Duane Hicks Don Rusnak rode the red tide that swept the nation Monday to beat NDP incumbent MP John Rafferty. The 40-year-old Thunder Bay lawyer and political newcomer earned a decisive win over Rafferty—garnering 44 percent of the votes (18,523) to Rafferty’s 30 percent (12,439) in becoming the new MP […]
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Heather Latter The idea for the Rainy River District to sponsor a Syrian refugee family is moving ahead after a “Families for Families” committee was struck last Thursday. “We had a good turnout,” said Kathy Mueller, who took the initiative to pitch the idea of helping families amid the conflict […]
Staff Thunder Bay-Rainy River has gone red. Local Liberal candidate Don Rusnak handily was elected as MP last night after garnering 44 percent of the vote. Rusnak got 18,523 votes to beat out incumbent MP John Rafferty (NDP), who was a distant second with 12,439 (30 percent). Conservative candidate Moe […]
Staff Anyone interested in hearing stories of local residents should stop by the Fort Frances Public Library tonight. The second-annual “Human Library,” hosted by the library in partnership with the local Celebrating Diversity committee, will run from 6-8 p.m. “In a human library, people become the ‘books’ and are ‘borrowed’ […]
Staff There’s still time to vote. Today is election day, with polls in Rainy River District open until 8:30 p.m. (CDT). To find out where you vote, find the location and poll number on the voter registration card you should have received in the mail a few weeks ago. Remember […]
Staff A home on the 900 block of Smith Avenue was destroyed by fire early Saturday morning. The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service responded at 6:26 a.m. to find the structure “fully involved.” That means fire, heat, and smoke are so widespread that internal access must wait until firefighters […]
Staff After the success of its first “Human Library” event last year, the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre is giving residents another opportunity to hear stories of local people face-to-face. Being held in partnership with the local Celebrating Diversity committee, the second-annual event is set for Tuesday (Oct. 20) […]
Duane Hicks Not much of the Rainy Lake Hotel will be left standing after this weekend. The 200 block of Scott Street will be closed to traffic tomorrow through Monday (Oct. 16-19) to ensure safety as JMX Contracting begins tearing down the front part of the old building. Pedestrian traffic […]
Staff This year’s “Kids & Company” entertainment series is set to open this Monday, with an exciting lineup in store. “I’m really excited about this season,” enthused committee chair Tara Tolley, noting she feels they’ve secured a good variety of acts for this season—from circus arts and a puppet show […]
Duane Hicks The Shaw retail office in Fort Frances will be closed as of Nov. 13. The local office is among the most recent wave of imminent closures. The same wave includes retail offices in Dryden and Kenora, as well as Swift Current, Sask., Chethan Lakshman, vice-president of External Affairs […]
Duane Hicks The work on King’s Highway should be over early next month. Bay City Contractors has completed the watermain on the south side of the highway and is in the process of flipping over to finish off the one in front of West End Motors, Operations and Facilities manager […]
Duane Hicks Advance polls in Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding saw a strong turnout over Thanksgiving weekend. Overall, the riding saw a total of 7,017 votes cast over the four days. This included 5,001 votes during the first three days, and an additional 2,016 on Thanksgiving Day. The total voter turnout […]
