Nikita (Bernese Mountain Dog) finished #1 as Bernese Mountain Dog in Canada, for Rally Obedience. This was the second year in a row Nikita took this honour. She also finished in the number five spot for the “working group.” Nikita needs one more score and she will have her Masters […]
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Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford announced $2.25-million through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corportation for Seven Generations Education Institute’s “Connected Classroom” project during a stop at their Fort Frances campus on Friday afternoon. The new project will see several rooms in SGEI campuses across the region outfitted with hightech and […]
Tonight will see periods of light snow before clearing with a low of -26 C (-15 F). Tomorrow will be sunny with cloudy periods overnight, bringing a high of -18 (zero) and a low of -20 (four below). Friday will see a chance of snow during the day with snow […]
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The town secured $65,000 to conduct consultant work at the Shelvin Wood Yard last Thursday and Mayor June Caul is thrilled to explore opportunities for the property. “With a landscape on prime river front consideration must be given to residential, commercial, and community services to grow our tourism and tax […]
Sam Odrowski
Well-paying jobs are essential when trying to attract and retain residents in northwestern Ontario. In an effort to create jobs and boost the local economy, the province recently provided funding to the Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC) to explore the viability of a modular house manufacturing facility in the […]
Ken Kellar CMHA geriatric mental health worker Sarah-Lynn Klassen, left, handed off some of the Seniors Companion Project’s new promotional material to Riverside Community Sports Services and Assisted Living supervisor Nicole Egan during a stakeholder meeting for the project at the Fort Frances Library yesterday morning. The promotional pamphlets and […]
Owner of Ink Spotz Apparel, Scott Kreinke-Turvey, gave a short presentation to council on why he objects to the single-use plastics bylaw that the town unanimously approved at Monday night’s council meeting. His primary concerns are the environmental impacts of reusable bags, that the bylaw will hurt tourism, and negatively […]
Submitted Kenora Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford and Seven Generations Education Institute CEO Brent Tookenay posed for a photo with a number of the district First Nation chiefs and executives who helped to secure the $2.25-million in funding for the “Connected Classrooms” project through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation […]
Sam Odrowski
Town council approved a report to establish lot prices for Erin Crescent during its regular meeting on Monday, but one councillor expressed concerns around pricing. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft, who voted against the motion to establish lot prices, said the costs outlined in the report are “way too high” and he […]
Sam Odrowski
The Town of Fort Frances was given 90 days to find a new buyer of the shuttered pulp and paper mill here in October but no offers were put forward to restart it. Council is now looking at different ways of utilizing the mill properties that were formerly owned by […]
Ken Kellar Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford stopped by the Fort Frances Senior Centre on Friday for a quick lunch and to announce more than $68,000 in funding that will be going towards seniors in Fort Frances. More than $52,000 for upkeep and programming will be going to the Senior […]
It is with deep sadness that the family of Gerald Paul Gouliquer, “Uncle Mike” of Thunder Bay announce his passing on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 at the age of 82. Born July 18,1937 in Pinewood, Ont. to Pierre and Mary Anne Gouliquer of Pinewood. Gerald lived most of his life […]
