Susie Grynol and John Craig attended the provincial trampoline championships March 27-29 in Ottawa, hosted by the Spring Action Trampoline Club there. Some 160 athletes from all over the province participated by receiving a qualifying provincial score of 30.0 or novice national score of 46.5 at the regional qualifiers. Craig, […]
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Bill Crewson’s Muskie rink fell 6-2 to Chinquacousy (Brampton) on Saturday afternoon in the gold-medal game at the all-Ontario curling playdowns in Midland. The Muskies jumped out to a quick start in the first end, scoring a pair with the hammer to grab a 2-0 lead. But then they were […]
Sir: Is Howard Hampton confused or incompetent? On March 21, 1998, he stated in the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, on page 4, that “New hospitals are reserved for the wealthy 905 suburbs around Toronto where the Tories get the greatest percentage of their votes.” How can he possibly say that when […]
It’s been more than four months since the last Border Concert was staged at Backus Auditorium International Falls, but if the audience’s reaction to last Friday’s appearance of the Agh Trio is any indication, the wait was well worth it. The Korean-born sisters–violinist Angella, and identical twins, pianist Lucia and […]
“I thought it went wonderfully.” That was how Dr. Bruce Lidkea, president of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, described its third-annual business awards banquet Saturday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. More than 150 people were on hand to see who would take home the plaque in each category. Canada […]
He’s toured with the likes of Randy Travis, George Strait, and Anne Murray, has four gold records, hosted two CBC TV specials, and has won several awards, including the Juno for “Country Male Vocalist of the Year” three years in a row. And he’s coming to Fort Frances. George Fox […]
Some Fort Frances residents are saying police response time has slowed down since the OPP have taken over here, and most are laying the blame squarely on the centralized dispatch in Kenora. Two dispatchers work each shift at the communications centre in Kenora. And the one who fields calls from […]
Volunteers across the country will canvass door-to-door all this month to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society’s annual spring campaign. Here in Rainy River District, about 240 volunteers–some new, and some who have been doing it for 35 years–will be out in full force. Their goal? To reach every […]
It’s still too early to tell what the full effect of the education funding model will be on local district school boards but some are hesitant that things will be as rosy as the Harris government says they will. Education and Training minister Dave Johnson released the funding model last […]
The number of children in foster care is climbing in Rainy River District, with 113 brought into care with Family and Children Services last year. That’s up from 96 in 1996 and 59 in 1995. And foster care co-ordinator Sandy Skirten is anticipating this year’s figures will be even higher–up […]
The male teen’s health is on the mend in a Winnipeg hospital after being diagnosed with meningitis in Rainy River last week. “He’s doing much better,” Dr. Ewan Affleck said from the Rainy River Clinic yesterday. “He’s out of ICU and up and walking around.” Dr. Affleck didn’t know when […]
