Heather Latter With the biennial “Luncheon of Hope,” organized by the Rainy River District Breast Health Network, set to go this Saturday, local fitness leaders Margitta McLeod and Arlene Georgeson want to support breast cancer, too. So the pair is organizing a “Zumba Glow Party” this Friday evening, with funds […]
District News
Heather Latter Thirty-four students from Fort Frances High School, along with four teachers, attended “We Day Minnesota” in St. Paul last week—a one day event that highlights a movement of young people leading local and global change. “It was a really great experience,” said Grade 12 student Maisie Fichuk, a […]
the OPP Yesterday around 9:30 p.m., Rainy River District OPP officers responded to a report of a deceased male located about 30 km north of the junction of Highway 11 and Highway 611 North in an unorganized township. The deceased male, a U.S. resident, had been hunting with friends but […]
Press Release Getting a ’flu shot is important; not only to protect yourself but also to keep those you care about healthy. Starting in mid-October, you can get a ’flu shot at your local Northwestern Health Unit office or at one of our community clinics. Clinics will run during the […]
Press Release A new long-term labour deal between EACOM and Unifor has resulted in EACOM formally announcing this week that it will re-start the Ear Falls sawmill in the spring. The sawmill has been idled since Dec. 7, 2009 during the height of the U.S. housing crash. “Local MPP Sarah […]
Press Release The Canada Border Services Agency is anticipating higher traffic volumes at the Fort Frances port of entry this Thanksgiving long weekend and would like to remind travellers to plan ahead to avoid delays. Travellers are advised to plan their border crossing outside of peak traffic periods if possible, […]
Heather Latter Three years ago while spending the winter in Texas, local retired letter carrier Ken Noble was introduced to the art of segmented wood-turning by a friend from Bemidji, Mn.—and he’s never looked back. “It’s relaxing but challenging,” Noble said of his hobby. “You start with an idea but […]
Duane Hicks District resident Mike Kemper, writing under the pseudonym “S. Wampman,” has just released a new book, “Reflections And A Slasher”—and it just might earn him a ninth fan. The new book is comprised of two halves. The first half is a collection of 14 short stories about Kemper’s […]
Heather Latter After attending a two-day conference in Seattle, Wash. in August, four teachers from St. Michael’s are leading the local school in a new program called “The Daily 5,” which is a structure for fostering literacy independence at the elementary school level. “The way we go about teaching literacy […]
Joey Payeur Mildred Lalond and Guthrie United Church spent their first days—and many more after that—within a stone’s throw of each another. But Lalond, the first person baptized in the Devlin church that was built in 1913 and a longtime member of its congregation, knows better than to cast the […]
Staff The Ontario Court of Appeal released two rulings late last month affirming that holding a cellphone—even briefly—while driving is illegal under the Highway Traffic Act. And local OPP Cst. Anne McCoy is pleased with the decision. “Distracted driving refers to all forms of distracted or inattentive driving, such as […]
Press Release Local NDP MP John Rafferty joined members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada and military veterans yesterday to denounce the closure of the Veterans’ Affairs office in Thunder Bay. “The elimination of the Thunder Bay office is inexcusable,” Rafferty said. “The Harper government is now forcing hundreds […]
