With more teams than last year, organizers of the second-annual “Relay for Life” here are getting ready for what they hope will be a record-breaking year. The 12-hour relay, held in support of the Canadian Cancer Society, will be held at Pither’s Point on June 21-22. Last year’s inaugural event […]
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With the school year ending soon, the United Native Friendship Centre youth council here is working to make sure teens don’t get bored during their summer break. “We’re basically out to change the community’s perception of the youth. We’re not all bad,” Sally Lee, president of the youth council, said […]
As one door closes, another opens. That was the case here when “Trudy’s Alterations” closed this week and an employee opened “Stitch Em Up” to take its place. “I’ve been working for my mother for three years doing this, [but] she’s moving to Thunder Bay and I knew our clientele […]
Backed by a vote of 90 percent overall in favour of going on strike, the union negotiating team for Safeway employees in Fort Frances, Dryden, and Kenora returned to talks with the company Thursday in Kenora. Now with a Ministry of Labour mediator as part of the equation, representatives from […]
While dozens of anglers were looking for fish in the Rainy River last week during the inaugural Emo Walleye Classic, Martin Nantel was busy looking for information gaps about the river and its tributaries. Nantel, head of the Rainy River First Nations Watershed program, spoke of the importance of identifying […]
Construction on Phase II of the La Verendrye Parkway waterfront renovation project should be underway by July after town council approved the final drawings and report from Engineering Northwest Ltd. at a meeting here last Thursday evening. While only a handful of people were on hand for the public presentation, […]
Fort St. Pierre and the Lookout Tower at Pither’s Point remain closed to the public indefinitely—and it’s likely any decision on whether the town will pay to repair them or not will have to wait until the 2003 budget process, Fort Frances Museum curator Pam Hawley said Tuesday. But with […]
As of Monday for A&W and Kentucky Fried Chicken, and June 1 for Pizza Hut, three local restaurants have adopted no-smoking policies, joining an increasing number of businesses that are “butting out” in the region. “It’s been very good,” said Barb Flinders, co-owner of A&W, adding there’s been no apparent […]
The Ridlon brothers have their tire tracks all over the standings of the mini-sprints division of the Borderland Racing Association. After going two-three in the feature race two weeks ago, Kyle and Steve traded one-two finishes in the heat and feature races this past Saturday at the Emo Speedway. Steve […]
Grade 9 students are being expected to know math concepts they’ve never been taught, the math and science co-ordinator for the Rainy River District School Board says. They can’t even go to their textbooks for help since none exist that completely follows the new curriculum. A dozen middle and high […]
Preserving history museums and historic sites help drive the economy, a representative from the Ontario Historical Society said here last week. “History and heritage is not a frill, it is a significant part of the community that a lot of people don’t take seriously,” stressed Rob Leverty. “We are not […]
Although no proposals have been submitted yet as to what to do with $33,000 from the Moffat Family, local individuals, service clubs, and charities still have until June 12 to offer their ideas. “With a week to go, it’s not unusual,” said Fort Frances CAO Bill Naturkach. “I certainly understand […]
