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Nicholas Donaldson The second intake period for the Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity (SNAPP) funding program is officially open, with applications being accepted until Aug. 31. SNAPP supports Northern Ontario agriculture and food producers, businesses, collaborations, communities, and First Nations by providing funding for projects involved in local food […]

Press Release The International Rainy and Namakan Lakes Rule Curves Study Board submitted its final report, entitled “Managing Water Levels and Flows in the Rainy River Basin,” to the International Joint Commission on June 30. The IJC established the study board in the summer of 2015 and charged it “to […]

Staff A total of 93 complaints regarding government organizations, municipalities, and schools in the Kenora/Rainy River riding were filed with the Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario in 2016-17. The annual report from Ombudsman Paul Dubé stated that between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017, the Town of Fort […]

Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Fort Frances is turning 70 this weekend. To celebrate the occasion, the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, Metropolitan Yurij, will visit and perform a special service Sunday beginning at 10 a.m. The Metropolitan will be greeted at the […]

Duane Hicks Have your say. A public meeting to garner input on the proposed Erin Crescent subdivision is slated for Thursday, July 27 at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre. As reported late last month, the town is eyeing the property in the east end of town to develop into […]

Duane Hicks Fort Frances is seeing a bit of a building boom. In addition to new homes being built at the Huffman Court subdivision, a new hotel and a Great Canadian Oil Change are in the cards this year, along with two more apartment buildings. A sign recently was erected […]

Nicholas Donaldson Area canola farmers may see a boost in yields this season thanks to the millions of extra pollinators now occupying bee boxes in some fields in the west end of the district. “They are there to pollinate crops and produce honey,” said Brian Rowaan, the commercial beekeeper who […]

Staff Help send district kids back to school with a backpack full of supplies. The annual “Backpacks for Kids” campaign is underway, with the public invited to drop off supplies, backpacks, or cash donations at M. Wu Dentistry on 1201 Colonization Rd. W. Alternatively, they can call Dr. Wu’s office […]

Duane Hicks As work continues on the future Rainy Lake Square here, evening entertainment has been lined up to draw people there once it opens in late August. Geoff Gillon, client services manager with the Rainy River Future Development Corp., told council during its regular meeting Monday night that the […]

Staff The five-member Far North Electoral Boundaries Commission has made a preliminary recommendation to create two new electoral districts in Ontario. The four proposed electoral districts are: •Kenora-Rainy River, which would include Dryden, Fort Frances, Kenora, and Rainy River; •Kiiwetinong, which would include the northern portion of the current Kenora-Rainy […]

Duane Hicks The town is hoping to get more bike racks to encourage active transportation. Town council approved applications to be submitted to the Ontario Commuter Cycling Program at its regular meeting last night. If successful, the applications could yield 80 percent funding for eight bike racks. Four racks would […]