Press Release Over the last few days, it has become clear that the ’flu has taken hold in communities throughout Rainy River District. As a result, there has been an increase in the number of patients presenting at Riverside’s emergency departments in Fort Frances and Rainy River, as well as […]
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A.L.A.G Members of the Assisted Living Action Group yesterday voted unanimously in favour of working with an experienced seniors’ housing corporation to develop an assisted living/retirement living community in Fort Frances. A.L.A.G. and this corporation extensively have researched one another and mutually agreed they are a good match to move […]
Staff Patrick Morrisseau was elected to the Couchiching band council in yesterday’s byelection. He will join Chief Sarah Mainville and fellow councillors Ron Archie, Bill Perrault, Dave Bruyere, Lucille “Bugsy” Morrisseau, and Christine Jourdain on council until the next band election in 2016. Angela Mainville, Daniel Mainville, and Nicole Perrault […]
Press Release Committee members for the upcoming Dudley Hewitt Cup, which the Fort Frances Lakers are hosting this spring, will meet Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Super 8 Motel. Committee chairman Larry Patrick said the aim of the meeting will be to nail down some of the […]
There is a chance of snow and freezing drizzle tonight, with a possible accumulation of less than 2.5 cm (one inch). The overnight temperature is expected to rise to minus-six C (22 F) by 5 a.m., with south winds at 10 m.p.h. Snow is likely tomorrow, with a possible accumulation […]
the OPP On Sunday around 9:40 p.m., the Rainy River District OPP was dispatched to a single-motor vehicle collision Highway 11, about 1.7 km west of Gehl Lake. When officers arrived at the scene, they located an unoccupied red pickup truck in the south ditch with the engine on and […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River Future Development Corp. is seeking letters of support from district municipalities as it applies for funding to improve Internet service in the west end of the district. The RRFDC is applying to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. and FedNor for what is being called […]
Duane Hicks Support for the Knox Renewal project continues to grow. Voyageur Lions past president Bill Michl, along with charter member Joyce Zub, visited Knox United Church here yesterday to give a $1,300 cheque to Bill and Mary Jane Gushulak of the project committee. Some $300 of the amount was […]
Staff Canada Post is asking the town for permission to install a community mailbox on the property between 165 and 205 Third St. W. In a letter from Chris Ruby, delivery planning officer for Canada Post Corp., he explained the reason for the request is due to a health and […]
It will be partly cloudy and cold tonight, with an overnight low of minus-26 C (15 below zero F). Look for northwest winds at five-10 m.p.h., becoming light and variable. Scattered flurries are possible tomorrow, with a high of minus-eight (18), but feeling more like minus-26 to minus-32 (15-25 below), […]
A story in the Jan. 7 edition of the Times on acts for this summer’s “Harmony of Nations” music festival incorrectly identified one of the groups. A percussion duo of Julie Strom and Allison Miller called “junKtion” is scheduled to perform, as opposed to an up-and-coming pop-rock band “Junktion” as […]
Staff Couchiching band members are voting today in a byelection to fill a vacancy on council. Angela Mainville, Daniel Mainville, Patrick Morrisseau, and Nicole Perrault are running for the seat, which was vacated by Ed Yerxa. Voting, which is taking place at the Couchiching multi-use facility, ends at 8 p.m. […]
