of Tim Archie The restaurant at Buena Vista Resort near Morson was razed by fire Monday afternoon. The Lake of the Woods Township and Dawson fire departments responded to the call but the Big Grassy Fire Department was unable to due to the lack of a municipal-type agreement/mutual aid. No […]
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Press Release The province is increasing security and peace of mind for renters by placing new requirements on the circumstances in which landlords can evict tenants. Effective Sept. 1, when a landlord ends a tenancy so they or a family member can use a rental unit, landlords must: •provide one […]
Duane Hicks Local “rock stars” are spreading a little more art into people’s everyday lives. Several artists, known collectively as the “Rainy River Rockers,” have begun painting rocks with all sorts of designs and colours with the intent to hide them all over Fort Frances. The idea ties into the […]
Duane Hicks Aurora Hutton, left, Rhyan McLean, and Keira Strickland sold food and beverages to raise funds for the annual “I Am Awesome” girls’ retreat while Strickland’s dad, Rick, manned the grill Saturday afternoon during the Ontario/Canada 150 Party at the Millennium Park in Alberton. This year’s retreat is slated […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent “Coffee Break” is an informal, non-denominational Bible study for women of all ages that is held each Wednesday morning at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. Coffee time and fellowship starts at 9:30 a.m., followed by a Bible study that runs until 11:15 a.m. Study guides and […]
Duane Hicks While many folks might equate “summer vacation” with swimming, grilling steaks, or sipping cocktails on the beach, one local woman built houses for the less unfortunate on her holidays. Diane Lovisa Noonan spent much of her July in Zambia, Africa, along with a team of fellow Canadian volunteers, […]
Press Release The Tbaytel for Good Community Fund is back for another season. The social-giving program for Northern Ontario is looking for your good ideas to continue building healthy and strong communities. Tbaytel recently opened the application process for the Tbaytel for Good Community Fund’s Good Schools and Good Community […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society will hold a fundraising kick-off dinner in support of its new building project on Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Emo/La Vallee Arena. Cocktails are at 5 p.m. (cash bar), followed by dinner at 6 p.m. featuring roast pork, potatoes, beans, coleslaw, […]
Dear editor: The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is back visiting the dam at Esox Lake and their approach to it is the same as in 2003. They waited until all the property owners were gone off the lakes before having the public meetings. They never contacted the property […]
Joey Payeur Winnipeg resident Brenda Osborne and the rest of her walking group made their way through Fort Frances over the weekend in an effort to raise awareness about murdered and missing indigenous people in Canada, including her own daughter, Claudette, who has been missing since 2008.
The Labour Day holiday weekend heralds the unofficial end to summer, when hazy, lazy days give way to a return to a more structured routine over the fall and winter months. Kids are back in school, of course, and we all know the onslaught of activities and events that entails. […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Gordon Ash announces his passing, with his loved ones at his side, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Gordon was born on June 3, 1959 in Fort Frances to Patricia and Morris Ash. He […]
