The Northwestern Health Unit will be administering Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccinations to Grade 8 girls attending district schools this fall. HPV—known to be sexually-transmitted—is a main cause of cervical cancer in women. “This vaccination is important to the protection of our youth because through a few simple doses, […]
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This year’s annual general meeting of the Rainy Lake Conservancy drew a sizable crowd from both sides of the border Sunday afternoon at La Place Rendez-Vous to meet and mingle, discuss organizational matters, and have a question-and-answer session with Canada Border Service Agency officials. “[The presentation] did cover a lot […]
The Northwestern Health Unit would like to advise the public that West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes have been identified from a trap in the Fort Frances area. This is the first documented case of WNV-positive mosquitoes in a municipality within the Kenora and Rainy River districts in 2007. There has […]
Fr. Raphael Mponda delivered a message of thanks to members of St. John’s Anglican Church here last Thursday evening. Through a special presentation entitled “Come to the Waters,” Fr. Mponda showed those on hand the blessings their monthly donations have brought to the people of Malawi in Africa. “Thank […]
The Fort Frances Horticultural Society’s 39th-annual flower and vegetable show, this year entitled “Garden Creations,” promises to be an exciting adventure for all—not just those with green thumbs. “We have a lot of talented gardeners here who are all very proud of their creations,” said club president Helen Crook. […]
Black bears are on the move once again, with several reported sightings of bear activity within town limits over the past week. “The bears are moving into town again—it’s just that time of year again,” said town Bylaw Enforcement/Animal Control officer “Plum” Byrnes. “We’ve had some calls from residents reporting […]
The second half of a 4-H exchange between 10 local members and those in New Brunswick was completed last week after the Maritime members wrapped up their week-long visit to Rainy River District. The local members had been paired with their New Brunswick counterparts earlier this summer after they were […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources had to deploy waterbombers and crews on foot to battle a tall brush fire that broke out along the railroad tracks east of the Noden Causeway on Tuesday afternoon. The heart of the blaze was located near LCB Logging on Highway 11, with MNR vehicles […]
Children learned to identify different species of fish native to Northwestern Ontario during the annual “Family Fishing Weekend” earlier this summer at Blue Lake Provincial Park. Dick deGroot, a Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officer in Dryden District, presented the program to a group of about 25 children and […]
The Town of Fort Frances put up a temporary stop sign today at the corner of First Street East and Mowat Avenue to alleviate traffic congestion over the weekend while U.S. tourists head home. The new sign will come down Tuesday after the holiday weekend has concluded and bridge […]
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) will make special presentations at schools across the district this fall thanks to funding from the Rainy River Substance Abuse Prevention Team and Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition, in conjunction with the Ontario Chiefs of Police Association. Each presentation will be geared to the […]
The fourth and final phase of the first research project of the Rainy Lake Fisheries Charity Trust got underway during the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship last week. Part four of “Investigations in Applied Smallmouth Bass Biology in Northwestern Ontario” will include recompression, or “fizzing,” of barotrauma bass, then […]
