Staff In an effort to encourage local residents to do some spring cleaning in their yards, the town once again will suspend the collection of tipping fees at the local landfill this Saturday (May 11) for half-ton vehicles and utility trailers. Tipping fees will be waived from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., […]
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Duane Hicks The town is asking residents to check the sump pumps used for their weeping tile systems in their basements and make sure they are not discharging directly into the sanitary sewer system. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said yesterday that it’s time to put those sump pumps […]
Staff The “Friends of the Fort Frances Museum” is looking for visual artists, performing artists, crafters, and artisans to submit proposals for workshops or activities to conduct for young people this summer. The group, active for more than a year, and has been fundraising—and receiving donations—in order to provide community […]
Sarah Pruys The Robert Moore School gym may have been hot and heavily-perfumed, but that didn’t stop the “Mamma Needs to Redecorate” fundraiser from being a great success. Held Sunday afternoon, the event raised just over $9,000 for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care—$600 more than last year. All 160 […]
Heather Latter More than 20 residents will be heading to “jail” this Saturday (May 11) as the local Voyageur Lions Club hosts its “Jail or Bail” fundraiser at Canadian Tire from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. “People have been quite positive about it and have agreed to go into jail,” noted club […]
Heather Latter Anthony Leek, the Liberal candidate for Kenora-Rainy River, hailed last week’s provincial budget as “balanced” but local NDP MPP Sarah Campbell and PC candidate Randy Nickle weren’t as enthusiastic. “There are some good parts and there are some bad parts,” Campbell remarked. “For me, one of the fundamental […]
Staff Atikokan High School will be presented with the Rainy River District School Board’s monthly “Recognition of Excellence” at its regular meeting there tonight. The school will be honoured for its “Learning For All” project and Information Technology coaching. “The ‘Learning For All’ K-12 project has built capacity for the […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its annual beautification program, “Project Petunia.” But if the program is to continue, it will need more sponsors. Chamber manager Annely Armstrong said she’s asking individuals and businesses to sponsor the program, which supplies flowers for basket and […]
Duane Hicks International Falls was dealt a harsh blow yesterday with news the Boise Inc. paper mill there will be shutting down two paper machines and an off-machine coater this fall, resulting in about 265 job cuts. “It’s certainly devastating for the community,” Falls Mayor Bob Anderson said. “At the […]
Staff The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts will wrap up its 2013 event with the annual “highlights” concert this Sunday (May 3). Slated for 2 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre, the concert will feature some of this year’s star performances from the three weeks the festival ran […]
Staff The touchless car wash located at the corner of Second Street East and Mowat Avenue has been upgraded with new equipment to make it better for customers and the owners alike. It also sports a new name. The business, which was known as “Lovin’ Touch” for years, now is […]
Staff he Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is working on several projects this year, including a business directory it aims to launch in 2014. The Chamber also will be involved in the July 1-4 celebrations as well as “Quest for the Best,” which will coincide with the Fort Frances Canadian […]
