Rainy River First Nations celebrated Earth Day on Monday, with many different activities—from tree-planting to learning about traditional healing—scheduled for the entire day. “We had nine events taking place throughout the day—some [were] fairly simple for the younger grades,” said Stuart Clendenning, program officer with the Rainy River Watershed Program. […]
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Due to the high winds the district has been experiencing lately, all fire permits for burning grass and brush have been cancelled until further notice. • • • Many worthwhile events are happening now, or in the near future, regarding fundraising for the proposed Crossroads community rink. Tickets for the 24×32 garage […]
The Fort Frances Curling Club put a motion on the floor to become a smoke-free facility effective Nov. 1 at its semi-annual general meeting last Wednesday night. “This has been a big issue and we’ve discussed it a lot,” club president Bill Gushulak said. “There are some [curling] clubs in […]
Women facing domestic abuse and family violence in Rainy River District may not know where to turn for help. “A lot of people think the Atikokan Crisis Centre itself is not available to the west end of our district, or they didn’t know how to access it,” said Donna Kroocmo, […]
To ensure the safety of its employees when dealing with substances such as airplane fuel, the Fort Frances Municipal Airport will be getting shower and eye wash facilities in the near future. Council approved the $8,100 project as an unbudgeted expense at Monday night’s regular meeting here after a request […]
The town must decide what to do with $33,000 so it’s planning to form the “Fort Frances Community Foundation” to help do just that. A public meeting on the issue is slated for Wednesday, May 22 at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre. “We’re inviting community-minded organizations to come out […]
Parents are at a loss as to how they can keep Alberton Central School open. Next Wednesday at a meeting of the Rainy River District School Board at Donald Young School in Emo, trustees will vote on whether to close Alberton Central, Alexander MacKenzie, and Sixth Street in favour of […]
A handful of striking public service workers were expected to cross the picket line Tuesday for mandatory forest fire training after a ruling by the Ontario Labour Relations Board. The dispute began last Wednesday when Ministry of Natural Resources managers here called in about 18 FireRangers for mandatory training. But […]
Residents who expected to see their “blue boxes” picked up yesterday and today may still be seeing them sitting at the curb as two of the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association’s trucks have broken down again. “They’re being repaired as we speak,” Cindy Buttner of Buttner Enterprises said late this morning. […]
Some local property owners may be opening their wallets later this year after two bylaws to replace 14 sidewalks passed first and second reading at Monday night’s council meeting. But whether or not the town goes through with the work depends on reaction from the affected residents, CAO Bill Naturkach […]
National Volunteer Week is April 21-27, which offers the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau an opportunity to celebrate volunteerism with our community through a series of articles. Again we find ourselves thinking about youth volunteering and how important this activity is to youth for a number of reasons. The two most […]
With the signs up and construction almost complete, the new Subway franchise located in the old Sunset Shell location is set to open next month. “Almost everybody I talk to is excited about it and can’t wait until it opens,” said franchise owner/operator Harvey Perry. Perry said the store will […]
