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), […]
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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 […]
Staff Due to freezing rain, poor visibility, and treacherous roads, the annual Christmas Bird Count, held throughout the district on Dec. 15, turned out to be a difficult day. “Four teams had to quit by mid-morning because of dangerous driving conditions,” noted Ilka Milne. “However, there were interesting birds to […]
Heather Latter Despite the fact Rainy River District has been without a resident judge since last June, the president of the District of Rainy River Law Library Association told municipal leaders she intends to keep up the fight. “We cannot just sit back and accept it,” Barb Morgan stressed to […]
Heather Latter An accommodation review process, which will provide a recommendation for the future of Crossroads School in Devlin, is getting underway, with an initial committee meeting held last month. This review follows that of Donald Young School in Emo, which held its accommodation review process last year, and Sturgeon […]
