Staff Nearly 6,000 hectares of reserve land have been created for the use and benefit of Rainy River First Nations. The announcement by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, and Rainy River First Nations came Friday after years of collaboration between the parties. Back in 2005, Rainy River […]
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Press Release The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board continues to work towards improving seniors’ housing locally to ensure it is meeting the needs of the community. “We are excited to announce renovation improvements at Green Manor in Fort Frances,” said Sandra Weir, the Integrated Services manager for the […]
Press Release The Town of Fort Frances is pleased to announce the theme of this year’s Canada Day parade. With Canada’s 150 anniversary approaching, the planning committee has chosen to reflect upon Fort Frances’ last 50 years since the country’s centennial in 1967. As such, this year’s theme will be […]
Press Release Youth Enterprise Day Camp 2017 is coming to Fort Frances on July 4-7. During the camp, campers aged nine-13 will learn about entrepreneurship through a variety of games and activities, as well as have the opportunity to run their own “Business for a Day.” Campers also prepare and […]
Press Release The Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce the winner of this year’s Canada Day Cash Lottery early-bird prize is Dede McCool of Fort Frances. The draw was made at Flint House on Thursday (May 18) to kick off the long weekend. McCool won an all-inclusive […]
Duane Hicks Rainy River District EMS paramedics continue to sport response times above provincial target numbers. With nearly all types of calls in 2016, the local EMS exceeded the target percentage for responding to calls under the target time. For example, EMS responded to 63.04 percent of Canadian Triage and […]
Staff Town council will receive a pair of presentations at its regular meeting tonight–one about healthy water, the other about healthy citizens. Local teacher Jody Bonner-Vickers will speak about a binational initiative on May 30 to raise awareness of the Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed and promote stewardship of the […]
Press Release Regional Coroner Dr. Michael Wilson will be in the district next week to discuss his role as coroner, as well as the trends he has encountered in alcohol- and drug-related deaths in youth. Dr. Wilson will speak at Atikokan High School on Thursday, May 25 starting at 12:30 […]
Staff Know a local volunteer under–or over–the age of 50? It’s high time to nominate them for a “Canada 150” volunteer pin. The nomination forms are now available at: www.fortfrances.ca/canada-150-volunteer-award-nomination-form Just take a minute between now and June 30 to nominate someone in our community who has made a volunteer […]
Staff The local riverfront attractions will be open for business just in time for the May long weekend. The Sorting Gap Marina, where people can go to buy ice cream, pop, chips, water, ice, and gas for their boat, opens tomorrow. Its hours are Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m.-9 […]
