Local News

Peggy Revell With the Oct. 14 federal election fast approaching, the turnout for the advance polls here was very good, the area’s assistant returning officer said this morning. “Turnout was great,” enthused Ruby Douglas. “Numbers were great.” Across Rainy River District, a total of 869 votes were cast in the […]

Press Release On World Sight Day (Oct. 9), Drs. Lidkea, Elliott & Lidkea Optometry Clinic in Fort Frances will focus on both local patients and people halfway across the world who desperately need eye care. Lidkea Optometry will donate all of that day’s eye examination fees to help some of […]

Duane Hicks The “Building for the Future” campaign had been driving to raise the final $35,000 needed to meet its fundraising goal of $750,000 in recent weeks, but overwhelming community support actually pushed that total to just under $89,500. That, in turn, boosted the overall campaign total to nearly $804,500. […]

Staff If you run your own home-based business, there’s still room for you to sign up for the Home-based Business Expo taking place Friday, Oct. 17 at the Adventure Inn here. Running from noon-8 p.m., the expo is sort of like a trade show, said Angela Halvorsen, one of the […]

Press Release During the course of the Business Retention and Expansion Program, a total number of 86 businesses were surveyed. Following the survey analysis, several key issues were identified by the task force as being most likely to impact the future of the Fort Frances business community. These then were […]

Duane Hicks With six directors expected to step down in late November, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is putting out a call for nominations. Chamber manager Dawn Booth said Wanda Barker (Super 8 Motel), Krista Mauro (RBC Royal Bank), Paul Sunstrum (Canadian Tire), Nancy Daley-Fulton (CMHA), Gary Rogozinski (AbitibiBowater) […]

Peggy Revell They may have differing viewpoints on the issues but after last night’s all-candidates’ forum at the Civic Centre, there’s one thing all four agree upon: how disappointing it was that Shaw Cable (Channel 10) failed to cover it. “Shaw’s lack of availability for this is nothing short of […]

Peggy Revell Joe Weinberg has been asked a lot of stupid questions over the years, but as a violence and abuse educator, he takes it all as a part of his job. “They can ask me stupid questions and try to put me on the spot,” said Weinberg. “I mean, […]

Press Release The new buzz word when we talk about work and health is “organizational culture.” Organizational culture is a lengthy term for some common sense ideas: having enough control over your work, getting enough support from co-workers and supervisors, and achieving a balance between your work life and home […]

Duane Hicks The Rainy River Future Development Corp. has a new videoconferencing unit installed and ready to go, enabling it to bring business training to the district easier than ever before. The unit, provided by the Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre, allows the RRFDC to provide various types of business training […]

Press Release The public has a final chance to see the “Ontario Residential Schools: Our Story” exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum before it closes on Oct. 11. In conjunction with the exhibit, the local Right Relations Committee is presenting an afternoon of special presentations this Saturday (Oct. 4) starting […]