Robin McCormick The Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association will be going door-to-door this Saturday (April 13) selling boat raffle tickets and collecting used books. The boat was donated by Don and Tami Foster and Nestor Falls Marine as a fundraiser for the new Emo Express jerseys. Tickets cost $5 each, with […]
District News
Heather Latter Plans for “Kiss ’n Ride” developments at Robert Moore and J.W. Walker here are continuing after the Rainy River District School Board approved the projects in principle at its regular meeting last Tuesday night. The Fort Frances Traffic Safety Committee has been working toward the goal of increasing […]
Heather Latter The Rainy River District School Board is continuing its effort to engage teachers, students, and parents in native language and culture through technology and by developing new tools to enhance the aboriginal curriculum. Through a partnership between the board, Seven Generations Education Institute, the Ministry of Education, and […]
April 8 (Piano) •Baroque, Grade 9—1. Lucas Koomans 2. Lorianne Dueck •Baroque, Grade 8—1. Erin Gustafson •Baroque, Grade 7—1. Tianna Veldhuisen •Classical, Grade 7—1. Tianna Veldhuisen •Classical, Grade 8—1. Erin Gustafson •Classical, Grade 9—1. Lorianne Dueck 2. Sarah Bagacki/Lucas Koomans (tie) •Baroque, Grade 6—1. Gareth Dunn 2. Caitlin Rittau/Emma Keeler […]
Press Release Ontario needs to develop a strategy to ensure all communities in the northwest have a ready supply of affordable and reliable electricity, says local MPP Sarah Campbell. Speaking in Queen’s Park, Campbell raised concerns that northern communities are not being treated equally when it comes to basic infrastructure—something […]
Harry Arnould and Grace Seguin of Rainy River were among the $40 winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for April. Other winners included Sherley Brown (Nestor Falls), Carole and Fern Paquette (Sleeman), and Jan Richardson, Johan Hellesoe, Christine and Paul Donnelly, and Ralph Oldford […]
Riverside A report in the April 3 edition of the Toronto Star identified that the wrong chemotherapy dose was given to nearly 1,000 cancer patients in Ontario. The report stated the dosing error allegedly occurred at Marchese Hospital Solutions in Mississauga. The cancer drugs mentioned in the article are cyclophosphamide […]
Heather Latter The 73rd Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts is set to begin next week, with four different divisions set to be adjudicated. Joleen Beninger, chair of the Festival committee, noted the dates for the divisions are April 8-11 (piano), April 16-19 (English and French drama), April […]
Staff A large wild cat—believed by some to be a bobcat and others to be a lynx—seems to be lying low since first being reported here in late February. Bylaw enforcement/animal control officer Arlene Byrnes said last week that the town has picked up the live traps it had set […]
Heather Latter As planning gets underway for the 2013 gardening season, the local Community Garden Planning Committee is requesting the Town of Fort Frances permit the community garden to stay in place at least until the end of October. The current bylaw amendment, which allows the Lillie Ave. location to […]
Heather Latter Despite not owning any dresses and having never worn high heels, Emily Hyatt will be representing the District of Rainy River when she vies for the title of Miss North Ontario next month in Sudbury. “This is something that is a lot more girlie than I’m used to,” […]
Press Release Federal New Democrats believe the Harper Conservatives are turning their backs on business and small communities in Northern Ontario with massive cuts to program funding for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor). “This is more than bad timing or a single case of bad judgment,” […]
