Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Congratulations to the Dylan Johnston rink that has qualified for the Northern Ontario provincial playdowns which start Feb. 7 in Little Current. The rink features former district curlers Mike Badiuk at third and Travis Showalter at lead, along with Cody Johnston (second) and Chris Baird (fifth). The […]
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Dave OgilvieEmo correspondence The “Country Jam” is starting up again this Friday (Jan. 12) at the Emo Legion, with the musicians to start playing around 7 p.m. Organizers are looking for musicians so if you play or love to sing, please consider coming out on Friday. If you have equipment […]
Duane Hicks Mark May 17 on your calendar. That day has been scheduled as the grand opening for new Rainy Lake Square on Scott Street. Tannis Drysdale, consultant for the Rainy River Future Development Corp., said the plan is to have an official opening in the afternoon, followed by a […]
Press Release Riverside, in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit, has declared an influenza outbreak at Rainycrest Long-Term Care here. All admissions, transfers, discharges, and social activities have been cancelled until further notice. Visitors are restricted to family members and caregivers only. The health unit is urging people to […]
Dear editor: As a board member of the Sister Kennedy Senior Centre, I have been taking a lot of flak about the name change. First of all, I was never aware the name change was the goal of three, and maybe four, members of this board. The sole objective with […]
Staff The new temporary “pop-up” homeless shelter is in need of volunteers. Out of the Cold Homeless Shelter, which will be located in the Apostolic Way Church on Victoria Avenue here, is expected to open within the next couple of weeks. Once open, it will operate Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday […]
Dear editor: To say I am upset would be an understatement regarding the hasty name change at the Sister Kennedy Centre, now officially named the Fort Frances Senior Centre. For this change to be reverted means it being brought back to the council table for another vote and must have […]
Duane Hicks Leslie Anderson had a blast sliding down the side of the overpass Sunday afternoon. With temperatures up to around minus-five C that day, Borderland residents of all ages were eager to get out of the house and get active. In addition to sliding, many folks were out skiing, […]
Duane Hicks Results from the Fort Frances Power Corp.’s recent customer engagement survey soon will be available. The survey was conducted in November and December, and drew close to 600 respondents–an “overwhelming response” that equals 15-20 percent of FFPC customers and is double the response for the last such survey, […]
Duane Hicks Physician recruitment efforts have been paying off here. It’s municipal budget time, and the Fort Frances and District Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee once again is asking town council for its continued financial support of recruitment efforts. In a letter from Dr. John Nelson, chair of the Fort […]
Duane Hicks Coun. Wendy Brunetta urged all women looking to run for elected office to attend a free session coming up here Feb. 7.
Staff Council has added meters for the parking stalls behind the Rainy Lake Square to the 2018 budget. The bylaw enforcement department has been receiving “numerous parking complaints” at the six dedicated parking stalls located at the back end of the square along the laneway, bylaw enforcement officer Patrick Briere […]
