Duane Hicks The “Go Local” program is off to a strong start in 2018, and now is sporting a new Premium Members Club to reward its most active and loyal members. “The program continues to go like gangbusters,” economic development consultant Tannis Drysdale told council at its regular meeting last […]
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Duane Hicks The Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope will open its first-ever women’s resource centre here in March. The agency’s board of directors gave its final approval last Thursday night to purchase the building at 330 Scott St. and move forward, and outreach worker Heather Johnson couldn’t be […]
Duane Hicks Outreach worker Heather Johnson, seen here behind the counter of the coffee nook area, is eager to open door at the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope’s first women’s resource centre.
Duane Hicks The lounge area at the women’s resource centre has a big, comfy sectional couch perfect for kicking back. Once the centre is open in March, women of all ages and walks of life are urged to drop by when they’re downtown.
Duane Hicks Ever thought of taking part in the annual Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts? The festival committee is holding its first-ever open house and registration night on Tuesday, Jan. 30 from 6-8 p.m. at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The event is the perfect […]
Press Release The Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts announced Jan. 8 that while awareness about dementia has increased, stigma and negative attitudes around it continue to persist. It is releasing findings of a new survey to coincide with Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in January, as well as to kick off […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Gordon Cornell celebrated his 89th birthday last week but anyone who knows this “fit as a fiddle” man would never guess his age. Gordon still feeds the cattle every morning at Cornell Farms and always has a smile on this face (especially after one of his many […]
Press Release Couchiching Chief Brian Perrault has been appointed to the Rainy River District School Board. He took his oath of office during the board’s regular monthly meeting last Tuesday (Jan. 9). Chief Perrault replaces Chief William Windigo, who resigned last month, as the First Nation trustee on the board. […]
A town delegation once again is heading to Toronto to “bend the ear” of various provincial ministers and parliamentary secretaries on seemingly chronic issues such as the need for a full-time Crown Attorney and resident judge here, the lack of “Connecting Link” funding to help repair our deteriorating roads, and […]
Duane Hicks Local delegates will continue to lobby for the province to address the dire need for access to justice in Rainy River District, among other demands, when they attend the Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference Jan. 21-23 in Toronto. Couns. June Caul and Ken Perry, along with Fort Frances […]
Duane Hicks Cst. Beth Chevalier used a plush dog to demonstrate how to properly strap a child into a car seat yesterday upstairs at the Rainy River District EMS ambulance garage on Scott Street.
Press Release Unifor is supporting the federal government’s new complaint to the World Trade Organization over the United States’ unfair trade tariffs on the forestry sector. “The U.S. is trying to bully us and we’re not going to stand for it,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor national president. “Canada’s forestry sector […]
