Staff Grade 7/8 students at Sturgeon Creek School were challenged to make functional chairs from newspapers last week. Teacher Robert Kinsman explained this was an activity challenge focusing on the “Structures: Form and Function” unit in science class. Students were grouped and given the task to design a “functional” chair […]
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Duane Hicks Mayor Roy Avis has returned to his seat at the council table. Mayor Avis, who took a temporary leave of absence in early February to undergo back surgery, appeared at last night’s council meeting and should be back for good. “It’s been a long journey,” he told council. […]
Staff Council will vote tonight on whether to draw $194,868 from its corporate contingency reserve fund to pay for a revenue loss stemming from an assessment appeal by Canadian Tire Corp. Canadian Tire Corp. had filed assessment appeals with the Assessment Review Board (ARB) for the taxation years 2009-16. It […]
Duane Hicks Businesswomen looking for a support network should consider attending a PARO Circle meet-and-greet this Tuesday (April 11) at 4:30 p.m. at the Rainy River Future Development Corp. office (located above the credit union). Women who come out can expect to learn more about what a PARO Circle is, […]
Staff Fort Frances Fire Chief Tyler Moffitt has prohibited the burning of all brush and wood piles, fields, leaves, and grass within town limits from April 1-Oct. 31. Under municipal Bylaw 27/12 (the open air burning bylaw), residents require a fire permit for any open-air burning associated with burning wood, […]
Duane Hicks Anyone can bully, anyone can be victimized by bullying, but together we can stop it. The local Celebrating Diversity committee wants you to “think pink” next Wednesday. April 12 is “Day of Pink”–a day where communities can unite in celebrating diversity and raising awareness to stop homophobia, transphobia, […]
Staff A new online petition is asking Fort Frances council to change the name of Colonization Road here. The petition, which was started yesterday by Dawson Mihichuk on change.org, can be found at bit.ly/2oIb8WP “Colonization Road has put Fort Frances on the map for all the wrong reasons, with national […]
Press Release The Special Events committee of Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce its annual spring ladies’ luncheon will be taking place Sunday, May 7 in the Robert Moore School gym. With 2017 being the Foundation’s 20th anniversary in support of local health care, the committee was […]
Staff Angie Redford and Anna Schwartz earned gold medals in the senior division during the Sunset Country regional science fair Saturday at Fort Frances High School. Redford and Schwartz, both representing the Rainy River District School Board, will be heading to the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Regina in May. Their […]
Duane Hicks How might the Town of Fort Frances effectively use the future Rainy Lake Square year-round–and attract both locals and tourists of all demographics to the area? Sixteen Fort Frances High School students in the Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program participated in a highly-engaging and exciting Innovation, Creativity […]
Nicholas Donaldson The Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s revitalization of the Rainy River “Ag Day” has been deemed a success. RRFA board member Rick Neilson handled the evaluation sheets filled out by guests and was very happy with the results. He said there was a lot of positive feedback and […]
Press Release Ontario now is accepting applications for the new Ontario Student Assistance Program, which is making tuition free for more than 210,000 students. Premier Kathleen Wynne met with high school students at Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School in Toronto last Wednesday to talk about how the new O.S.A.P. […]
