Heather Latter Fort Frances resident Gary Lipinski, who is president of the Métis Nation of Ontario, was among the provincial and national leaders at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on March 8 when it handed down its decision in the Manitoba Métis Federation case. And though he noted […]
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the OPP Rainy River District OPP officers, Atikokan Fire Rescue, and the Atikokan Ambulance responded to a head-on collision involving two vehicles on Mercury Avenue there Friday morning. The incident occurred around 8:55 a.m. when a Chevrolet Malibu travelling southbound on Mercury Avenue lost control and collided with a northbound […]
the OPP Dryden OPP officers responded to a single-vehicle accident yesterday on Highway 17 west of Thunder Lake Road. The accident occurred when a westbound minivan carrying five Sioux Lookout youths struck ice and spun out, causing the vehicle to roll several times. All five occupants were taken to the […]
Staff The fifth-annual “A Cause for Paws” fundraiser for the Borderland Humane Society is coming up Saturday, April 13 at Lenard’s in International Falls. Running from 4:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., the event is the primary fundraiser for the BHS each year. It also will be a celebration of 40 years of […]
Heather Latter The local Voyageur Lions Club will host a “Jail or Bail” event this spring—and are looking for “convicts” to participate in the fundraiser. “Just for a fun time, we’re going to ‘arrest’ citizens in Fort Frances,” explained club member Diana Larocque. “Participants are given a pledge sheet and […]
Heather Latter Award-winning entrepreneur Zahra Al-Harazi shared her secret to success with local residents last Thursday night during an event at La Place Rendez-Vous in conjunction with International Women’s Day. “I really enjoyed it,” enthused Angela Halvorsen of the local Professional Women’s Network, which, along with funding from the province, […]
Heather Latter It might not be an obvious problem in Rainy River District but several local agencies have indicated homelessness indeed is an issue here. “It’s definitely a problem here—it’s just not what people might think it looks like,” said Peggy Loyie of the Rainy River District Victim Services Program. […]
Press Release A total of 25 Revera Office and Client Services staff across the districts of Kenora and Thunder Bay voted more than 60 percent in favour of joining the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, CEP national representative Stephen Boon confirmed this morning. Revera home health care services […]
the OPP Yesterday around 8:30 a.m., members of the Kenora OPP detachment were called to the Norman Dam, where workers located a body floating at the intake to the dam. The OPP’s Marine Unit attended, as well as the Kenora Fire Department, to assist with the recovery. A post-mortem examination […]
Tina Roth and Helen Wensley of Fort Frances were among the $40 winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for March. Other winners include Rosemary and John Laevens (Rainy River), King Johnson, Gloria Smith, Valerie Tilley, Seija Van Haesendonck, and Phyllis Bauldre (Dryden), Lucille Dickey, […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s newly re-branded Business & Community Expo is set for April 26-27 at the Memorial Sports Centre. Formerly known as the Home and Leisure Show, the focus of the event has been shifted to put more emphasis on the vendors. Chamber manager Annely […]
Duane Hicks Betty Anne Johnson, with Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child and Family Services, recently was commended by OPP Superintendent Ron van Straalen, regional commander of the North West Region, for her work with “Project Safe Hallowe’en.” “I am deeply honoured,” said Johnson, who is supervisor of strategic and quality initiatives […]
