Press Release The Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s special events committee is excited to announce that tickets now are on sale for its upcoming fall gala. This magical event, entitled “Making Magic for District Health Care,” will take place Saturday, Oct. 14 at La Place Rendez-Vous. A total of 180 […]
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Staff In case anyone needed to be reminded who runs the show at the moment in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League, the message was reiterated emphatically last night. How I Set Your Mother kicked off defence of its league title by earning the maximum six points on the opening […]
Nicholas Donaldson Sept. 10-16 marks National Direct Support Professionals Appreciation Week, and Community Living Fort Frances and District is celebrating the occasion by highlighting a few of its hard-working staff. CLFFD is a non-profit, charitable organization that provides support to individuals who have a developmental disability. Direct service professionals work […]
Staff Clear out those paint cans from your garage. This year’s Household Hazardous and Special Waste Day will take place this Saturday at the Public Works yard (900 Wright Ave.) From 9 a.m.-3 p.m., all Rainy River District residents will be allowed to drop off household hazardous waste. The Miller […]
Duane Hicks Rain or shine, the first official concert in the “Rainy Lake 150” concert series is slated for tomorrow. Upbeat roots music artist Little Miss Higgins will perform in front of the Fort Frances Museum starting at 6 p.m., economic development consultant Tannis Drysdale told town council at its […]
Duane Hicks Northwestern Ontario loves to drink. With the good times, however, comes risks to health, safety, and the community at large. Fortunately, one of the ways municipalities can help is by reviewing and updating their Municipal Alcohol Policy (MAP) to be consistent with the latest strategies to mitigate health […]
Nicholas Donaldson The Northwest Catholic District School Board held its first meeting of the 2017-18 school year on Saturday at its office in Dryden. On the agenda was an update on the new school build project for the consolidation of St. Michael’s and St. Francis schools into a single JK-Grade […]
Nicholas Donaldson A new school year often means change and exciting new opportunities for post-secondary students studying in the district, and this year is no different. The Confederation College campus here in Fort Frances saw almost 80 post-secondary students register, up 20 students from last year, campus manager Sandra Turner […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy Lake Square is on track to be completed by the month’s end, with a grand-opening celebration to follow on Thursday, Oct. 5. There’s been a flurry of activity at the site in recent weeks, giving the public a much clearer idea of what the final product […]
Duane Hicks With town council and administration poised to start working on the 2018 budget this fall, the public is being asked to provide input as to what they’d like to see included. They’ll get the opportunity to make presentations at the next council meeting set for Monday, Sept. 25, […]
Duane Hicks The clock is ticking. With each obituary that appears in these pages, another local resident’s life story is lost. So why not get that person’s story down on paper before it’s too late? The Fort Frances Museum is working with local resident Sandra Brunetta to chronicle the memories […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The new schedule for the “Country Jam” that is held each month at the Emo Legion has been released by the musicians. The first “Jam” of the new season will be held on Friday, Sept. 22 starting at 7 p.m. Those who love to dance to old-time […]
