The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) has announced that unless a tentative agreement is reached, members across the province will be taking administrative job action beginning Monday, January 13. “We have not taken this decision lightly, but we believe it is necessary to secure a fair contract and protect […]
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Firefighter Timothy Rempel, left, put out a vehicle fire, in the vehicle fire training area during the Modern Fire Behaviour and Tactics Course held at the Chapple Fire & Emergency Service Regional Training Centre on Highway 71 in Nonmember, as fellow firefighter Leroy Rempel and Captain Real Degange looked on. […]
Some of the Christmas hampers that were put together by the Salvation Army and ready to go out to families in need covered most of the available floor space in their Scott St. headquarters ahead of the holidays. -Submitted photo
Sam Odrowski
The Fort Frances Homeless Committee has been operating a warming centre out of the Apostolic Way Church (324 Victoria Ave) since mid-December to help provide those in need with shelter through the night. The “Out of the Cold” program that the warming centre is run through operates seven days a […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
The annual Betty Kellar Memorial cribbage and 500 card party will be held this Saturday, Jan. 11, beginning at 1 p.m. The cost is $15 per person and includes supper. People can register right up until the day of the tournament. Call the Emo Legion at 482-2250 to register. Hours […]
Family Centre volunteers and those who access the facility shared some smiles from the additional space that the centre is renting through the winter months at the Volunteer Bureau. -Sam Odrowski photo
Kevin Cross of Atikokan was the $2,500 Christmas winner in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s cash calendar draw for the week of Dec. 22 – 28. The $30 winners included Patty McMahon, Donna Williamson and Chris Giguere (Fort Frances), Dan Neilson (Stratton), Trish and Earl Fredrickson and Justin […]
Aiyana Jade Cochrane, left, Cassandra Cochrane, Nancy Indiann, Kari Larson, and Lori Cress showed off the ribbon skirts they made during a ribbon skirt making workshop at the Manitou Mounds in October. The workshop was led by Cassandra Cochrane. -Submitted photo
Sam Odrowski
Receiving specialized training is now easier than ever for existing firefighters in the area. A new firefighter training centre popped up in Chapple about a month ago and district firefighters no longer have to travel across the province to take much needed training courses. “The biggest part of the project […]
Sam Odrowski
A recently-incorporated local business has big plans in the real estate investing market. Farmboy Real Estate is on the hunt for properties to buy and hold with the goal of generating income in the commercial and residential rental markets. “We’re not flippers, although we’re not opposed to that if the […]
From the OPP
On Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020 at 2:30 p.m., members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Rainy River District Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Ornge air ambulance, Watten and Fort Frances Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 502, approximately 20 kilometers north of Highway 11. […]
Tonight will see periods of snow with a low of -17 C (1 F). Tomorrow will continue to see periods of snow throughout the day turning to a chance of flurries overnight with a high of minus-nine (16) and a low of -17 (one). Friday will see a mix of […]
