Nicholas Donaldson The Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s annual “Canada Day Cash Lottery” draw is set for at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Riverside has the goal of selling out to mark the special celebration of its 20-year anniversary. With only 2,500 tickets printed, it is close to its goal with […]
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Nicholas Donaldson The Cloverbelt Local Food Co-op is holding community input sessions around the district this week to gather thoughts and ideas for a regional food charter. The project is being run in partnership with Lakehead University’s Centre for Sustainable Food Systems, the Northwestern Health Unit, local municipalities, and other […]
Press Release Borderland residents are invited to take part in a brainstorming roundtable to explore the feasibility of holding a “Pride” celebration in the Fort Frances and International Falls area in 2018. It is slated for Wednesday, July 12 at 7 p.m. at Knox United Church in Fort Frances. All […]
Submitted byBrittany Bowman Rainy River High School hosted its graduation ceremony last Wednesday night with 26 graduates, including two Alternative Education students. The night was made special by the staff, administration, and, most importantly, the students. Not only recognized for their academic and athletic achievements, the students also were able […]
Duane Hicks With only one lot left unsold at the Huffman Court subdivision, the town is considering developing Erin Crescent–but not before hearing what people think first. A public meeting will be scheduled in the next few weeks to explain possible plans for the land and, more importantly, to hear […]
Duane Hicks A dozen local groups and organizations are better off thanks to the Moffat Family Fund. Mayor Roy Avis handed out a total of $55,000 in cheques to this year’s successful applicants during Monday night’s council meeting. Kiwanis Sunny Cove Camp received $12,000 for a landing dock, which the […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board sponsored a Canada Day math contest for students in Grades K-12 as a way to honour Canada’s 150th birthday. Students were asked to create a math problem appropriate for their grade level featuring a Canadian theme and that had an answer of […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Tourist Information Centre will remain open a month longer this season (through the end of September) and re-open next May under a new lease at a lower cost. After giving the province notice in February that the town was terminating its lease effective Aug. 31, […]
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter The Fort Frances Curling Club was abuzz all day Saturday as this year’s “Relay for Life” participants circled the floor, managing to raise $27,000 during the 12-hour event. Although this wasn’t as much as in years past, head organizer Monica Sus still was very happy with the […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances will be celebrating Canada Day with a bigger “bang” than usual, Mayor Roy Avis promised. “We’re expecting probably one of the best celebrations we’ve had in a long time,” he noted at last night’s council meeting. Mayor Avis urged residents to enter floats in the parade, […]
Staff Groups and organizations will receive shares this evening of the $55,000 the Town of Fort Frances has been granted by the Moffat Family Fund this year. A call for applications was out in this spring, and clubs, groups, and organizations which help children, families, and the “less advantaged” had […]
Staff Groups and organizations will receive shares this evening of the $55,000 the Town of Fort Frances has been granted by the Moffat Family Fund this year. A call for applications was out in this spring, and clubs, groups, and organizations which help children, families, and the “less advantaged” had […]
