Duane Hicks Jennifer Greenhalgh of JGreenhalgh Solutions has been elected the new president of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce. “I’ve got a real enthusiasm to improve our position in the Rainy River District,” said Greenhalgh, who ran for president against Myles Kuharski (Gillons’ Insurance Brokers). “I want to grow […]
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Heather Latter The idea may have taken shape while two friends sat out in a boat fishing but Roger Wickstrom and his business partner, Mike Schnekenburger, turned their idea into a reality in just five short months. “[Mike] said if you’re serious about this, we can do it,” Wickstrom recalled. […]
Staff Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis has asked Natural Resources and Forestry minister Bill Mauro to put Resolute Forest Products’ local wood supply on hold until the future of the company’s shuttered mill here is determined. In a letter to Mauro last week, the mayor said while he understands the […]
Staff The majority of the town’s user fees will be going up 2.6 percent in the new year, with a few still to be reviewed. Council passed the bylaw to approve the increase, which falls in line with the Consumer Price Index, during its regular meeting last night. But family, […]
Staff Town council is expected to award multiple tenders during its regular meeting tonight at the Civic Centre. Council will vote on a bylaw to award the tender for curbside garbage and recycling material collection services to Asselin Transportation. The five-year contract includes: •a five-day cycle of curbside collection of […]
Staff Residents in the west end of Rainy River District, and north into Kenora District, probably didn’t wake up to the sound of their alarm clocks this morning. A total of 8,300 Hydro One customers experienced a power outage early today. Power went out at 3:18 a.m. and was fully […]
Staff There’s still time to make a child’s Christmas morning special this year through the Kenora & Rainy River Districts Child and Family Services’ “Adopt-an-Angel” program. Debra Bruyere, a community integration worker with the agency, said the tree at The Bargain Store was emptied of “angels” and taken down yesterday. […]
Staff The local OPP detachment and district food banks will be hosting the fifth-annual “Stuff-a-Cruiser” campaign tomorrow from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. They’ll be helped out by the Treaty #3 Police Service, CN Police, and Rainy River District Emergency Services. “We’ll be set up at Safeway, Walmart, and The Place [in […]
Staff Santa Claus may be coming to town on Christmas Eve to deliver presents, but many people are just as excited to know “The King” will be here next week to sing. “The Gospel Music of the King,” featuring Elvis tribute artist Daylin James, is set for Tuesday, Dec. 16 […]
Duane Hicks Last year, Shannon Darby completed a Master’s degree in Community Music at the University of Limerick in Ireland. Now she is getting to utilize what she’s learned as the Education & Outreach co-ordinator for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Darby, the daughter of Deb Cornell and Bill Darby of […]
Heather Latter Submission falls short A senior French class at Fort Frances High School, including both French Immersion and core French students, had hopes of being deemed Ontario’s top French class of 2014 in a video contest held by the University of Ottawa. But while their bid fell short, the […]
Duane Hicks District 5M10 of Lions International officially has added Special Olympics to the causes it supports. District Governor Mark Osthus made the announcement during the Voyageur Lions Club’s Governor’s Night held Friday at La Place Rendez-Vous. “This is ‘The Year of the Child,’ and that’s why I am so […]
