The Rainy River District School Board voted against a motion to revisit a previous decision not to replace a special school bus at Atikokan High School during its regular monthly meeting there last week. Fort Frances trustee Donna Dittaro had submitted a written request to chair Dan Belluz prior to […]
District News
With some district residents marking it on their calendars each year now, the annual Household Hazardous Waste Day continues to be a successful means of letting them dispose of materials they otherwise wouldn’t be able to get rid of at the landfill. Adam Scott, co-ordinator of the Rainy River Watershed […]
The 24th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet was well-received Friday night, drawing a packed house to La Place Rendez-Vous and raising some money for a good cause. The big story of the night was the resignation of Barney Maher, who was chairing his last banquet for DU. He explained it was his […]
As part of a national fundraising campaign, the Voyageur Lions and the Fort High Leo Club are planning their second “Purina Walk for Dog Guides” here Sunday, June 3. And with less than a month to go, organizers are focusing on getting people to register, collect pledges prior to the […]
The Rainy River District School Board voted against a motion to revisit a previous decision not to replace a special school bus at Atikokan High School during its regular monthly meeting there last week. Fort Frances trustee Donna Dittaro had submitted a written request to chair Dan Belluz prior to […]
If you’re a person holding a responsible position in the Town of Fort Frances, be careful opening your mail. You might be in for a shock. The fundraising committee for the new Fort Frances Public Library has announced a celebrity car wash for Saturday, May 26 at Canadian Tire here—and […]
Due to a rapidly increasing fire danger, Voyageurs National Park is banning all campfires within the park. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued burning restrictions for northern St. Louis County from County Road 16 north. In co-operation with the Minnesota DNR, Voyageurs National Park will apply the following restrictions […]
People face losing hundreds of thousands of dollars they’ve invested in cottage property near Lake of the Woods after a First Nation decided not to renew their lease at the end of the year. The cottagers, who have been there for more than 30 years, have been leasing their land […]
An Ontario review has cleared a Winnipeg police officer who shot and killed an aboriginal youth who refused to drop a screwdriver. The report into the Jan. 31, 2005 fatal shooting of Matthew Dumas has recommended no charges be laid against the police officer involved. The review by an Ontario […]
Around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, a three-wheeled ATV and a dirt bike were spotted by a Fort Frances OPP officer travelling at a high rate of speed eastbound on the 800 and 900 blocks of Sixth Street East. The officer tried to stop them but was unsuccessful as the suspects […]
If you were in Stratton over the weekend, chances were it was to participate in big business at the Stratton sales barn. The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association held its annual spring sale. “We will sell anything, even your chickens, at this sale,” sales manager Russell Richards noted Monday. They did […]
A Grassy Narrows First Nation man faces a second-degree murder charge in connection with a death that occurred there Saturday. Clifford Kokopenace, 24, was charged in connection with the death of Taylor Assin, 22, also of Grassy Narrows First Nation. Kokopenace presently is in custody at the Kenora District Jail. […]
