
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NCDS Career Services, Valley Adult Learning Association, and Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition staged the grand opening of their new offices last Thursday and members of all three groups had one thing to say–“We love it.” “When the landlords asked if we wanted it, we said ‘Yes!’” enthused NCDS executive […]
The Town of Fort Frances needs to find just shy of $1.5 million somewhere in the system to avoid a 20.3 percent tax increase from last year, Monday’s preliminary budget revealed. But for a preliminary budget, the town’s not in a bad position to remain tax neutral, Treasurer Carol Busch […]
With the mill out of commission for five months, local manager Jim Gartshore said it will take some doing to get things back to where they were before the strike. Still, paper could be running off one of the machines here by the end of today, with more machines coming […]
Although Abitibi-Consolidated has settled with one union, it still has to reach a collective agreement with locals for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers here and in Kenora. IAM Local 771 and IBEW 1744 spoke with the company last in October […]
Lempi Hake, 85, of Rainycrest Home for Aged, 550 Osbourne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Monday, Nov. 23, 1998. She was born on Dec. 7, 1912 in Fort Frances to Johannes (John) and Serafia Takkunen. Lempi attended Miscampbell School, and was well versed in Finnish, of […]
Lempi Hake, 85, of Rainycrest Home for Aged, 550 Osbourne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Monday, Nov. 23, 1998. She was born on Dec. 7, 1912 in Fort Frances to Johannes (John) and Serafia Takkunen. Lempi attended Miscampbell School, and was well versed in Finnish, of […]
Anna Salamund, 92, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Nov. 23, 1998 at her residence. Anna was born Jan. 6, 1906 in Chedlewce, Austria, where she was raised. In 1932, she moved to Canada and settled in Fort Frances, Ont., where she has lived […]
Walter Clifford “Cliff” Rowland, 83, of RR#1, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at his residence Sunday, Nov. 22, 1998. He was born Nov. 21, 1915 in Morris, Man. to the late Walter and Elizabeth Rowland. Cliff moved to the Crozier area in his late teens and had lived there since. […]
Shirley Sether, 53, of 806 16th St. E., South International Falls, Mn., passed away peacefully in the arms of her mother, Frances, on Friday, Nov. 20, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was the loving wife of James E. Sether of International Falls; mom of […]
The Sorting Gap Marina will re-open its doors for some old-fashioned traditions next week as manager Stacey Johnson and her friend, Ruby Douglas, host a special holiday celebration there. Slated Dec. 3-6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, “Christmas at the Gap” will feature horse-drawn sleigh rides, a […]
Submitting a grid drawing to their local fire department of a home escape plan in the event of a fire has paid off big time for two Barwick youths. Josh Whalen, 13, and Josh Zimmerman, six, were among 12 children from across the province who recently had their names picked […]
