There is a chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet tonight, with the overnight temperature rising to around one C (34 F) by 4 a.m. Look for southwest winds at 10-15 m.p.h., gusting up to 20 m.p.h. Tomorrow will be cloudy, with a high of three (37) and low around […]
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Staff Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home remains in outbreak mode. But while visiting still is permitted, it must take place in the resident’s room and not in a common area. If feeling ill, visitors and people with weakened immune systems, like newborns, are strongly urged to stay home to avoid spreading […]
Staff The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has set the date for its 19th-annual business awards gala—and is looking to engage the public more than ever by opening up voting to everyone. The event, which again will be sponsored by Tbaytel, will take place Thursday, March 12 at La Place […]
Duane Hicks Ever since Meagan Berry first worked as a student at the Fort Frances Public Library 10 years ago, she knew she wanted to be a librarian. And after years of hard work and study, the 26-year-old has begun a new chapter in her life doing her dream job. […]
Duane Hicks For the first time since 1998, the Royal Canadian Air Force’s “Snowbirds” demonstration team will put on a show at the Fort Frances Airport on Wednesday, June 10. Bruce Caldwell, who put in a request for the Snowbirds back in the fall, recently confirmed Canada’s premier aerobatics flying […]
Duane Hicks The town will get the process going to see if it can get disaster funding to possibly build a new dock at the Point. Speaking at Monday’s budget meeting, Fort Frances Fire Chief Frank Sheppard noted the government dock had incurred damage related to high water since the […]
Duane Hicks Calling on the province to ensure a low-cost, long-term fibre supply for Rainy River District was the overriding theme of the Ontario 2015 pre-budget consultations held yesterday morning at La Place Rendez-Vous here. “The conversation through the presentations this morning regarding the re-opening of the mill is not […]
Duane Hicks Town council went over a revised version of its 2015 operating and capital budgets during a meeting yesterday. While the preliminary 2015 operating budget council received at its regular meeting last week indicated a surplus of $1,877, the updated version now shows a deficit of $70,317. Some of […]
Staff After gathering information on the interest of reintroducing the French Immersion program at St. Michael’s School here, a recommendation on how to proceed will be presented at tonight’s regular meeting of the Northwest Catholic District School Board. Superintendent of Education Brendan Hyatt is recommending the program be introduced at […]
the OPP Around 5:20 a.m. yesterday, Rainy River District OPP officers responded to the report of a robbery at a residence on the 1000 block of Crowe Avenue here. An investigation revealed a male had entered the residence and assaulted the lone female occupant. The female was taken to hospital […]
Press Release Due to a number of residents experiencing influenza-like illness at Rainycrest Long-Term Care here, an outbreak was declared late Friday. Visiting residents is permitted but please do not do so if you are experiencing any symptoms of ill health, such as: •cough; •stuffy nose and sore throat; •fever; […]
Look for scattered flurries before midnight, along with an overnight low of minus-seven C (19 F) and east winds at five m.p.h. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy, with a high of minus-three (26) and low around minus-eight (17). Calm winds will become northwesterly at five m.p.h. There is a 20 […]
