Press Release The Northwestern Ontario Tourism Association (NWOTA), together with Kenora District Camp Owners Association (KDCA), were pleased to report last Thursday that they have opened a successful dialogue with key decision-makers in the Ministry of Tourism. In conjunction with the ministry’s announcement of the funding of the five-year Northern […]
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Duane Hicks How much councillors are paid to attend meetings, and which meetings qualify as out-of-town ones and which don’t, are subjects that will be reviewed in the next few months in a new subcommittee headed by Mayor Roy Avis. During a special committee of the whole meeting yesterday, the […]
Staff Thanks to winds reportedly gusting up to 100 km/h, Fort Frances residents and those living in the west end of the district briefly had their power knocked out Saturday evening. But residents east of town had to wait until yesterday afternoon before they could watch Super Bowl pre-game coverage. […]
Duane Hicks “Save electricity, save money, and help the environment. All in one move.” Small businesses are encouraged to find out more about the “Power Saving Blitz” program, which offers up to $1,000 in free energy retrofits, this Wednesday (Feb. 4) during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s “Business After […]
The Canadian Press ST. CATHARINES, Ont.—As soon as newly-minted millionaire Jorma Hogbacka handed over certified cheques worth $30,000 to two former Tim Hortons’ employees, he got a double-double hug in return. It took four days, but Hogbacka made good yesterday on an old promise to share his $14.8-million Lotto 6-49 […]
Duane Hicks For a sixth year, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. is looking for participants for its customer service challenge—and interested businesses have until Friday, Feb. 20 to sign up. RRFDC officer manager Cynde Milette said 35 district businesses signed up for the challenge last year, with organizers hoping […]
Press Release TBayTel announced yesterday that it is supporting LG Electronics Canada Inc. in its voluntary recall of roughly 2,400 LG 150 model phones in use by TBayTel customers with a no-charge phone replacement program. LG was notified by one of the independent bodies responsible for the certification of mobile […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances hosted the Ontario Association of Police Services Boards Zone 1 semi-annual meeting last Wednesday through Friday, drawing 40-50 delegates from across the region to discuss relevant issues. But the average resident just might be asking themselves what does a police services board do? “The prime function […]
Duane Hicks The fourth-annual “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” here Sunday evening ended up being very successful, raising an estimated $6,200 for further promotion of Alzheimer awareness and education. “This has been our highest amount raised to date,” Margaret Schonewille, executive director of the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River District, […]
Duane Hicks While parents may see the Internet as a virtual reality, the threats posed by predators and cyber-bullies are dangerously real. And even though many parents are not as technology-savvy as their children, that’s no excuse for them not to play a role in their children’s online activities just […]
Duane Hicks With the abuse of prescription drugs like oxycontin on the rise, a community task force has been established to address the problems arising from the increasing amount of opiate addiction in Rainy River District and First Nations’ communities. OPP Insp. Dave Lucas, who last week was appointed as […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River Future Development Corp. and Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship have been developing a strategy to market Fort Frances as one of the top bass-fishing destinations in North America, and will have a booth at the 2009 Bassmaster Classic trade show and tournament in Shreveport, La. […]
