Chris and Tami Stamler (Atikokan) won the $500 up for grabs on Mother’s Day in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for May 11-17 were Gerald Thurier (Atikokan), Kym Whalen (Fort Frances), Darrin Rusnick (Atikokan), Tami Davy (Badger, Mn.), Joel Inkster (Fort Frances), […]
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Press Release Due to the current visitor restriction at Rainycrest, the annual Mother’s Day luncheon—set for Sunday at Hallett Hall—has been cancelled. Those who had purchased meal tickets for this event are entitled to a full refund. The restriction continues as a result of the ongoing gastroenteritis outbreak at the […]
Haley Anderson The Riverside Foundation for Health Care raised $9,100 at its eighth-annual “Old Bags” luncheon here Sunday afternoon. Organized by the Foundation’s special events committee, the Robert Moore School gymnasium was decorated from wall-to-wall with fragrant flowers, antique teacups, and heaps of assorted handbags. Ladies of all ages were […]
Heather Latter The Fair Queen committee is looking for contestants to participate in this year’s Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair, taking place Aug. 14-16 at the fairgrounds in Emo. “It’s a good opportunity to meet new people—just a fun thing for girls to take part in,” said Mary […]
Heather Latter The Kids’ Garden Club will be back for a second year at the Fort Frances Community Garden—and youths of all ages are invited to sign up. “It seemed to go very well last year and we wanted to continue with that,” noted Jolene Quast, a health educator with […]
Heather Latter The “I am Awesome! (And I Know It!)” regional retreat for girls aged 10-16 will begin taking registrations next Thursday (May 15) at 7 a.m. for its second event, which is scheduled for Sept. 25-28 at Sunny Cove Camp. “It’s about empowerment and personal discovery, focusing on self-esteem […]
Joey Payeur The Ontario government will be intensifying efforts this year to make sure tourist camp operators across the province are doing their best to maintain safety standards at their places of business. That was the message delivered at the North Western Ontario Tourism Association’s annual spring meeting in Nestor […]
Robin McCormick A community fundraiser dinner will be held this Friday (May 9) at the Emo Legion to help the Emo Health Centre purchase a new exam table. One is needed for the nurse practitioner who is coming to join the team there, with the cost being about $11,000. A […]
Staff More than a month into the 2014 fire season, the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Northwest Forest Fire Management Centre has seen only two fires to date. These included a 0.3-hectare fire in Kenora, which was reported Sunday, and a fire in Thunder Bay last week that was the result […]
Press Release This year’s Catholic Education Week mass, set for tomorrow (May 7), will be celebrated in solidarity with our entire school board and with many other Catholic schools in the province. The Ontario Student Trustees Association (OSTA-AECO) has organized this mass as their main project for the year. This […]
Press Release In conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, effective immediately and until further notice, Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. is restricting visiting to one family member at a time due to a number of cases of gastroenteritis at Rainycrest here. This does not affect services at La Verendrye General […]
Staff Tbaytel is proposing to erect a new cell tower in downtown Fort Frances, and is seeking public comment until May 26. The 20-metre high tower is to be located behind the local Legion. The tower will off-load wireless traffic from Tbaytel’s existing sites in Fort Frances, which will increase […]
