What the stampede is to Calgary, the bass tournament is to Fort Frances. That’s how Mayor Glenn Witherspoon summed up the annual three-day event in July after the results of an economic impact study, done by the Rainy River Future Development Corp., were released at Monday night’s council meeting. It […]
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Donald Young School’s inaugural career fair for students in grades seven and eight last Friday passed the test with flying colours, scoring high marks with both teachers and students. DYS teacher Kim Bolen and principal Nancy Fretter, who organized the fair, were all smiles as students from their school, Sturgeon […]
This is the month to think about your heart–yours and everybody else’s. February is “Heart Month,” and the heart flag is now up at the Civic Centre to remind people that this is the month when we pledge to try to beat down Canada’s #1 killer. In Fort Frances this […]
It was a quiet visit to Fort Frances for Natural Resource minister John Snobelen–almost. During a question and answer session at a PC fundraising dinner at the Red Dog Inn, the minister to defend the “Land for Life” process. Questions from the floor skirted around the “Lands for Life” round […]
The number of resident physicians working out of the Fort Frances Clinic will get a boost in mid-June when Dr. Peter Mikhail joins the staff roster there. His appointment will bring the clinic’s complement of general practitioners to nine (not including two resident surgeons), which is edging closer to the […]
Among the new activities geared towards kids at this year’s Little Amik Winter Carnival is a chess tournament slated Sunday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. upstairs in the arena. Participants will be grouped into three categories–age nine and under, 10-12, and 13 and over. Bob Barron, one of the event organizers, […]
If the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines wants to consider itself the lead ministry for the north, it better start acting like it. That’s the message that seemed to come out of Monday night’s public meeting at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre with the Minister’s Advisory Council on Government […]
Anyone going to the doctor in the near future will have to show their health card before each visit as the province tries to crack down on health care fraud. Starting March 1, the Ministry of Health is getting rid of its “good faith policy,” leaving it up to the […]
I want to stress that the primary focus of “Heavy Weights” is not weight loss–it’s health gain. It’s not a diet or a fad but rather an attempt to take the bad health habits we have and exchange them for healthy ones. Hence the motto, “Championing better health through better […]
The words were a little less sharp Saturday when the Northwestern Health Unit made its plea to local municipalities to continue making monthly payments necessary to pay for public health in the Kenora and Rainy River districts. But the calmer tempers didn’t stop the Rainy River District Municipal Association from […]
“Inside every skinny person is a fat person waiting to get out. More often than not, the fat guy wins.”–Jack Elliott My name is Mark Elliott. I’m drastically overweight. I’m not alone, either. The latest national survey found 51 percent of all Canadians are overweight or obese. By the way, […]
With economic development to take on a district scope, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. is looking to forge a new vision–and it’s turning to the public for help. A brainstorming session is planned Wednesday, Feb. 11 from noon to 9 p.m. at the Barwick Recreation Centre for about 75 […]
