Robin McCormick A pair of upcoming St. Patrick’s Day events are happening in our area so be sure to celebrate the luck of the Irish by attending one or even both. A St. Patrick’s Day tea and bake sale is set for this Friday (March 13) at the Emo Health […]
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Heather Latter Joelle Barron is a poet and a writer, with works having been published in the Malahat Review, ARC Poetry Magazine, and on The Hairpin. But she’s always wanted to win one of CBC’s literary prizes. Now the local resident has a chance at earning the top prize in […]
Duane Hicks More deer means more wolves. It’s a simple truth that explains why wolf sightings have become more common in the Fort Frances area in recent years. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry received four reports of wolves from the public in December, noted Adriana Pacitto, MNRF assistant […]
Heather Latter The first-ever “Relay Reunion” event is being planned to kick-off this year’s “Relay for Life.” Set for March 26 from 6-8 p.m. at From the Grind Up here, it will be a causal come-and-go event for anyone involved (or who wants to be involved) in the “Relay”—an inspirational, […]
Cameron Penney Mother Nature seemed to send an apology to participants of the 33rd-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival over the weekend. Temperatures hovering just below zero C made the cold of last year’s numbing minus-40 readings a distant memory. “We couldn’t have asked for better weather the last two days,” […]
the OPP On Friday around 3:30 p.m., the Rainy River District OPP was dispatched to a motor-vehicle collision involving a school bus and passenger vehicle near the intersection of Thompson Street and Keating Avenue South. The bus was carrying five students at the time but no injuries were reported. Both […]
Staff Out-shoppers are reminded to not try to bring chicken or other poultry products across the border into Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is implementing measures to protect Canada’s poultry resources from an outbreak of highly-pathogenic avian influenza reported in poultry in the states of Minnesota, California, Idaho, Oregon, […]
the OPP Dryden OPP officers recently received an anonymous call about a dog being left out in the cold at a residence in Wainwright Township. The officers attended the residence and located a husky cross dog in poor health due to the weather conditions. The temperature at the time of […]
Press Release “Music in The Dungeon” at the Backus Community Center in International Falls continues this Sunday (March 8) at 2 p.m. with a concert presented by “The Violas.” The public is welcome to attend. Three violists—members of the Borderland Community Orchestra and the Rainy Lake Community Orchestra—will present a […]
the OPP Shortly before 5 p.m. on Feb. 25, Rainy River District OPP officers responded to a report of a disturbance involving two people at a Marks Street address in Atikokan. Local detachment members, assisted by members of the North West Region Emergency Response Team, the Fort Frances Crime Unit, […]
Press Release Something that’s been weighing on my mind a bit lately is the disappointment that many people seem to have with dietitians and the reasons for this. Basically, it boils down to the fact that we’re not sexy. Nope, we can’t tell you the next great superfood you must […]
Press Release The board of trustees of Riverside Health Care would like to announce that Theodore (Ted) Scholten has been appointed president and CEO effective April 1. Scholten recently served as chief operating officer of the Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Wayne, Ind., one of two free-standing facilities that are part […]
