Duane Hicks Ready, set, grow! The Fort Frances Community Garden Kids’ Garden Club is gearing up for another season, with a kick-off planned for Monday, May 15 from 5-7 p.m. at the Métis Hall (714 Armit Ave.) There will be interactive booths, crafts, gardening information, sign painting, special guests, prizes, […]
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Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter Local hunters are disappointed after the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry decided to decrease the number of moose tags it provides in the province for 2017. The availability of moose tags has been reduced gradually over the past few years due to declining moose populations. On […]
Press Release Rainy River District lawyer Douglas Judson on Monday announced his intention to seek the Ontario Progressive Conservative party’s nomination in Kenora-Rainy River riding. The PC nominee will run as the party’s candidate in the province’s next general election, which is scheduled for June, 2018. “The northwest is approaching […]
Staff The Rainy River District School Board received a report on the Early Developmental Instrument (EDI) and other support for early learners at its monthly meeting held May 2 at the Atikokan High School. Heather Bridgeman, the Early Years Primary Division co-ordinator, spoke to the board about the EDI, which […]
Duane Hicks The town wants to remove the faded banners from the “Lap” building at the border, but first must find out if the mill’s owner will allow it. “Those banners on the side of the mill are dilapidated, they’re falling down,” Mayor Roy Avis said during Monday night’s council […]
Duane Hicks Work on the Rainy Lake Square will begin as soon as possible, with equipment expected on-site sometime next week. At its meeting Monday night, council awarded the tender to RML Contracting of Thunder Bay for the construction of the square, as well as the replacement of the brick […]
Duane Hicks Town council showed its support for local arts and culture after approving a “Tour de Fort” sponsorship for the 2017-18 season. Council agreed to a recommendation from the Administration & Finance executive committee to be a “Silver” level sponsor, in the amount of $500, during its regular meeting […]
Staff Today is the start of “Emergency Preparedness Week” (May 8-13) and Fort Frances Fire Chief/CEMC Tyler Moffitt is urging citizens to take steps to be prepared. Chief Moffitt said a major factor in being ready for an emergency is having a 72-hour kit that includes things like water, food, […]
Staff Town council is expected to award the tender to build the Rainy Lake Square project at its regular meeting tonight. Council will vote to authorize the execution of an agreement with RML Contracting of Thunder Bay for the construction of the square, as well as the replacement of the […]
Staff “A Night With Spirit Horses,” scheduled for tomorrow night at the Copper River Inn, has been cancelled due to “conflicting events in the community.” The dinner was meant to be a fundraiser for the RR Spirit Horse Ranch, which is home to about 30 Ojibway horses–a rare and endangered […]
Staff Henry Miller was out driving along the waterfront here Friday when he noticed something unusual in the water across from Rainy Lake Sports and Tackle. A merganser (a type of duck) was sitting close to shore surrounded by other birds but not moving. Miller thought nothing of it, but […]
Duane Hicks The appointment of a new resident Crown attorney to Rainy River District is welcome news to Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis. Crown attorney Colleen Hepburn started April 21, filling the vacancy left by former Crown attorney Robert “Buster” Young, who has appointed back in 2000 by Order-in-Council. “For […]
