“Working together as a community” is the theme for National Police Week, which the district OPP will be celebrating May 10-16. Cst. Mark Boileau, community service officer with the Fort Frances OPP, said police are hoping the event will create stronger ties between the OPP and community. “What we want […]
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About 1,500 people walked through the Fort Frances Curling Club on Saturday to check out the 1998 Lifestyles Expo, surpassing organizers’ expectations for turnout. Committee chairwoman Erma Armit, who had hoped for 1,000 people, declared it an overwhelming success. “We’re very thrilled,” she said Monday. “As tired as I was […]
If Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s annual appreciation dinner last Wednesday night was any indication, volunteerism is alive and well in Rainy River District. More than 125 district residents attended the celebration upstairs at the Legion, which this year honoured 10 individuals and one grade eight class for their contributions to […]
A cellular phone service could be up and running throughout the Rainy River District by September as Fort Frances looks to hook up with five partners to operate the service. And that could mean an estimated revenue of $300,000-$400,000 for the town within its sixth year of operation. Mayor Glenn […]
Connie Cuthbertson’s dream of having her own store will be realized tomorrow when she opens the doors of “Northwoods Gallery and Gifts” to the public. Located in the old Murray’s building at 277 Scott St., the store’s opening is slated to kick off at noon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by […]
The service is slated to transfer to Kenora next month but local residents are making 11th-hour pleas to keep the ambulance dispatch here. Devlin resident Lee Ann Arden wondered if, in an emergency situation, people would be calm enough to give an ambulance dispatcher, unfamiliar with the area, clear directions […]
Fort Frances resident Julian Morelli left for Washington, D.C. last night to observe meetings with U.S. reps that could result in an international border council being formed here to deal with issues that affect people on both sides of the river. Morelli, who’s attending the meetings on behalf of local […]
The fire hazard remains “high” for much of the region, and there’s little or no rain in the forecast to bring moisture levels up. As such, most municipalities across Northwestern Ontario have suspended all burning permits, and are not issuing new ones, until the fire hazard drops. “We haven’t had […]
St. George’s Anglican Church Mission House has a special thanks to the many people who have donated such excellent quality clothing and household articles to its thrift shop. They also acknowledge the many regular patrons who support their weekly sales, noting the response of donors and buyers alike has been […]
More than 160 women from across Northwestern Ontario are expected to gather in the west end of the district Friday for the start of the Catholic Women’s League 45th-annual convention. The convention will attract C.W.L. members from the Thunder Bay Diocese, which includes Marathon, Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout, Red Lake, […]
The Boreal West Round Table, one of three involved in the “Lands for Life” process, has been given an extension to develop a Crown land use plan for Northwestern Ontario. The original deadline had been set for this month but it has been extended until June 30–and may even be […]
Waterbombers are the air detail of the Ministry of Natural Resources during a fire flap and come summer, they’ll be bigger, faster, and more efficient at doing their job across the province. That’s because the MNR’s existing tanker fleet of nine CL-215 waterbombers is undergoing replacement by CL-415s. In a […]
