Duane Hicks A fundraiser dinner at Carl’s Eatery has given a boost to the local “Bear Clan Patrol.” The event raised $1,285 for the volunteer group, which patrols Fort Frances and Rainy River, making the communities more safe and helping those in need. While a little under 40 people attended […]
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Nicholas Donaldson The Bridge and Falls Creative Residency has put out a call for applications from artists. The residency program, hosted by the Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, consists of six self-guided residences each a week long. The residencies will run from July 10 through Aug. 31, with spots for […]
Press Release In a report released last month, the Health Professionals Advisory Board of the International Joint Commission outlines several actions to augment and improve efforts to monitor and control human risks from exposure to cyanobacteria and its associated toxins, which often are present in harmful algal blooms in the […]
Duane Hicks In order to help address the labour market shortage, the Town of Fort Frances, Rainy River Future Development Corp., NCDS, and Northwest Training and Adjustment Board are organizing a hiring fair to help employers find the right people for the job. But in order to have such a […]
Press Release In March, 1981, Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. established a Quarter-Century Club to honour employees of the corporation and auxiliary members with 25 years or more of service. In 2001, physicians who have had 25 or more years with hospital privileges at Riverside were included in the Quarter-Century […]
Staff A new online petition has been launched to urge town council not to remove a set of traffic lights near Robert Moore School. The petition, which can be found at tinyurl.com/ky87oul, is being conducted by local resident Frank Bruyere. “In an effort to lower the Town of Fort Frances’ […]
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 […]
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, […]
