Duane Hicks Safe Communities Rainy River District is seeking re-designation, and is looking for input from the public to set public safety priorities for the future. SCRRD chair Linda Plumridge said it’s been more than 20 years since Rainy River District first was designated a “Safe Community,” and it last […]
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Duane Hicks The Rainy Lake Market Square project has taken a step forward after residents provided a wealth of input during a come-and-go open house last Tuesday. Scatliff + Miller + Murray now will take that input and come up with drawings, which will be presented publicly for comment this […]
Heather Latter Physician recruiter Todd Hamilton says years of hard work by the local Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee finally is paying off, with four new doctors recently signing on to practice here. “Riverside, the Town of Fort Frances, the local physician group, some local businesses from time to time […]
Staff Town reps will be speaking to provincial ministers during the annual Ontario Good Roads Association/Rural Ontario Municipal Association (OGRA/ROMA) conference this week in Toronto. Mayor Roy Avis, Couns. Wendy Brunetta and Ken Perry, and Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig will present nine briefs to ministers on topics ranging from […]
Staff Couchiching First Nation band members will go to the polls next Wednesday (Feb. 24). There will be a polling station at the Couchiching multi-use building on election day, which will be open from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Off-reserve and absentee ballots also will be available. The four individuals running for […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis would like any tax increases this year to be as low as possible. During a budget meeting yesterday afternoon, Mayor Avis said he’d like to see the residential tax hike limited to one percent, including any increases to property assessments from MPAC. “I […]
Duane Hicks The late Joyce Cunningham made an impact on the library scene not only locally but provincially. Her legacy was acknowledged last month with the unveiling of a prestigious new library award named after her, as well as her being honoured with the Larry Moore Distinguished Service Award for […]
Duane Hicks For a second-straight year, the public voted for who they felt were the most deserving businesses to be honoured at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 20th-annual business awards gala. And it was clear last Thursday night that quite a few new businesses have been making their mark […]
Duane Hicks Jobs, jobs, jobs. That’s one of the main needs Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Don Rusnak heard from the public last week during federal pre-budget consultations held in Thunder Bay, Atikokan, Rainy River, and Couchiching First Nation. “It’s the same in all of Canada—it’s jobs,” Rusnak replied when asked […]
Staff Have an idea to help make the future Rainy Lake Market Square the best it can be? A come-and-go open house is being held today (Feb. 16) from 4-7 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. The public is welcome to speak with representatives from Winnipeg-based architecture firm Scatliff […]
Duane Hicks In a prelude to Valentine’s Day, district businesses were feeling the love during the 20th annual Rainy River District Business Awards last night at La Place Rendez-Vous. Cloverleaf Grocery won the prestigious Business of the Year Award at the event. Also nominated for that award were New Gold, […]
Staff Whether you want to get active outdoors or stay inside and have fun, there’s a slew of Family Day activities in store locally on Monday. The Memorial Sports Centre here will host a free family skate from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and a free family swim from 1:15-3 p.m. A […]
