Town council agreed Monday night to endorse the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board petitioning Health and Long-Term Care minister Tony Clement to declare this district a priority for funding to fully staff land ambulance services. “We have an issue within the Rainy River District, and all over Ontario, […]
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Stephen Harper claiming the Canadian Alliance leadership in one ballot is possibly the best thing that could have happened to the party, the president of the Kenora-Rainy River riding association said. “I’m very happy about the Alliance vote, very happy about the outcome,” Brian Williams said over the weekend. “I […]
The Rainy River District Area Services Board looks like it will become a reality following an announcement by Coun. Dave Bourgeault at Monday’s night’s regular council meeting here. “We unanimously decided to proceed with our proposal to go forward with the Area Services Board,” said Coun. Bourgeault, who is chair […]
Everything from cookbooks to kids’ books, journals to novelty items, will be up for grabs tomorrow from 2-8 p.m. when “Friends of the Library” holds its semi-annual book fair at the Fort Frances Public Library. For those who can’t make it tomorrow, a second day of the book sale will […]
April 1 is the deadline for people to register to have their say on the smoking bylaw issue during a public meeting slated next Tuesday (April 2) at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre. And this meeting may be your only chance to do so if public interest doesn’t pick […]
With an increase in personnel and some changes in procedure over the past several years, the OPP office here needs renovations, S/Sgt. Hugh Dennis said. The request for such renovations will be officially received by council at tonight’s regular meeting at 7:15 p.m. at the Civic Centre. “Over the past […]
Picket signs were propped up against trees, shoved into lawn chairs, and sticking out of car windows in front of the courthouse here today as local Ontario Public Service Employees Union members took part in a provincial “day of action.” The day of action served to highlight concerns of the […]
The garage sale season will kick off tomorrow with a monster garage sale for the local community youth centre. “We have computers that are older but cool, old hockey memorabilia like a Gordie Howe helmet, leather gloves, hockey jersey,” centre co-ordinator Darcy Neufeld said. “People have brought in snowshoes, video […]
Coping with—and reducing—workplace stress is the topic of a keynote address and workshop to be held next Wednesday and Thursday at the Red Dog Inn. Geri McKeown, an advisor to the National Quality Institute, first will speak at a mix-and-mingle Wednesday at 7 p.m., which anyone still is welcome to […]
With Easter coming up next weekend, the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market is hoping to get a jump on things by opening its doors earlier than usual. “The weather was so nice, we wanted to give it a try. And with Easter coming up, we knew we had to be open […]
With the annual Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts only three weeks away, people can get their first hint of the talent to be included in this year’s event with the release of the program. Programs, which cost $2 each, are now available at Tammi’s Flower Garden, public […]
Whether the Town of Fort Frances will find a use for old Fort High is still up in the air, but the planning committee is one step closer to finding out after receiving an early draft of an engineering report late Tuesday afternoon. “The ball is in our court as […]
