Sam Odrowski The Mino Ayaa Ta Win Healing Centre and Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services has welcomed Dr. Shannon Wesley to their organization, where she will begin her four-day-a-month practice. A welcoming ceremony was held Monday in the facility’s roundhouse, where food was shared, prayers were said, and songs […]
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Drama Division (April 10) •CLASS D008 Choral Speaking, Grade 7–1. Fort Frances High School (A. Petsnick) (Honours) 2. Fort Frances High School (N. von Niebelschutz) (Honours) •CLASS D802 Duet Poetry, Own Choice, Grade 7-8–1. Amy Norris and Hallee Nugent (First Class Honours) •CLASS D508 Choral Speaking, Grade 5–1. St. Francis […]
From the OPP On April 8 around 8:20 p.m., members of the Kenora OPP were called to a residence there to a report of a house fire as a result of an explosion. The OPP and the Kenora Fire Department attended a short time later and were able to extinguish […]
My column is coming in late this week because I just finished up the three-day practice for the Lake Cumberland FLW Tour event this week in Kentucky. It probably has been the toughest practice I’ve had since I started fishing these tournaments back in 2012, and the dark-to-dark fishing had […]
Just the other day I was remembering Sunday drives from my childhood–the whole family piled into the car, only a brief argument about who got stuck in the middle. Me. The burden of being the youngest. Erma Bombeck said never have more children than you have car windows. She was […]
When I click on my cellphone to awaken it, I am perturbed by the advertising that pops up on the screen before I even type in my password. It is annoying and now I know that every time I view a car rental, flight rental, or hotel rental, I can […]
Duane Hicks To Be Determined Theatre Co. delighted a packed house at the Townshend Theatre last Tuesday evening with their performance of “The Wonderful World of Miss Jiggs,” bringing to life Phoebe Gilman’s most famous “Jillian Jiggs” stories. The play was the final show in the Kids & Company entertainment […]
Dear editor and friends: These last few weeks have been an exciting time for me. Since announcing my intention to seek the NDP nomination in Kenora-Rainy River, I was fortunate to get a great deal of support and encouragement right from the start. People in our region are ready for […]
From the OPP On April 7, the OPP’s Provincial Communication Centre received a call of a male driver passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle on Highway 11 in Dawson Township. An officer from the Rainy River detachment went to the scene and located the male. As a result […]
Press Release The Water Levels Committee of the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board has directed the operators of the international dam on the Rainy River at Fort Frances-International Falls to adjust the April water level target range for Rainy Lake. The decision stems from input from various stakeholders […]
Sam Odrowski Rainy River District School Board students in Grades 4-8 attended Roseneath Theatre’s presentation of “Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls” at the Townshend Theatre last Wednesday. The touring production aimed to educate students about gender identity, diversity, and equality.
Press Release Riverside Health Care has introduced a new sign-in/out procedure for all visitors and guests at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home in Fort Frances, effective this past Monday (April 9). The goal of the sign-in/out procedure is to identify as accurate records as possible of individuals present, enabling us […]
