Press Release Despite efforts to reach a deal this week, mediation between the Rainy River District School Board and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (District 5B) ended unsuccessfully during the night of Jan. 19. The teachers’ union informed the board that it intends to continue its partial withdrawal of […]
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Duane Hicks The Fort Frances & District Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee has been busy securing new doctors to serve district residents and is requesting $80,000 in the town’s 2016 budget to keep the ball rolling. In a letter to council, to be received at its budget meeting Monday afternoon, […]
Duane Hicks Know of a business that deserves recognition? Nominations are open for the 20th-annual Rainy River District Business Awards, which will take place Thursday, Feb. 11 at La Place Rendez-Vous. “The nomination process has now begun,” Jennifer Soderholm, executive director of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, said this […]
Duane Hicks A local restaurant has landed on The Food Network’s list of “10 Highway Hotspots to Try On Your Canadian Road Trip.” Flint House, which opened its doors at the end of November, was among the top picks by Dan Clapson in his Jan. 14 article at www.foodnetwork.ca “In […]
Heather Latter With plans to expand its employment services, staff of Community Living Fort Frances and District looked to the expertise of Bob Vansickle, supervisor of employment service at Community Living Sarnia-Lambton, during training that took place Monday and Tuesday at La Place Rendez-Vous. “We want to get into the […]
Heather Latter The committee behind the recent “Families for Families” fundraiser, which raised more than $60,000 to bring a refugee family to Rainy River District, now is looking to bring in a second one given it significantly surpassed its initial goal of $35,000. “The committee has decided we will use […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON It’s cold season and the miserable trudge in seeking antibiotics because their mucus turned green, or the cough has nagged for weeks. Despite years of warnings, doctors still overprescribe antibiotics for acute respiratory infections even though most are caused by viruses that those […]
Staff Nearly three dozen men and women have been nominated to run for Couchiching chief and council in the Feb. 24 election. The four nominations for chief include incumbent Sara Mainville, along with Louis “Smokey” Bruyere, Scott McPherson, and Brian Perrault. The 31 nominated for council are (in alphabetical order) […]
Heather Latter The local chapter of the Canadian Parents for French, in conjunction with the Northwest Catholic District School Board, are inviting families to attend a French event—“Rencontre & Raconter”—this Tuesday (Jan. 19) from 4:30-7 p.m. at St. Michael’s School. “It’s an evening of food, games, stories, prizes, and more,” […]
Duane Hicks The town will be rallying the whole community to do some extra spring cleaning this year. As part of its ongoing efforts to address initiatives set out in its current strategic plan, the town will facilitate a community-wide clean-up campaign in May known as “Fight the Blight,” Fort […]
Staff Summer showers are a fact of life in Rainy River District and can ruin the best-laid plans. As a precaution, the town will furnish the Memorial Sports Centre as a “rainy day location” at no cost to the Canada Day organizing committee this year. In a report from Community […]
Staff With in-depth work on the 2016 budget about to get underway, town council will vote tonight on a bylaw to institute an interim tax levy. As in previous years, the interim levy is equal to about half of the total amount of taxes property owners paid in 2015. Interim […]
