Work has begun to replace equipment that was removed from local playgrounds last year. And local youngsters already are making the most of it. A new play structure was installed at the Phair Avenue park last week. It was ready for use by Friday afternoon. “By six o’clock Friday night, […]
District News
Property assessment notices have been mailed to more than 114,000 property owners in Fort Frances, Dryden, Kenora, Thunder Bay, and 52 surrounding municipalities as part of the province-wide property assessment update. In Northwestern Ontario, the assessed value of residential properties increased by an average of seven-eight percent since June, 2003, […]
Partners gathered at the Civic Centre last week to launch a new website dedicated to answering frequently-asked questions and, hopefully, increase the number of border crossings here. Jerry Fisher, owner of Grassy Narrows Lodge and vice-president of the North Western Ontario Tourism Association (NWOTA), said it’s a relief to see […]
The resumption of admissions at Rainycrest Home for the Aged here last week is good news for local seniors and their families, but it will be several months before the effects are felt. “With Rainycrest being closed, it caused us to accept a lot of patients that should have gone […]
While millions watched the New England Patriots show why they are the best in the world at what they do this past Sunday afternoon against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Doug McBride and Steve Ballan were doing the same before several hundred people at the seventh-annual Rainy River Walleye Tournament. Trailing Norm […]
The OPP, in conjunction with police services from across the province, is now conducting its annual fall seatbelt campaign. Starting this past weekend and running until Oct. 2, OPP officers will be conducting random stop checks to enforce and educate motorists on seatbelt use throughout Rainy River District. In Canada, […]
A wide variety of items will be up for grabs during the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s second giant used furniture sale, which is planned for tomorrow (Saturday) at the Couchiching recreation centre. Foundation director Teresa Hazel said yesterday a range of furniture either will be up for sale, or […]
The Dryden detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have concluded their investigation into a collision between an ATV and a tractor trailer unit that occurred last week. On Friday, Sept. 16, an ATV entered Highway in Oxdrift from the north side and collided with a westbound tractor trailer unit. The […]
The search for a missing Fort Frances woman ended successfully Tuesday afternoon. Karon Kaminski, 56, had last been seen by her co-workers in town around 1 p.m. on Friday. She was reported missing to police in the early-morning hours of Tuesday after she failed to report for work. Fort Frances […]
In June of every year, Donald Young School gives an academic award to the top male in the Grade 8 class during its graduation ceremonies. Last June, Luke Judson was given this honour, making him the last in his family to receive the award. What is unique about Luke receiving […]
Last year, the students at Donald Young School in Emo raised $2,100 during the annual Terry Fox Run for cancer, and were treated to a pancake breakfast served up by the staff. This year, the students were challenged to raise $2,500. And if they did so, they again would receive […]
Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada will be conducting slash pile burning on the Crossroute Forest operations from Oct. 1-March 10, 2006. This burning will take place along the Mathieu, Pipestone, Cedar Narrows, Turtle River, Trout, Manion, Sunshine, Flanders, Camp River, and Hardtrack road systems. In addition, slash pile burning will take […]
