Sometimes, just stepping out of your own backyard can give you a whole new perspective on life. At least that’s what Tiffany Bombay discovered when she did it. Of course, she has a big backyard—and took a big step, as well. Bombay, 20, has spent her entire life at Rainy […]
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Living on Prospect Bay, Pat and Harlan Faragher are used to watching float planes land and take off on the lake on a daily basis. But neither of them were expecting what happened a week ago Monday (Oct. 4) when Trevor Lorteau, 32, of Sioux Lookout clipped a wire, sending […]
A series of home visits by the Fort Frances Fire Department, in conjunction with Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 4-9), found local residents seem to be getting the message that having a working smoke alarm is the law. “It went pretty well,” said firefighter Wayne Riches. “We made contact with 121 […]
Fort Frances OPP officers, assisted by the Northwest Region K-9 Unit, executed a search warrant Wednesday at a La Vallee Township residence located off of Highway 602. During the search, police seized processed marijuana and plants with an estimated street value of $10,000. Two males, aged 59 and 19, were […]
The second-annual Autumn Arts Festival kicked off this morning at the Backus Auditorium in International Falls. The two-day event will feature items for sale, workshops, and displays. Groups participating in the festival include the Northern Lights Quilters’ Guild, the Northland Art Society, and the 4-H Club, as well as many […]
Sons of Norway Vinland Lodge 1-193 will hold a business meeting at Nylan Huset on Rainy Lake tomorrow (Oct. 7) at 7 p.m. All community members from Koochiching County and Fort Frances with an interest in Nordic culture, including Sami, Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, or Norway, are invited to attend. […]
The president of the Ontario Public School Board Association paid a visit to Fort Frances on Tuesday on a short tour of Northwestern Ontario. Rick Johnson, who was named president back in June, said he hoped to make relations between the association and school boards more personal. “We’re trying to […]
Emo will be looking to the private sector to help keep the district’s special-needs transport vehicle on the road, it was learned last week. As a result of discussions with officials from other district municipalities attending a meeting of the Northern Ontario Municipal Association in Thunder Bay, Reeve Russ Fortier […]
While it wasn’t looking like many people would show up for it just days before, organizers were encouraged by the turnout at the Valley Adult Learning Association’s inaugural “Laps for Literacy” fundraiser Saturday morning at Pither’s Point. “We ended up with 25 people. It turned out be successful,” VALA literacy […]
People from all over the district, and as far away as London, Ont., came out in droves Saturday for what turned out to be an opportunity to say a last farewell to one of the area’s best-known and well-liked characters. An auction was held in Morley Township for the estate […]
The Rainy River District School Board will hear a presentation tonight on its various partnerships with First Nations communities and agencies across the district in an effort to help aboriginal students succeed in school. Superintendent of Education Terry Ellwood and Fort Frances High School vice-principal Brent Tookenay will outline the […]
The town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee is asking the public to start thinking about individuals who have made a difference in our community and nominate them for the 2004 award. Nomination forms are now available at the information desk at the Civic Centre. About 30 letters requesting nominations […]
