Duane Hicks With recent successes in attracting doctors here, the local physician recruitment committee’s coffers need replenishing—ideally with the help of more district municipalities or perhaps even the province. Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. CEO Ted Scholten is developing an annual budget that will include anticipated recruitment revenue from the […]
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Duane Hicks Town council is fuming over the inaction of former Attorney General Madeleine Meilleur to get a new Crown Attorney for Rainy River District. Now it’s hoping newly-appointed Attorney General Yasir Naqvi will be more receptive to the district’s plight. At its regular meeting Monday night, council received a […]
Cameron Penney As the school year nears a close, Fort Frances High School students are growing weary of the negotiation impasse between the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B and Rainy River District School Board. Teachers have opted for a full withdrawal of services one day a week since […]
Heather Latter The labour relations issues between the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B and Rainy River District School Board remain, with both sides seemingly firm in their position on the specific issue regarding redundant teachers and qualifications. “The critical issue which continues to divide us relates to an […]
Staff Town council has given permission to allow an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), more commonly known as a “drone,” to be operated on town land during the Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival here June 25. Council approved a request from Rainy Lake Tribal Resource Management to let GIS technician Peter […]
Press Release The Backus Community Center in International Falls has been hosting the annual Summer Arts @ Backus this week (June 6-11). Kids from kindergarten to high school turn out each year to explore the arts at Backus. Class topics include painting, botanicals, gardening, cake decorating, lasers, and recycling art. […]
Press Release The Rainy River Future Development Corp. is pleased to announce that “Project Petunia” has reached its goal of selling flower baskets that will line a section of King’s Highway this month. We would like to thank all those who donated to this community beautification project. These flowers will […]
Staff A recent survey by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce shows an “overwhelming number” of its membership doesn’t want parking meters in downtown Fort Frances. Chamber reps met with the town’s bylaw enforcement officer on Tuesday regarding concerns over parking meters being installed on Scott Street. They presented the […]
Duane Hicks Want to be part of the start to this year’s Canada Day celebrations in downtown Fort Frances? The Shops on Scott (BIA) is putting out a call to vendors, clubs, and any groups to participate in this year’s “Mall Day,” which is slated for Thursday, June 30 from […]
Cameron Penney The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre will be searching for a new chief executive officer this summer. Current CEO Alicia Subnaik Kilgour revealed at a library board meeting last week that she will be leaving, effective July 20, for a new position within a larger library system […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances will have a new chief administrative officer effective July 4. Doug Brown, who currently is the town’s manager of Operations and Facilities, will replace outgoing CAO Mark McCaig, who’s been in the post since May 1, 2004. The town received 35 applications for the position, then […]
Duane Hicks Love it or hate it, it’s got people talking. The design for the future Rainy Lake Market Square was unveiled on site last Thursday afternoon—eliciting a wide spectrum of responses from the public. “I think the plans look fantastic,” said Ben Morelli, owner of From the Grind Up […]
