Staff The popular “Threadworks 2016: Flashback” exhibit opened this week at the Fort Frances Museum—marking the last time the biennial showcase of the finest fibre art from across Canada will be here. Museum curator Sherry George said the organizers of the travelling exhibit have chosen to wind down “Threadworks,” and […]
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Duane Hicks The telemedicine studio at La Verendrye Hospital here has moved from the second floor to the ground floor in order to better serve patients. It is located in the Outpatient Services area, with a new tabletop telemedicine unit also set up in the office of telemedicine co-ordinator Bev […]
Duane Hicks Can the 2000 rule curves be improved? The International Rainy and Namakan Lakes Rule Curves Study Board has found evidence the rule curves pretty much have performed as expected. But the board now is looking at two alternative options to “tweak” them, engineering advisor Matt DeWolfe reported during […]
Heather Latter New Gold’s Rainy River Project, located north of Barwick, remains on schedule for its mid-2017 start-up. “We’re still on target,” general manager Grant Goddard noted Monday, adding employment at the site continues to increase weekly. As of this week, there were 313 full-time New Gold employees. “We’re in […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances and the surrounding district will be getting more funds for upgrades to roads, bridges, and other local community infrastructure in the future. Municipal Affairs minister Bill Mauro, who also is MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan, was in town this morning to announce the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board is pleased to announce it ratified the tentative collective agreement with the Rainy River District OSSTF Occasional Teacher Local at its regular monthly meeting Nov. 1. The board has 102 secondary occasional teachers. The new agreement is in effect from Sept. 1, […]
Staff With the deadline for nominations having closed yesterday, the committee tasked with choosing the “Citizen of the Year” for 2016 will have some tough decisions to make in the next week as it decides the nominee most deserving of the honour. A total of six nominations were turned in […]
Duane Hicks Santa Claus is coming to town. The 2016 “Community Christmas Parade” is set for Saturday, Nov. 26, with this year’s theme being “Songs of Christmas.” The parade will start at 5:30 p.m. at Reid Avenue and proceed west along Scott Street, ending at Mowat Avenue (the public is […]
Duane Hicks “If you’re texting, who’s driving?” “Arrive alive, drive sober.” “All aboard for safety.” “Stop the stigma. Talk about it. Start a dialog. Break the silence.” These are all safety messages Safe Communities Rainy River District is promoting at its new phone-charging stations that have been placed at the […]
Duane Hicks As the Riverside Foundation for Health Care gears up for its annual Christmas donation campaign, board members got a good look Monday at the newly-renovated shower room in the Special Care Unit at Rainycrest Long-term Care here that resulted from last year’s generous showing by district residents. “It’s […]
Duane Hicks Some downtown restaurants may start providing outdoor seating during the summer months. The idea is to develop street cafes in conjunction with the new Rainy Lake Market Square. Existing Scott Street restaurants would have seating on the sidewalk outside their businesses so patrons could enjoy food and beverages […]
Duane Hicks There’s no government funding available for new senior-friendly housing to be built in Fort Frances. If people want it, they’ll have to invest in it themselves. That’s the message from a local group of individuals who are gauging residents’ desire for—and willingness to pay for—apartments or condos to […]
