Staff Council will make $500 donation to the Fort Frances Choraliers to help with the cost of renting the Townshend Theatre for their Christmas cantata this Sunday (Dec. 3). Prior to last year, the Choraliers had performed at the New Beginnings Fellowship here, but an increase in the number of […]
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Duane Hicks A recent survey conducted by the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre shows many people love their library, but they also would like to see more programming offered at more convenient times. “A number of recurring themes emerged throughout the survey regarding the library’s strengths, which include our […]
Press Release Following the success of last year’s Constituency Youth Council, local MP Don Rusnak has formed a second one. The purpose of the Youth Advisory Council to allow youths the chance to discuss key issues, such as employment and education, building stronger communities, as well as the environment and […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon and rightfully apologized for decades of government-sanctioned discrimination against members of the LGBTQ2 community during the so-called “gay purge” that began as far back as the 1940s. Saying what resulted was nothing short of a “witch hunt,” the […]
Duane Hicks Cassandra Armstrong, left, and her older sister, Callahan Wiedenhoeft, performed songs during the lunch break at Saturday’s women’s retreat at the Copper River Inn. Piper Lidkea also entertained the nearly 90 women on hand.
Nicholas Donaldson A university research project has made its way to Rainy River District, but it only will be passing through. “Metal Earth,” a $104-million research project by Laurentian University in Sudbury, has been in the area this week performing its seismological study using some impressive equipment easily noticeable as […]
Press Release The fourth-annual report released by the Northern Policy Institute earlier this fall puts the spotlight on the importance of partnerships and collaboration, as NPI builds on its work to inspire new ideas and identify opportunities that will lead to stronger, more sustainable communities across Ontario’s northern regions. “Our […]
Duane Hicks The local Police Services Board bid farewell to Insp. Steve Shouldice on Friday. After 19 years with the Rainy River District OPP, including the last six as detachment commander here, Insp. Shouldice accepted a position as manager of Business and Finance at the OPP East Region Headquarters in […]
Press Release Fish and wildlife in Northern Ontario is facing a crisis created by years of mismanagement and hidden agendas of politicians who have little or no clue how to manage this northern resource. Too often, politicians have used this ministry to win over voters in the large urban centres […]
It is with unbearable sadness that I announce the passing of my beautiful wife, Angela. Angela was our everything and her passing leaves her family with an emptiness that is indescribable. Angela’s passion was her sons, Bryce and Jared, family, friends, employees, and customers. Angela was in business with her […]
It is with broken hearts we announce the sudden passing of our beloved husband, dad, grampa, brother, uncle, and cousin, Peter Tiboni, on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Peter was born on July 30, 1948 in Marathon, Ont. He enjoyed the […]
Oswald Peder Trapness passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, at the age of 85, at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. He was born on June 4, 1932 in Tuberose, Sask. to Nils and Anna Trapness. He attended Russelton School, which was a short distance from […]
