Press Release Riverside Health Care is pleased to announce that the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) has lifted the cease to admissions order for Rainycrest Long Term Care. As a result, Rainycrest will begin admitting new residents on March 11, 2019. “We wish to acknowledge the MOHLTC for […]
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From the OPP
From Monday, March 11 through Sunday, March 17, officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be participating in the March Break Distracted Driving Campaign. This campaign will be conducted by officers with the OPP throughout the entire province including officers within the Rainy River District. During this campaign officers […]
Tonight will be clear and cold with a low of 24 C (75 F) and west-northwesterly winds at five m.p.h. Tomorrow will be sunny and not as cold with a high of minus-seven (19) and a low of minus-19 (two below zero). Friday will be sunny and milder, with a […]
Did you ever stop to think how much our lives are enriched by volunteers? Pause and think about how much our everyday common lives benefit by all the work that volunteers do. Without volunteers, cultural programs such as Tour De Fort, Kids & Company or the Border Concert series would […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team saw its time at the OFSAA championship in Amherstburg come to an end with a four-set loss to Sydenham in the consolation side quarter-finals yesterday afternoon. The set scores were 20-25, 24-26, 25-16, and 19-25. Fort High compiled a 1-3 record in Pool ‘A’ […]
Sam Odrowski Jan Anderson presented Carenna Haw with the DeGagne Award at the Stratton Millennium Hall for the 4-H banquet on Friday. Haw received the award for accumulating the highest number of points in the beef club over the past three years.
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Charles Jung
Charles Jung
An unusually icy winter combined with a series of thaws means potholes are appearing faster and earlier than expected. Appearing as if by magic the dreaded pothole is the nasty surprise that winter leaves behind. While hitting a pothole can damage tires, wheels, and suspension the damage can be much […]
Sam Odrowski Children built and decorated snowmen at Nestor Falls Public School on Saturday during the 37th-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival. Kids games and outdoor winter-themed activities ran all afternoon long at the school, in conjunction with the carnival. See story, more photos A6.
St. Michael’s School students Hayden Benjamin, left, Carter Lundgren, and Liam Morrisseau enjoyed a pancake breakfast yesterday for “Shrove Tuesday.” The entire school participated. Other Catholic schools in the district, as well as some churches, also celebrated “Shrove Tuesday” by holding pancake feasts. -Sam Odrowski photo
Submitted The Muskie girls’ curling rink put on quite the performance as they went a perfect 5-0 en route to nabbing gold at the NWOSSAA championships in Thunder Bay on Sunday-Tuesday. The black-and-gold now advance to the all-Ontarios which are slated for March 20-23 in North Bay. Pictured here are […]
Press Release Border Skating Club of Fort Frances will be sending four of their figure skaters off to Mississauga tomorrow through Sunday (March 7-10) to compete in the Skate Ontario Provincial Championship. There are 17 qualifying competitions held throughout the province from November through March and the skaters with the […]
Sam Odrowski
Parents, volunteers, and 4-H members packed the Millennium Hall in Stratton on Friday evening for the annual awards night. Over 100 people turned out to the event to enjoy a meal and recognize all of the hard work 4-H members and volunteers put in throughout the 2018 season. “The banquet […]
