Staff Tickets for the Friends of the Museum’s fourth-annual fall fundraiser gala are now on sale. Entitled “Cut A Rug,” the wine-and-cheese fundraiser will take place Thursday, Nov. 5 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Fort Frances Museum. The evening will tie in with the museum’s current exhibit, “The Artistry of […]
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Heather Latter Sue Korosec has two beverages of choice—wine and tea—but she’s been focusing more on tea for the past year since taking over the local business, “Smashing Tea.” “People frown on me drinking wine for breakfast,” Korosec chuckled, noting she took over the business last October from Nicke Baird, […]
Duane Hicks After 39 years of working for the town in various capacities, Mark McCaig is retiring as its Chief Administrative Officer, effective Nov. 15. McCaig, who turns 55 on Oct. 20, has served as CAO since September, 2003. “I thought about this for a long time, and talked about […]
Duane Hicks The Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s 17th-annual fundraiser dinner, once again organized by its special events committee, was a high-flying success—raking in big bucks for district health care. The amount not only far exceeded the committee’s goal of $25,000 but outdid the fundraising totals of any of the […]
Duane Hicks Lunch is served. Wasaw Enterprises of Couchiching First Nation has partnered with Big Grassy First Nation to provide lunch services at New Gold’s mine construction sites. Starting this past Monday, Wasaw Food Services began serving up hot lunch to workers at the “Mars” site out of a new, […]
Staff The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test results will be presented to Rainy River District School Board trustees at their regular meeting tonight at Rainy River High School. At total of 220 students attempted the test in March—a participation rate of 92 percent, which is comparable with the provincial participation […]
By Bree Fowler THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Cybercrime costs are climbing for companies both in the U.S. and overseas amid a slew of high-profile breaches, according to research released Tuesday. A sixth-annual study by the Ponemon Institute pegged the average annual cost of cybercrime per large U.S. company at […]
Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit will offer ’flu shots from mid-October until the end of November. At the beginning of October, you can make your plan to get a ’flu shot by: •booking your own ’flu shot appointment at www.nwhu.on.ca; or •calling 1-866-468-2240 for information about local pharmacies that […]
Duane Hicks Demolition of the Rainy Lake Hotel is set to get underway. Chief Building Official Travis Rob said JMX Contracting will be mobilizing one crew this weekend to get some preliminary on-site work done inside the long-vacant building. The main crew is arriving from southern Ontario on Sunday, and […]
Staff A significant settlement was reached today at the Ontario Labour Relations Board for employees of Gingrich Woodcraft Inc. who were terminated in August when they voted to unionize and join Unifor. The owners had shut down the custom cabinet-making factory, claiming their religious beliefs precluded them from working with […]
Press Release Representatives from Ontario’s 21 universities will be at Fort Frances High School this Monday (Oct. 5) from 2-3:15 p.m. for the University Information Program (UIP). This free event offers local high school students, and their parents, the opportunity to speak in person with multiple university reps. The UIP […]
Press Release This Sunday afternoon (Oct. 4), “Life Chains” again will occupy sidewalks in Canada and the U.S. There we will silently pray and witness on behalf of voiceless fellow citizens such as unborn babies, vulnerable seniors, and physically- or mentally-challenged people. Each participant will hold a “life” message sign, […]
