In its monthly “Recognition of Excellence,” the Rainy River District School Board will salute the partnerships between Crossroads School and local First Nations organizations during its regular meeting tonight. “At Crossroads School, the partnerships we have with Naicatchewenin First Nation, Seven Generations [Education Institute], Weechi-it-te-win Family Services, and the Rainy […]
Local News
The Muskie boys’ hockey team lost 6-3 to Oak Park in the final of a tournament in Winnipeg on Saturday. The black-and-gold had started out strong, opening action Thursday with a 6-1 win over Stonewall before dumping Sisler 8-2 on Friday morning. Then they were supposed to play Tec-Voc, but […]
The local Alzheimer Society’s second-annual book sale held here Thursday through Saturday brought in $2,332.09. “It went fantastic,” Margaret Schonewille, executive director of the local Alzheimer Society, enthused of the fundraiser, which took place at Revco Carpet. “I found at Revco they’re always so hospitable. It’s a ‘What’s ours is […]
Don’t put your life on the line. That’s the message CN is sending out to the public to hammer home the point that not only is riding a snowmobile on a railroad’s right-of-way illegal, it’s dangerous. “It’s definitely been an issue this year. The snowmobile traffic has increased,” local CN […]
The Pictograph Art Gallery in Atikokan will be featuring “My World in Watercolour,” by local artist Gordon Ringius, starting tomorrow (Feb. 4). You can meet the artist from 1-3 p.m. (EST). This exhibition runs through Feb. 25 at the gallery, which is located downstairs in the Voyageur Mall. Admission is […]
The process of establishing a non-profit corporation to run the Fort Frances Clinic, and to apply to be a Family Health Team, is the mandate of a new board formed here last month. “In order to move forward with a non-profit, a committee has to be formed,” Coun. Todd Hamilton […]
Dr. Taylor Scarr, a provincial forest entomologist with the Ministry of Natural Resources in Sault Ste. Marie, was on hand at the Adventure Inn here last Wednesday to answer questions about the jack pine budworm infestation in Rainy River District. The jack pine budworm caused severe defoliation of nearly 90,000 […]
How would being part of Manitoba benefit Northwestern Ontario? That was a question Fort Frances Coun. Tannis Drysdale raised at the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s annual meeting Saturday in Bergland. Coun. Drysdale said she first started to think about moving the Manitoba border east in the fall of 2004 […]
Seventeen holes were drilled by Rainy River Resources this past fall at its project in Richardson Township, about 80 km south of Kenora. And several holes reported high-grade native gold. “It could be a potential gold camp,” noted Brad Baker, the company’s investor relations manager, though adding the work still […]
Students in three area high schools soon will launch a mentor program that its organizer hopes will foster new friendships between students with and without special needs. “Best Buddies” is a national, charitable organization that’s well-established throughout the country, with student-run chapters in secondary schools, and on university and college […]
A Minnesota Department of Transportation analysis of the two bridges linking Fort Frances with International Falls showed that the railroad one built back in 1908 only has 15-20 years left in it before it needs to be replaced at a cost of $8 million. This information, along with other structural […]
More books are needed for the local Alzheimer Society’s second-annual book sale which starts Thursday at Revco Carpet (950 Fifth St. W.) Anyone looking to donate books for the sale can drop them off at Revco during regular business hours—and even after the sale begins (no encyclopedias please). For those […]
