All main highways will be opened soon, Rainy River and other communities have been downgraded from a state of emergency, and flood waters are receding as communities get back to normal. As reported in Thursday’s Daily Bulletin, Highway 71 to Kenora is now open to daytime traffic, with a detour […]
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Municipal Affairs and Housing minister Chris Hodgson on Friday declared the entire Rainy River District a disaster area, making it eligible for funding under the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program. The declaration covers the 10 municipalities and unorganized areas in the district, including Fort Frances, as well as the Township […]
The Northwestern Health Unit is advising all people not on municipal water to boil drinking water until their wells are tested. “We’ve been in touch with the Ministry of the Environment and all municipal water supplies are fine,” municipal and environmental health consultant Bill Limerick said Thursday morning. But Limerick […]
The Township of La Vallee followed Emo in asking the province to declare it a disaster area in response to two days of torrential rain that hammered the district earlier this week. Highways connecting the area to Dryden and Atikokan still were closed as of press time Thursday while Rainy […]
With a price tag as high as $49,500 to fix up the Lookout Tower at Pither’s Point, the town may not be able to squeeze such repairs into its 2003 budget. But that doesn’t mean council should give up on preserving the site, which, along with the “Hallett” and Fort […]
While it isn’t know how employees at the Canada Safeway store in Kenora voted Tuesday night, those working at the stores here and in Dryden ratified their tentative deals Sunday and Monday, respectively. “It went very well,” said Dan Belluz, who had been in Kenora negotiating with the company and […]
Put those “blue boxes” back inside, they’re not going anywhere soon, Pat Hickerson, the town’s manager of Operations and Facilities, said yesterday afternoon. “Because of the highway closures, we’re asking the residents of Fort Frances to pick up their recycling as the trucks won’t be getting through,” he remarked. “Hopefully, […]
Canadians wanting to take part-time college courses in the United States are now out of luck due to the enforcement of regulations that prevent crossing the U.S. border for classes. “Commuter students seeking to enter the United States on a visitor’s visa to pursue a part-time course of study at […]
District children are encouraged to get their dancing shoes on, their voices warmed up, and their costumes ready for two weeks of musical and theatrical camp. Co-ordinator Reneé Martin said she’s pleased with the number of registrations so far but welcomes more youth to enroll in River Theatre’s summer musical […]
As district homeowners and businesses bail out basements from the two days of intense thunderstorms, many wonder just who’s going to pay for the flood damages. “No one has flood coverage,” said Larry Cousineau of Cousineau Brokers Inc. here. “I don’t know anyone in Fort Frances who has flood coverage.” […]
High school students may have been praying that flood waters would delay their final exams, but those prayers have gone unanswered. The Rainy River District School Board has decided exams would go on as scheduled starting Wednesday morning. Students unable to attend exams due to road closures or bus cancellations […]
The municipal landfill will be the subject of an operational review in the near future, and Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said at Monday night’s council meeting that it’s about time. “We need to make some changes,” he stressed. “It’s terrible out there.” Mayor Witherspoon noted his concerns revolve around how many […]
