April 9 is the 90th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge during the First World War and the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 will be joining other Legions across the country in holding a celebration that day. The celebration—open to everyone—will start with a service at the Fort Frances […]
Local News
With a wave of a wand and a spoken spell, the Fine Line Art Gallery co-op is starting to transform its Mowat Avenue location for its annual spring art show. The theme of this year’s show is “Abracadabra,” and the public is encouraged to visit the gallery next week to […]
Property owners in all classes will see a small tax increase this year after town council votes on the 2007 budget at a meeting slated for April 23. At a budget meeting Monday, council received a report from treasurer Laurie Witherspoon noting that in order to balance the 2007 operating […]
It’s that time of year again for Rainy River District residents to give the “gift of life” as Canadian Blood Services is holding its annual spring donor clinic April 25-26 at Fort Frances High School. Interested donors can make an appointment prior to the two-day clinic by calling 1-888-2DONATE (1-888-236-6283) […]
FORT FRANCES—More than 70 district property owners, producers, and municipal representatives gathered in Stratton on Monday night, following a forage insurance meeting, to learn about the Clean Water Act. The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association brought in Chris Attema, a water quality specialist for the provincial association, who is responsible for […]
Since 2005, students at F.H. Huffman School here have been benefiting from the “Breakfast Buddies” program through a partnership with the United Native Friendship Centre. Tonight, the Rainy River District School Board will recognize the “Breakfast Buddies” program—and the volunteers who make it possible—with its monthly Recognition of Excellence Award. […]
Those who want to attend the Kiwanis Club’s annual Good Friday breakfast had better act now as there’s only a small number of tickets left for the extremely popular event. As of this morning, there were 15 tickets left at Drs. Lidkea, Elliott and Lidkea, where the tickets are being […]
FORT FRANCES—Canadian Blood Services is on the lookout for people to give the “gift of life” at its spring donor clinic coming up April 25-26 at Fort Frances High School. CBS spokesperson Harvey Heather said Monday morning that interested donors can make an appointment prior to the two-day clinic by […]
FORT FRANCES—District Conservatives acclaimed Neebing resident Richard Neumann on Friday night as their candidate in the next federal election. “Sooner or later, there’s going to be another election and we want to be ready,” said Arie Grootenboer, president of the Thunder Bay-Rainy River Conservative Electoral District Association (EDA). Nearly 20 […]
FORT FRANCES—Staff and parents at F.H. Huffman here are reviving the school’s “Folklore” reading program—and are looking for more volunteers to help make it a success. “Our parents really liked ‘Folklore’ and they wanted it going,” said Huffman teacher Jean Hebert, who sits on the school council as a teacher […]
Union Gas and Duke Energy Foundation selected Fort Frances as a community they wished to assist this year. Local manager John Wachnuk contacted his firm about the “Community Chest” and the value it represented to our area. As a responsible corporate citizen, this foundation, through its “Neighbour of Choice” program, […]
FORT FRANCES—Local applicants to the Moffat Family Fund should find out in the next month or so who will get how much of the $50,000 once again allotted to the town this year. “The selection committee has pared all the applications down to the $50,000 limit and they forwarded the […]
