Two weeks after striking public service workers returned to work, the Ministry of Transportation finally has most of its computer systems up and running. “We’re back in business,” MTO spokesman Bob Nichols said Friday morning. The computer systems were shut down during the almost eight-week strike by 45,000 Ontario Public […]
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Residents wanting to water their lawns or wash their vehicles should be aware the town’s bylaw regulating non-essential water use is now in effect until Sept. 15. Starting yesterday, odd-numbered addresses can only water on odd days and even-numbered addresses on even days (even-numbered houses are exempt on months with […]
About 200 students, mostly in Grade 9 and 10, walked out of classes at Fort Frances High School yesterday morning as part of a province-wide protest of the new curriculum. Thousands of students across the province protested outside of schools and government buildings after an e-mail addressed to “Ontario high […]
The Emo Lions Club held its annual “walk-a-thon” on Saturday morning, with the six-km route going from the curling club to a checkpoint at Tom Judson’s gate and back. Some 44 people took part, representing the Rainy River District Community Policing Committee, Youth for Understanding, Crossroads School in Devlin, the […]
Sometimes things are done simply in the name of active living. A group of local residents has been lending their time to refurbish the Eighth Street trails. Over the past 10 years, they’ve cut down dead trees, cleared walking and skiing paths, and now are ready to make their next […]
Sandwich lovers will have a new place to dine starting today as a Subway franchise opens its doors here in Fort Frances. The new restaurant, located in the old Sunset Shell building on King’s Highway, will be open daily from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. and serve a variety of […]
Joe Edmonds had never heard of road rage before Jan. 29, 2000—the night a fatal car crash killed his eldest son, Jason, and two of his friends. Now he runs the Jason Edmonds Foundation for Road Safety, dedicating his life to stopping this roadway killer. “Every car on the road […]
For Erik Gustafson and Jonas Watson, giving a presentation in front of their class is their worst nightmare. But these two students faced their fears Tuesday as they explained to a Grade 7 class at Robert Moore School what it feels like to stutter. “I was nervous at first ’cuz […]
The 32nd-annual Manitou Mounds fish fry is set to sizzle this Friday beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung (“Place of the Long Rapids”) Historical Centre. “Last year we had 700 people and we’ll [see] more this year, probably close to 900 people,” said Lou-Ann Bombay, band manager of Rainy […]
Mayor Glenn Witherspoon demanded the town figure out a way to give breaks to new businesses after council voted 4-2 on Monday night in favour of denying a request for financial relief for sewer, water, and driveway invoices by North American Lumber. “I’m against this. There has to be a […]
Looking for a camp for your artistically-inclined eight to 15-year-old? Well, River Theatre’s summer musical theatre program in Emo is now accepting registrations for its session running July 29-Aug. 9. “It’s a two-week program that runs from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Emo Legion,” […]
Since February, Jack Cameron has been living in a world he hasn’t enjoyed for years—one with pitch perfect sound. “If I wasn’t still working, I wouldn’t have noticed it,” he said yesterday while visiting Lori Germain, local hearing instrument dispenser with the Canadian Hearing Society, to get a new ear […]
