Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter A recent trend has seen discarded needles popping up all over town and in surrounding municipalities. Community spaces and high-traffic areas are strewn with the pointy objects thrown away by drug users. Sometimes it’s not just a needle here or there but piles at a time, or […]
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Chris Lowe, above, checked out the renovated kitchen in one of units at Green Manor which have been revamped to be more accessible during the open house there last Thursday. Meanwhile below, even the closets in the renovated units have been more accessible thanks to a lower closet rod and […]
Duane Hicks After being underserviced for decades, district residents finally will be able to receive culturally-appropriate treatment and medically-supervised detox services closer to home thanks to a new partnership between Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services and the provincial and federal governments. Called “Mino Ayaa Ta Win” (Helping Ourselves Heal), […]
Duane Hicks Summer student Alyssa Chiasson showed off just some of the “Canada 150” merchandise currently available at the Fort Frances Museum during “Market Thursday” last week. The museum is open daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. while the market takes place each Thursday on the 200 block of Scott Street. […]
Dear editor: I am writing to voice my support for the Far North Electoral Boundaries Commission. The commission has been struck to make recommendations to the provincial government about whether to create one or two additional electoral ridings out of the current ridings of Kenora-Rainy River and Timmins-James Bay. While […]
Submitted byGregory Peters The 4-H United Beef Club, featuring 13 members, held its first meeting of 2017 on Wednesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. Our club leaders this year are Ken and Mary-Ann Haw and Neil and Angela Haw. Our youth leader is Morgan Haw. We opened the meeting by […]
Duane Hicks Piper Caldwell was one of the Grade 8 students from Jody Bonner-Vickers’ class at Fort High who spray-painted stencils beside 46 storm drains along the waterfront last Wednesday to remind people not to put pollutants into the sewer system. The project was a partnership of the Lake of […]
Kiera Kowalski Two lambs and a troupe of baby chicks gave the residents of Rainycrest a warm welcome last Tuesday afternoon courtesy of Gerber Farms. Here, Levi Morris held one of the barely month-old lambs while Dorie Dennis gave it a pet.
Duane Hicks 2016 “Citizen of the Year” Ruth Caldwell said she’s very honoured to be recognized by the town she loves.
Duane Hicks With Canada Day only 23 days away, local residents can start getting fired up about this year’s celebrations. Fun in the Sun committee chair Cynthia Donald said yesterday that plans are shaping up nicely, with something new this year being “key log rolling,” which features 65-pound synthetic logs. […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board had a chance to show off newly-renovated, accessibility-friendly apartments at Green Manor here last Thursday. Local contractor Ed Kaun & Sons made two one-bedroom units more accessible, as well as converted three one-bedroom units into a pair of two-bedroom accessible […]
Nicholas Donaldson Sage Morin visited Fort Frances High School last Thursday morning to speak with students about her tragic story involving the death of her son and the changes she wants to drunk-driving laws. On May 19, 2013, Morin’s two-year-old son, Geo Mounsef, was struck and killed by a vehicle […]
