Heather Latter The deadline to enter the 73rd-annual Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts has been extended until March 1. Originally set for Feb. 25, Festival committee chair Joleen Beninger noted there was a slight delay in posting the syllabus and resources manual on the website (www.ff-festival.com), as […]
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Staff Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty presented the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal to three Fort Frances residents at a ceremony Saturday morning at the Volunteer Bureau here, marking the final presentation to be made locally. June Keddie, Henry Miller, and Randy Thoms received the commemorative medal created […]
Heather Latter Following its final meeting Feb. 12, it was determined the Sturgeon Creek School Accommodation Review Committee will recommend to the Rainy River District School Board that the school remain open and continue to be maintained. “The decision was reached based on all of the public input we received,” […]
Staff June Smith and Allan/Loreen Holt of Fort Frances were among the $40 winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for February. Other winners this month include Brian Nielson (Emo), Robert Johnston (Rainy River), Nancy Eddison (Oxdrift), James Dalzell (Pickle Lake), Herb Neufeld (Vermilion Bay), […]
Press Release Everyone has a role to play in ending domestic violence in the workplace and the community. Eight workplaces in the Kenora-Rainy River districts took important steps in 2012 and the beginning of 2013 to create safe, supportive workplaces. They taught supervisors and workers how to recognize the warning […]
Robin McCormick The first of four meetings on the future of Crossroads Public School will be held next Tuesday (Feb. 19) at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of these meetings is to consider the outcomes of the accommodation review called by the local public school board. This is a very important […]
Heather Latter It is every singer’s dream to perform at New York City’s Carnegie Hall—one of the most prestigious concert venues in the world—and two former Fort Frances residents will be living that dream next week. Annelise Hawrylak and Sarah Hallikas, who both currently reside in Toronto, are members of […]
Heather Latter It no longer looks like the former “Pizza Connection” that many here might remember. Instead, the building that sits at the west end of Scott Street had been transformed into a modern-looking coffee shop, which is set to open its doors tomorrow. “I lived in Winnipeg for nine […]
Heather Latter The Ministry of Natural Resources is looking to modernize how the province licences, allocates, and prices Crown forests, with the idea to move locally towards an Enhanced Sustainable Forest Licences (eSFLs) company instead of Resolute Forest Products holding the licence for the Crossroute Forest Management Unit. “We need […]
Press Release In December, Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) officers at the Fort Frances port of entry processed 59,670 travellers in 33,747 vehicles, which represents a 1.8 percent increase in travellers and a one percent increase in vehicles compared to December, 2011. Eight charter buses carrying 165 passengers, 445 commercial […]
The Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D.—A Canadian man is accused of trying to smuggle American guns into Canada after he allegedly sold six guns to an undercover officer for $24,000. Shawn Hartnell, 29, of Fort Frances, Ont., is charged with two counts, including conspiracy to illegally export firearms. Court documents say […]
Press Release Local MP John Rafferty attended the inaugural meeting of the All-Party Entrepreneurship caucus yesterday. Its stated goal is “to be the grassroots voice of small business on Parliament Hill, giving all MPs a true understanding of the needs and aims of entrepreneurs.” This is something Rafferty said he […]
