Press Release A 50-year anniversary celebration is happening. The Retired Teachers of Ontario (RTO) turns 50 in 2018. It is made up of 48 districts, throughout Ontario and including two in B.C., and is 73,000 members strong. Our local district (Rainy River) boasts 255 members of the educational community. We […]
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Duane Hicks A retail mainstay in downtown Fort Frances is getting a makeover. Renovations have begun on the front of McTaggarts–work that’s been a long time coming, said company president John McTaggart. “First of all, there’s been a couple of businesses downtown that have fixed up the face of their […]
Duane Hicks The only glulam manufacturing plant in Ontario is nearly ready to go into full production right here in Rainy River District. Titan Manufacturing not only has moved its roof and floor truss shop from its previous location on Highway 11/71 just west of Fort Frances to its new […]
Duane Hicks Every 40 seconds, somebody dies from suicide. Isn’t it time to talk openly about it? In conjunction with Mental Health Week (May 7-13), the Canadian Mental Health Association–Fort Frances Branch and Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre will be hosting a workshop aimed at creating suicide alertness for […]
Press Release Donors across Northwestern Ontario continue to provide “HOPE” and exceptional cancer care services thanks to donations to the Northern Cancer Fund of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation. It was announced last week that Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. (La Verendrye Hospital) was the recipient of two […]
Kathryn PierrozSubmitted by After 19 years of medical practice in his hometown of Fort Frances, Barry Anderson, M.D., general surgeon, has retired. After graduating from Fort Frances High School in 1969, Dr. Anderson continued his studies at the University of Manitoba, where he received his MD in 1975. He became […]
Duane Hicks With a drop in tax rates, many residential property owners here can expect to see a decrease on their tax bills this year. Deputy treasurer Dawn Galusha outlined the 2018 municipal budget at Monday night’s regular council meeting, noting that even though there’s a half-percent increase to the […]
Duane Hicks After being defeated at the council table five times previously, a resolution regarding how the town bills sewer and water installation rates finally was passed by the majority of town council at its regular meeting Monday evening. The town will continue to charge time and materials for the […]
Duane Hicks A women’s clothing and bake sale fundraiser in support of the soon-to-be-launched “Dress for Work” program is slated for this Saturday (April 28) from 8-11 a.m. downstairs at Curvy Chick (256 Scott St.) “Dress for Work” is a new non-profit program that will provide disadvantaged women in Rainy […]
Duane Hicks The Catholic Women’s League (C.W.L.) of St. Mary’s Parish here generously has spread some goodwill to their fellow women of Rainy River District. Members gathered last Thursday afternoon at the new “Welcome Home” Fort Frances Family Centre on Scott Street to pack “Blessing Bags”–reusable bags full of useful […]
Staff Fort Frances is seeking approval from the Ontario Ministry of Finance to charge CN a high-tonnage rate for railway right-of-way property running through the town. Town council approved a resolution at its regular meeting last night to send a letter to Finance minister Charles Sousa stating they believe the […]
Sam Odrowski Canada is plentiful in the number of fresh water resources available to its citizens. With Canada having about 20 percent of the world’s fresh water, people sometimes can take clean drinking water for granted. This Thursday (April 26) from 3:30-6:30 p.m., Fort Frances High School students and staff […]
