Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Cpl Aaron Kellar, 26, returns to Fort Frances after serving in Latvia since February. Prior to his arrival, he completed the Baltic Warrior competition during his deployment in Latvia. It was a cross country competition where 18 NATO countries competed with 247 teams. Kellar and his team partner came in […]
Tonight will be the only meeting of the month for the Fort Frances council. The next meeting will take place on August 9. Tonight Mayor June Caul will announce the recipients of the Moffat Family Fund Grant. The Committee of the Whole will also be receiving a letter presenting information […]
Fort Frances council is set to approve the final bylaw for the name change to the Fort Frances Seniors Centre from the Sister Betty Kennedy Centre. The name change was approved by council in 2017, along with recognizing the contributions of Sister Betty Kennedy to the centre by having a […]
Executive committee opt to take no action after reviewing four options which would push truck traffic off Front Street The Operations and Facilities Executive Committee agreed to keep the truck route designation on Front Street as an alternate route to Scott Street. They also accepted the information relating to the […]
Hannah Veldhuisen, 23, has just returned from teaching English to grade 7 and 8 students in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Veldhuisen graduated highschool from the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program (SCAP) in Emo. She then attended Dordt University in Sioux Centre, Iowa, where she studied elementary education with a minor in middle school […]
No talking at the dinner table was one rule among many at the Jones house. As a longtime health inspector in the Rainy River District, Harry Jones, 90, knew exactly how many septic fields had been put in the district, where they all were and what was in them. His […]
Lawnmowers, chainsaws, weedwackers, brushcutters and many other power tools expose human ears to loud noise that could cause damage in the long term. This exposure contributes to ear and hearing damage if done regularly without hearing protection, according to Jackie McCormick, audiologist at the Fort Frances Enhanced Hearing Centre. McCormick […]
When we are asked as children what we want to be when we grow up, doctor is one of the most common answers. However, when they find out it is not an easy path many opt for different careers. But for Danielle Mitchell, family doctor in Fort Frances, the path […]
Fort Frances town council voted in favour of resuming youth summer programming for the remainder of the summer. The town will start the hiring process for positions that need to be filled. The town’s summer programs, historically run from the Memorial Sports Centre and including the “Rec N Crew” program […]
Couchiching First Nation has administered more than 3,000 vaccines and is nearing the end of vaccinating all their residents. Armand Jourdain Senior, Couchiching Health and Recreation director, said they started vaccinating Couchiching residents in early February. With this being the fifth month of the community’s vaccination campaign, Jourdain said the […]
The Fort Frances Hospital Auxiliary is celebrating the services provided by Marg Kircher, 89, and Eloise Camirand, 90, who have volunteered at the auxiliary for 50 years. Kircher and Camirand have volunteered for 50 years at the Hospital Auxiliary, out of a desire of meet new people and serve their […]
It was after they lost their home because of a flood in Winnipeg that June Smith, 98, and her husband came to Fort Frances, where she became an involved member of the community. “I was born in Winnipeg,” Smith said. “We lived in an area called St. Vital and we […]
