Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent
Local News
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 […]
Duane Hicks Work on the future Rainy Lake Square is getting underway with RML Contracting of Thunder Bay now on site. Fencing has been put up and equipment is being mobilized, as the contractor gets to work on the $2.1 million project, which includes not only the construction of a […]
Nicholas Donaldson Last Wednesday, Lillie MacKinnon, Matt Barron, and Cierah Thompson presented 100 dream catchers to Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. on behalf of the students of Fort Frances High School. The dream catchers will be given to newborns delivered at La Verendrye Hospital here as part of an initiative […]
Press Release Most of us don’t realize how valuable our car keys are until we lose them. In recent years, remote starters and built-in unlock systems have sharply driven up the cost and complexity of the humble car key, with some owners paying hundreds of dollars in replacement fees. War […]
Duane Hicks A recent university grad with local ties has started a new job as parliamentary assistant to Vancouver Centre Liberal MP Hedy Fry–the longest-serving female in the House of Commons. Lindsay Campbell, granddaughter of local residents Bud and Dorleen Dyrland, has been in the new role since April 24, […]
Nicholas Donaldson If you recently received information about the Ontario Badger Project in the mail, and had questions about who they are and what they’re doing, don’t worry: you’re not alone. Josh Sayers, a biologist studying badgers in the area, sent out that information but quickly realized he should have […]
