With more and more cases of influenza reported each day, the Northwestern Health Unit is seeing a high demand for vaccinations in the Kenora-Rainy River districts. Public health nurse Cindy McKinnon said Monday that while the health unit initially was going to wrap up its ’flu shot clinics Dec. 4 […]
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The Borderland Community Orchestra, now in its fifth season, is presenting an innovative new performance this Friday at the Backus Auditorium in International Falls, combining the sounds of the orchestra with dance and singing. The “Holiday Sing-a-long” will feature the Janet Wagner Dance Studio dancers from the Falls, who will […]
Town council did not decide last night whether it will sign on with the Rainy River Future Development Corp. for another three years, but it did give the RRFDC its word it would have an answer by Feb. 29. In the interim, council extended the town’s current contract with the […]
The Fort Frances Fire Department responded to a fire at a residence on the 800 block of Second Street East last Thursday. The small blaze, which started when a pot of wax on the stove caught fire, was reported at 6:45 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find the homeowners, who had […]
CUPE Local #65 members who make up the staff at the Fort Frances and District Association for Community Living, as well as the ACL’s board of management, both voted in favour yesterday of ratifying a tentative agreement struck Dec. 5. CUPE Local #65 president Gwen Miller said this morning she […]
Council will have to decide at tonight’s regular meeting whether the town will continue to use the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s services for economic development for the next three years. While council has been given an outline of the RRFDC’s responsibilities and activities, RRFDC chair Telford Advent and RRFDC […]
While things are going well for the local Salvation Army’s Christmas hamper program, Captain Angel Sandoval said he’s still looking for volunteers to help out with the kettle program. “We need volunteers,” he noted. “We’ve had to close some of the kettles, and we depend on [those] to give better […]
Trustees from across Northwestern Ontario met with the new education minister yesterday in Thunder Bay to hear the new provincial government’s plans for education in the coming year and to express their concerns. Gerard Kennedy said the provincial government was interested in co-operating with trustees and school boards in working […]
Council passed a motion Monday night to name citizen appointees to various town committees for the term running Dec. 1, 2003-Nov. 30, 2006. The various committees, including the council reps previously named at the Dec. 1 inaugural meeting, are: •Accessibility Advisory Committee— Laurie Lundale, Joanne Davis, Lawrence Catherall, and Jennifer […]
Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. announced late yesterday that all people visiting hospital patients in Fort Frances, Emo, and Rainy River must wear masks. “There are reports of ’flu in the community and we want to do what we can to keep it from spreading into the hospital,” said Mary […]
Shaw Cable will introduce highspeed Internet to Fort Frances in the new year, regional system manager David Inglis said. “Plans are to launch Internet service in January,” he said, adding it most likely would be in mid to late January although no specific date has been set yet. The high-capacity […]
Wal-Mart Canada said its new store here won’t be open until mid- to late-January, not in time for Christmas as some talk around town has suggested. “It looks like we will be open for business in the new year,” Kevin Groh, manager of corporate communications, said Monday from Toronto. Store […]
