Sandra Brunetta Staff, residents and guests welcomed Canada’s birthday a day early with singing, dancing and a delicious BBQ of burgers, brats, corn on the cob, pasta salad, broccoli salad, fresh fruit cup and birthday cake. The “Rainycrest Four” entertained through lunch, causing many to leave their meal and hit […]
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Cameron Penney Joshua Scholten, a recent graduate of the actuarial science program at Ball State University in Muncie, IN, will soon be putting his skills to the test when he competes in the “Hannover Re Entrepreneurial Competition” over the course of the next six months. “The main goal of the […]
Heather Latter A week-long summer camp for high school students will focus on social innovation and entrepreneurship. Dubbed the “Sprout Ideas Camp,” it is set to run July 25-29 at Fort Frances High School. “My true belief and motivation behind getting involved with this is there’s so much potential in […]
Cameron Penney A combination of clear skies and sunny weather helped encourage plenty of people to head to the Point Park to take part in the “Fun in the Sun” festivities on Canada Day. “It went very well,” enthused Cynthia Donald, chair of the “Fun in the Sun” committee. “A […]
Staff The Minnesota Dakota & Western Railway (MD&W) and the International Bridge and Terminal Co. has increased the cost to cross the bridge as of Friday. The cost per round trip for commuter cards has gone up by 25 cents while the cost per round trip for cash auto crossings increased […]
Duane Hicks Callers to the Civic Centre soon will have the choice whether to be connected directly to the person to whom they want to speak or to speak to a live receptionist. Currently, calls made during normal business hours are answered by a live receptionist when possible. But at […]
Staff The Canada Day parade is all set to go tomorrow, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Sorting Gap Marina. “We have quite a few floats registered and people are still able to show up tomorrow,” noted Tara Allaire of the Rainy River Future Development Corp., which is organizing the […]
Duane Hicks Canada’s 149th birthday will be celebrated with a slew of activities here tomorrow. “It’s coming along,” said Cynthia Donald, chair of the “Fun in the Sun” committee—a team of volunteers that has been working hard up to the last minute to make the day special. “It looks like […]
Cameron Penney Organizers of “Tour de Fort” already have been busy preparing for the 2016-17 season this fall. The six-show lineup was announced recently and passport sales are underway. “Passport sales have gone very well so far,” enthused John Payne, the programming and hospitality director of “Tour de Fort.” “Every […]
Cameron Penney Earlier in the school year, Fort Frances High School students created T-shirts for the incoming Grade 9 class that read “With change brings opportunity.” Now the Class of 2016 will have plenty of opportunity themselves as they go their separate ways after graduating from high school. “[It’s] like […]
Heather Latter A last-minute location move failed to dampen the spirits of those participating in this year’s “Relay for Life” here Saturday. “I had worried that people were going to be so disappointed because the mood the night before was filled with excitement because they were so looking forward to […]
Duane Hicks An excessive amount of groundwater over the weekend required the town’s sewage treatment plant to go into bypass mode and discharge chlorinated wastewater into the Rainy River to relieve stress on its system. While 70 mm of rain was to blame, the fact some residents still haven’t switched […]
