Heather Latter The “I Am Awesome! (And I Know It!)” self-esteem and empowerment retreat for young women was named a grand-prize winner in the Aviva Community Fund competition, earning a total of $45,000. “I am so excited—a little teary, very humbled, and slightly overwhelmed,” retreat director Renée Martin-Brown enthused yesterday […]
District News
Duane Hicks District OPP officers should be carrying conducted energy weapons (CEWs) by this summer. OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis announced Dec. 23 that, effective immediately, any officer who is trained will be permitted to carry a CEW, which is more commonly referred to as a “taser.” Local detachment commander Insp. […]
Duane Hicks There’s no way for local residents to take the bus from Fort Frances to Winnipeg right now because the connection from here to Kenora is on hiatus due to a lack of drivers. Troy Marschalk of North Air Services said the bus to Nestor Falls/Sioux Narrows/Kenora stopped running […]
Courtesy of the Winter road maintenance contractors in Northwestern Ontario have had to pay severe penalties this year for failing to meet provincial standards. “These are performance-based contracts and when they fail to meet our standards, they face penalties,” Ian Smith, the Ministry of Transportation’s regional director for the northwest, […]
Heather Latter The chairs of the Accommodation Review Committees at both Sturgeon Creek and Crossroads are “cautiously optimistic” their schools will remain open after last week’s committee of the whole meeting revealed Rainy River District School Board trustees are opposed to consolidating the two schools with Donald Young School in […]
the OPP Yesterday around 3:10 p.m., the OPP responded to a motor-vehicle collision at Second Street East and Portage Avenue involving a school bus and passenger vehicle. The collision occurred when a Honda Civic was travelling westbound behind an unloaded school bus on Second Street East. Both vehicles stopped for […]
the OPP Kenora OPP was contacted Jan. 12 regarding the discovery of sexually-explicit photographs of a 17-year-old girl on an electronic device. A subsequent investigation involving members of the Kenora OPP Crime Unit resulted in the arrest of a 16-year-old male from Kenora. An investigation revealed the male had distributed […]
Heather Latter Those who enjoy a good documentary are not going to want to miss the upcoming film festival entitled “What’s Up Doc?” Presented by the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, it will run Jan. 20-23 starting at 5:30 p.m. A different film will be shown each night, with […]
Heather Latter As the 74th-annual Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts gears up, with entries now being accepted, people are reminded that all are welcome to participate. “It’s a fun and rewarding opportunity for people to showcase, develop, and nurture their dramatic and/or musical abilities,” noted Joleen Beninger […]
Heather Latter The charitable dinner for the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, held Saturday night at La Place Rendez-Vous here, was a success—bringing in more the $4,000 that will be used locally to help people affected by Alzheimer’s disease and their families. “It went very well,” said Rossana Tomashowski, […]
Heather Latter A decision has not been made officially yet but it seems Rainy River District School Board trustees are against administration’s recommendation to consolidate Donald Young, Crossroads, and Sturgeon Creek schools with a new one in Emo. Trustees voiced their opinions at a committee of the whole meeting earlier […]
Heather Latter Having grown up with horses, Angela Halvorsen is now ready to share her passion with others as she opens her “Dreamweaver Ranch,” located just south of Emo. “I’ve had this idea for years,” Halvorsen remarked, noting she often invites people, especially young children she knows, out to ride […]
