Heather Latter Get out your heels and grab a Cosmopolitan! This November, ladies in Fort Frances will be able to feel like that glamorous New Yorker, Carrie Bradshaw, as the Canadian Cancer Society brings in “Hope and the City”—a fun, flirty, and fabulous event to benefit women’s cancer research. “It’s […]
District News
Heather Latter Robert Moore School council members, along with help from the local Kiwanis Club, are planning a spaghetti dinner Oct. 25 to help fund the popular breakfast program that has been running there since 2005. The program, which is available to all 470 students in the school, sees trays […]
Heather Latter Damien McGinnis of the Nigigoonsiminikaaning Health Program has submitted an idea for an Art and Science Centre—Bawaajigan (Dream)—in this year’s Aviva Community Fund. Now he needs people to vote so the idea will move on to the next round of the competition. The idea is in the running […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers are mourning the loss of one of their long-time players after former forward Jaret Leclair was killed Sunday. The 20-year-old from Pic River First Nation graduated from the junior ranks last year after three seasons with the Lakers, where he had 33 goals and 43 […]
Press Release The Canada Border Services Agency reminds travellers to plan their border crossing to avoid delays during Thanksgiving weekend. Peak traffic volumes are anticipated at the Fort Frances port of entry on Monday (Oct. 8) between 2 and 7 p.m., when border wait times may exceed 30 minutes. Travellers […]
Press Release Mine Centre School staff and students soon will see the grounds of their new facility evolve into a resource for learning and well-being. At a special meeting Sept. 24, the Rainy River District School Board approved funding from Mine Centre School reserves to proceed with the school campus […]
Ken Johnston Cows in space? Well, not quite—but local beef producers did have their animals in cyberspace as the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association tried its first-ever cattle sale that included a live feed over the Internet from the Stratton sales barn! RRCA member Kim Jo Bliss is always busy at […]
Heather Latter The Cabin Country Quilt Guild is looking to grow, with prospective members encouraged to drop by an open house this evening in the Shaw Room at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre to see what the group is all about. “We understand it can be a little […]
Heather Latter The current health-care system in Ontario is not benefiting those living in the north—at least not according to those who attended the town hall-style meeting here Friday morning. The session, hosted by local MPP Sarah Campbell and NDP health critic France Gelinas, drew more than 20 residents, many […]
Dear Mr. Behan: As a senior and long-time resident of Fort Frances, I have a personal interest in seeing an assisted living facility available here. If/when I need help living independently, I would like to know that there will be a place here—and that I would not have to relocate […]
the OPP On the morning of Aug. 22, Rainy River District OPP officers responded to a reported mischief at the public washrooms at the Lions Park in Fort Frances. It was found that those responsible had forced entry into the public washroom and storage area. Once inside, they continued to […]
Staff With more recreational activity taking place in the bush, several fires caused by humans have popped up recently. Kenora Fire #118 was reported yesterday—a human-caused fire which was “under control” at 0.1 hectares at last report. Meanwhile, Dryden Fire #55, a human-caused fire first confirmed Saturday, was “being held” […]
