Press Release The Rainy River District School Board has approved a recommendation to consolidate Atikokan High School and North Star Community School into a new kindergarten-Grade 12 school on the Atikokan High School site, pending Ministry of Education funding approval. Board administration also was directed to assess the potential of […]
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Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The annual two-day Naicatchewenin First Nation Fall Bass & Walleye Classic on Northwest Bay over the weekend was another great success. Although the weather was not the best, the 23-team field had a good time. When the final weigh-in was completed, the top team was Jeremy Shypit […]
Duane Hicks Framed paintings, decorative vases, antique lamps, and other gently-used art. If you don’t want it, the Fort Frances Museum could use it for its “Keep It Hanging Around” fundraiser coming up next month. The silent auction fundraiser, which will run through to the end of October, will raise […]
Staff There will be a district connection when a third season of “The Bachelor Canada” begins airing next month. Emo native Jessie Baker was unveiled last week as one of the 20 “bachelorettes” who will be vying to win over the heart of Chris Leroux, a 33-year-old former Major League […]
From the MNRF Two men have been found guilty and together fined $14,900 for fishing-related violations. Matthew Slough and Kieran McCormick of Winnipeg each were fined: •$3,500 for obstructing a fisheries officer; •$1,500 for making false and misleading statements to a fisheries officer; •$1,200 for fishing for lake trout during […]
Nicholas Donaldson Josh Sayers, the biologist who has been studying badgers in this area since early spring, gave a preliminary report of his findings at a meeting of the Rainy River District Stewardship last Thursday evening. During the meeting, held at the MNRF fire headquarters here, Sayers told the group […]
Nicholas Donaldson A new school year means a new start for “Project Sunset,” the youth engagement program led by the OPP for Crossroads students in Grades 5-8. The program also is run at schools in Kenora, Dryden, and Sioux Lookout. A meeting was held yesterday at the Fort Frances Public […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Sept. 10-16 were Allan LaRocque (Stratton), Peter Tiboni Sr. (Sleeman), Jim and Louise Cote (Vassar, Man.), Jeff Matthews (Fort Frances), Roxanne Gushulak (Atikokan), Edith Bodnar (Fort Frances), and Kim White (Atikokan). […]
Bob Cox,Jerry Dias, andEdward Greenspon On Sept. 1, an agency of the Government of Canada directed nearly $100 million to support local television news in Canada. Suddenly, more local television reporters are working stories on more broadcasts across Canada. But why just television? Why not newspapers or digital-only publications? It’s […]
Staff The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is looking for more chefs to participate in “Pasta Palooza,” which is scheduled to take place next Wednesday (Sept. 27) upstairs at the Memorial Sports Centre. Four teams have been confirmed for the event, with a possible fifth one pending, Chamber executive director […]
Duane Hicks A blustery day couldn’t extinguish the flame of hope yesterday as 62 participants came out to take part in this year’s Terry Fox Run along the La Verendrye Parkway. While organizers still are crunching the numbers, they estimate the annual fundraiser brought in about $7,200. These numbers were […]
From the MNRF Rain is in the forecast and is expected to reduce the forest fire hazard to “low” heading into the weekend. But until the rain crosses the region, there still were “high” fire hazards forecast for the northern sectors. No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region […]
