The 1955 headline reading “Plan to Raze Williams Block; To Use Site for Customs Area; Propose One-Way Traffic Routes” seems like deja-vu. By mid-August, 1955, a new Customs area opened on the corner of Church Street and Mowat Avenue. The razing of the Williams block removed a 50-year-old cement block […]
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They did not have got as much funding as they asked for, but the Rainy River District Area Services Board working group will keep moving forward in the long process to establish one here after recently receiving word from the province. “I’m confident it will be enough to get things […]
Following numerous reports of confusion in traffic flow stemming from the new Canada Customs and Immigration facility here, council agreed Monday night to post new traffic signs to hopefully ease the situation and go back to Abitibi-Consolidated for a full traffic flow study. And while he agreed something had to […]
While a request for donated use of town facilities for the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual International Conference on Safe Communities was referred to the administration and finance committee for review at the March 25 council meeting, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon stressed at Monday night’s meeting that the town had better come […]
Michael Tetu was sentenced here Monday afternoon to jail for manslaughter in connection with the death of Deanna Daw on Oct. 29, but Daw’s mother, Patsy, isn’t satisfied justice has been done. “We know he did the crime. We want him to do the time,” she said from her home […]
“Real life simulations like internships, practice interviews, and skills competition are great ways to prepare our business students for employment,” said Shirley Schmidt, business instructor at Rainy River Community College in International Falls. With this goal in mind, Schmidt has organized the annual competitive events at RRCC, which measures speed […]
Friends and colleagues were in shock Tuesday over news that former local businessman Tony Beyak passed away suddenly yesterday while vacationing in the Caribbean. “I’m really saddened to hear of his passing,” said Marla Thomson of the Northern Lights Credit Union here, who worked with Beyak on the Fort Frances […]
Michael Tetu was sentenced to 15 years in jail at the Fort Frances Courthouse on Monday afternoon after pleading guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of Deanna Daw on Oct. 29, 2000 as well as to four other charges unrelated to that incident. He will be eligible for […]
Lions, tigers, and other exotic animals will take over the Townshend Theatre here Tuesday night as Kids & Co. presents “The Carnival of the Animals.” The performance—complete with life-size puppets and vibrant backdrops—is being staged by “The Music Arsenal” starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets, which cost $12 each (with those […]
What to do about reported traffic flow problems at the new Canada Customs and Immigration facility here will be discussed at Monday’s committee of the whole of council meeting. The report is to be made by Pat Hickerson, the town’s manager of Operations & Facilities, after council directed that department’s […]
The next rehearsal for the choir that will perform during the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual International Conference on Safe Communities here next month has been rescheduled for Monday night instead of Tuesday. Organizer Diane Maxey said the date was changed so as not to conflict with the Kids & Co. […]
Coping with dementia is possible. That was the message Dr. Cameron Camp offered more than 65 health-care providers gathered at La Place Rendez-Vous on Friday morning for a conference called “Coping with Dementia.” Professional care-givers from across the region, including Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, and Virginia, Mn., were on hand to […]
