A total of 14 organizations and individuals, looking to get a share of funds the town has been allotted by the Moffat Family Fund, filed their applications at the Civic Centre by last Friday’s deadline. The local committee will meet today to review the submissions and decide which applicants are […]
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Further to a collaboration between the Fort Frances Community Clinic and Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., the Chronic Disease Management Program has been developed. It is a program aimed at encouraging patients and their families to become active partners in the management of their chronic illness. The program itself will […]
Whether they want to supplement sales from their storefront business or sell strictly online, entrepreneurs have a whole world of potential customers at their fingertips thanks to the Internet. As such, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. and Northwest Business Centre is holding a three-hour workshop on how to sell […]
The Vancouver-based alternative rock band “Faber Drive” will be playing at the Townshend Theatre here March 31, with tickets for the show going on sale tomorrow (March 6). “I expect tickets to sell really fast,” noted Adam Armit, who is responsible for bringing the group to town. “The same show […]
Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. is reminding the public to refrain from visiting patients at all its health care facilities (La Verendrye, Emo, Rainy River, and Rainycrest) if you are experiencing any of the following symptoms: Cough, fever, runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. “I cannot stress enough […]
With portion sizes increasing by two-five times over the past 20 years, Dr. Sue Pederson, an endocrinologist at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine, chose to investigate portion control. “I find that most people know what constitutes a healthy food choice,” she said. “But controlling portions and eating balanced […]
Given their love of cooking, the mother/daughter team of Peggy Johnson and Rhonda Howells recently decided to start up a catering business in town, which they named “Cooking with Care.” “We want people to know that quality is more important than quantity . . . . And that we take […]
Work carries on at the site of the new AbitibiBowater biomass boiler, with the project still on track to fire up this October, mill manager John Harrison said yesterday. “We’re on schedule,” he said. “The height of the building you see now is as tall as the building’s going to […]
Geoff Gillon, regional economic development manager of the Rainy River Future Development Corp., recently was elected president of the Economic Developer Council of Ontario for the next one-year term. “I’m looking forward to it. It’ll be exciting working with people from across the province,” Gillon enthused, though noting the new […]
In response to the controversial situation stemming from an Internet-posted video disrespecting the traditional pow-wow, Couchiching First Nation hosted a healing ceremony at its multi-use facility yesterday. Co-organizer Gilbert Smith explained the purpose of the ceremony was for both sides to come together to begin to heal as one community. […]
Town delegates found out they’ll have to foot more of the construction costs for the new library and technology centre here than previously hoped after speaking with Northern Development and Mines minister Michael Gravelle last week in Toronto. “We were requesting funding for the library and technology centre that we […]
Students at J.W. Walker are settling into their new temporary classrooms this week after an explosion and fire at their school in the early-morning hours of last Thursday. Fortunately, the fire damage was limited to the gymnasium, with water damage confined to the floors of the lower level of the […]
