Heather Latter The Fort Frances Wellness Committee recently has been lobbying for upgrades to the fitness facility at the Memorial Sports Centre here and now it’s seeking funding through the “Tbaytel for Good” competition. “We’re trying to promote health and wellness in the community but the facility needs an update,” […]
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Duane Hicks The reconstruction of King’s Highway is nearly complete, with the town hoping that paving will take place this weekend. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told council last night that Bay City Contractors completed three watermain tie-ins yesterday, with one more scheduled for today. Once that’s done, in […]
Staff Town user fees will be going up by 1.2 percent in 2016. Town council will vote tonight on a report to direct division managers to affect the user fee increase in the 2016 user fee schedule. The 1.2 percent hike is reflective of the Ontario Consumer Price Index. User […]
Heather Latter More “trunks” are needed to make this year’s “Trunk or Treat” another success. “We only have six right now,” Alicia Subnaik Kilgour, CEO of the Fort Frances Public Library, noted Friday afternoon. She stressed the “Project Safe Hallowe’en” committee wants to pack the library parking lot with decorated […]
Staff Personal mobility devices such as scooters have become popular amongst today’s seniors. But when it comes to the law, are they considered a vehicle or not? People operating scooters or motorized wheelchairs are treated the same way as pedestrians, local OPP Community Services Officer Cst. Guy Beaudry told the […]
Staff The annual winter coat drive organized by the Associates of Ste. Marguerite d’Youville is back. The group wants clean, used winter coats—in good condition—for men, women, and children to be able to give to the needy. Mittens, hats, and boot also are welcome. Businesses may want to make the […]
Staff The creator and director of the documentary, “Forgetful Not Forgotten,” will be telling his story about his father’s early onset of Alzheimer’s disease next Tuesday (Oct. 27) at the Townshend Theatre here. Chris Wynn will make a free presentation from 7-8 p.m. and everyone is invited (doors open at […]
Duane Hicks The demolition of the Rainy Lake Hotel is right on schedule. After a weekend of rapid progress in the wrecking of the old building, work is on track to be mostly done by the end of the week. The 200 block of Scott Street was closed to traffic […]
Heather Latter Students across the district now have full access to four public libraries and a large collection of e-books thanks to a district-wide partnership. The Rainy River District School Board, Northwest Catholic District School Board, Seven Generations Education Institute, and the Rainy River District Library Co-operative (which includes the […]
Duane Hicks “You’ve got three inevitabilities in life: You’ve got death and taxes, and if you’re an MP, eventually you’re going to be a former MP.” Words of wisdom from former MP John Rafferty in the wake of Monday’s “red tide” that swept most of Canada, including here in Thunder […]
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 […]
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 […]
