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 […]
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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 […]
Staff A new autism support group has been started in International Falls and residents of Fort Frances and surrounding areas are invited to join. “I’ve learned so much and it [is] so fun swapping stories,” organizer Jennifer Hill posted on the group’s Facebook page. “Best part, watching the kids actually […]
Staff A Fort Frances man is facing several charges following an overnight incident on the 200 block of Second Street East. Christopher Palubeskie, 34, has been charged with: •possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; •careless storage of a firearm; and •uttering threats. He was released on a promise […]
Heather Latter Local secondary teachers made their presence known Tuesday evening when 52 attended the opening portion of the Rainy River District School Board’s regular meeting at the board office here. “This has to do with contract and negotiations, which are going nowhere at the moment,” Ontario Secondary School Teacher […]
Cameron Penney Although the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” survived the threat of thin ice, fewer jumpers than expected plunged into the frigid waters of Sand Bay on New Year’s Day here this year. Nineteen jumpers took the plunge and raised $7,222. “I was kind of disappointed […]
Duane Hicks Pre-budget consultations and working with a new Northern Ontario Liberal caucus are just two of the items on the agenda for rookie Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Don Rusnak to kick off 2016. The federal finance department will be coming out with pre-budget consultation packages this month, so MPs […]
Duane Hicks The town now will start the process to choose an architecture firm to design an open-air market square at the site of the former Rainy Lake Hotel. It received six proposals as of yesterday’s 2 p.m. deadline, which were opened publicly in the committee room at the Civic […]
