Press Release In August, Canada Border Services Agency officers at the Fort Frances port of entry processed 101,462 travellers in 48,670 vehicles, which represents a one-percent increase in travellers and a two-percent rise in vehicles from last August. More than 368 international travellers entered by bus. That month, officers conducted […]
District News
Ken Johnston Students and staff at both Rainy River High School and Atikokan High School received great news at the Rainy River District School Board’s regular meeting last Tuesday night in Rainy River. The board approved, in principle, spending $1.5 million on renovations for the two schools. Of that, RRHS […]
Press Release The board of directors of Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. met Sept. 24 to discuss the current president and CEO’s employment agreement, which expires on March 31, 2015. After a thorough discussion, including a review of his recent performance appraisal, the board decided to enter into contract re-negotiations […]
Heather Latter Every person has a story. But instead of reading about those stories in the pages of a book, the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, in partnership with the local Celebrating Diversity committee, is giving people an opportunity to hear these stories face-to-face during its first “Human Library” […]
Heather Latter The “Kids & Company” entertainment series is gearing up for its 2014-15 season, which will feature five shows. Season passes and individual show tickets are going on sale soon. “I’m really excited about this season,” enthused new committee chair Tara Tolley. “I think we have a really great […]
Heather Latter A project more than two years in the making, a docudrama re-enacting what’s known locally as the “hot stove” murder has been completed and is now available for purchase. Focused on a woman named Viola Jamieson, who died as a result of being tortured on a hot stove […]
the OPP On Saturday around 5:55 p.m., the Rainy River District OPP was advised of a missing Fort Frances male. Family became concerned when the male didn’t return home and told police he was last seen in the area of the Sorting Gap Marina. Local officers began their search of […]
the OPP On Saturday around 1:20 p.m., the Rainy River District OPP, Rainy River District Emergency Medical Services, and Emo Fire Department responded to a serious single motor-vehicle crash on Barnhart Road near Emo. The driver, Jessica Sunshine Johnson, 17, of Emo, died as a result. The vehicle had been […]
the OPP Shortly after 7 a.m. last Wednesday (Oct. 1), Rainy River District OPP officers were dispatched to a break and enter in the Maple Crescent area of Atikokan. The investigation at the scene revealed that the break-in had happened the previous night. Officers also made note of a second […]
Heather Latter Picture this—a huge parking lot with the back ends of vehicles decorated for Hallowe’en, where children can go trick-or-treating in a fun and safe environment. That’s what the Community Policing Committee, along with its community partners, is planning as part of “Project Safe Hallowe’en” this year. “We were […]
Duane Hicks It was a cold, windy morning, with a few snowflakes here and there, but people still came out in droves Saturday for the second-annual “Steps Against Stigma” 1K and 5K walk/run here. Sponsored by the Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, the event drew about […]
Staff There still are a few more days to vote in the first round of this year’s Aviva Community Fund Challenge—and Knox United Church here needs your help. “Currently we are sitting in 13th spot, which is excellent, but we’d like to still definitely improve our position,” Bill Gushulak, co-chair […]
