The Fraser Institute released its “report card” on Ontario elementary schools last week, placing the Rainy River District School Board tied for ninth place overall. The report used the province’s Education Quality Assessment Office results for Grade 3 and 6 students as a basis for the ranking system, as well […]
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On the heels of a trip to the Rainy Lake mermaid last summer, a group of local artists is turning their collective creative eye to the Devil’s Cascade on Rainy Lake next Saturday (July 12). “The last time was successful, so we wanted to do something again this year,” said […]
The laws of physics were put into question yesterday evening as Fort Frances Crime Stoppers held its annual Great Rubber Duckie Race on the Rainy River near the Sorting Gap Marina. “We went upstream,” said John Jordbro of the local Crime Stoppers chapter. “For the first time in history, the […]
With Phase II of the La Verendrye Parkway recently completed as the community’s newest attraction, the town is taking a hard line to make sure dog owners mind their four-legged friends when using it. Rick Hallam, superintendent of Planning and Development, said this morning that a local resident and businessman […]
As another school year comes to a close and students look forward to their summer break, some of their teachers will be going on a more permanent vacation. At the fourth-annual Rainy River District School Board Employee Recognition Night here Friday night, 15 retirees were recognized for their years of […]
With all the publicity and misinformation over bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, in recent weeks, the federal and provincial governments finally have moved to provide emergency funds for farmers who are most directly affected. Last Tuesday (June 17), Ottawa and Queen’s Park jointly announced a package of $460 […]
This year, as it has for the last two, the local “Relay for Life” is bringing together people from all walks of life to fight a common enemy: cancer. Some 32 teams of about 10 people each have signed up for the all-night event at Pither’s Point Park this Friday, […]
As days turned into hours and hours into minutes, the countdown to the release of the newest instalment of the Harry Potter saga reached a fevered pitch last week. As the much-anticipated release of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” approached Friday night at midnight, dozens of locals—some […]
In a show of support for the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” project, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has committed itself to a marketing campaign to promote the Fort Frances area in the United States. While the board of directors agreed on this about two weeks ago, the move was officially […]
North-end residents miffed at the notion of traffic being disrupted at the Portage Avenue underpass this summer can breathe a sigh of relief as town council agreed Monday night to hold off on the project until next year. Referring to the sole tender that was submitted for the job, Bruce […]
The Fort Frances Community Fund has decided which local individuals, groups, and organizations will share more than $56,000 given to the town, with the recipients revealed in a recent report. The committee received 21 submissions, with a total request value of $175,202.30, said Fort Frances CAO Bill Naturkach, who heads […]
With a slew of activities scheduled here over the next six days, and with the town’s centennial celebration culminating on Canada Day, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon is encouraging all citizens to come out and participate in “Homecoming Week.” “We have a lot of people coming into town for this and there’s […]
