Press Release During Education Week earlier this month, 16 Grade 12 students from Fort Frances High School and Atikokan High School took the Diplôme d’études en langue française (DELF) exam and the Rainy River District School Board is pleased to announce they all passed. Five students took the A2 exam […]
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Sam Odrowski The four candidates vying to be the next MPP for Kenora-Rainy River in the June 7 provincial election squared off Thursday night at a forum hosted by the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture. Held at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton, the four answered a wide […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre saw a 13 percent growth in membership and more use of many of its programs and resources last year. But the library’s 2017 performance measurement indicators and statistics report shows it needs to improve on its programming for teens and seniors, […]
Staff The public is being asked to help the Fort Frances High School Medical Responders to win funds through the Tbaytel For Good Community Fund. The group has been selected by a panel of judges as one of five semi-finalists in the running to win $5,000 for its project, “For […]
1. Why are you running to be MPP for Kenora-Rainy River? I am running for many reasons but what motivated me to take this step is the increasing needs of the students I work with in my role as a special education resource teacher. The situation in the classroom is […]
Staff The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association is requesting temporary forgiveness from town council for outstanding finance fee charges. The FFMHA had paid its outstanding ice rental fees for 2017-18 in the amount of $69,488.60 but still outstanding are finance fee charges that were incurred in the amount of $1,632.43, […]
Staff The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has lifted the Restricted Fire Zone that had been in effect across the region, effective immediately. The forest fire hazard rating remains “high” throughout most of the Fort Frances, Kenora, and Dryden districts. It ranges from “moderate” to “low” in the Thunder […]
Staff The town has developed a concussion policy for the Memorial Sports Centre as a requirement for making applications for certain provincial grants. The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport prompted the town to do so in order to receive a grant for $27,152 for a “Spinning into the Future” […]
Staff Plans are underway for the annual “Mall Day” on Scott Street, which this year will mark the BIA’s 40th anniversary. Scott Street won’t be closed off for the June 28 event, which instead will take place entirely in the Rainy Lake Square. “Mall Day” organizer Jennifer Horton of Curvy […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars Local MP Don Rusnak was at the Columbus Place for Seniors here last Wednesday to celebrate the renovations of the common room kitchen. The once barely-accessible and cramped cooking area has a new, modern, and open look thanks to funding through the federal government’s New Horizons for […]
Duane Hicks It was a celebration years in the making. The grand opening for the Rainy Lake Square was held Thursday afternoon in downtown Fort Frances, drawing about 120 business owners, dignitaries, and residents. “It’s been a long journey to be where we are today,” Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis […]
Staff An outdoor “paint night” with award-winning local artist Cher Pruys is slated for tomorrow evening at the Rainy Lake Square. The free event will run from 6-8 p.m. and no painting experience is necessary, noted Natasha Gaudio, economic development co-ordinator with the Rainy River Future Development Corp. “We’re going […]
