Duane Hicks Providing some family fun during a winter with no end in sight, the “Snoasis” community event proved very popular this past weekend. Not only did three local teams complete their snow sculptures, but more than 120 adults and children stopped by the East End Hall on Saturday afternoon […]
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Duane Hicks Area municipalities should know exactly how much they’ll be contributing to the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board later this month. DSSAB CAO Dan McCormick said the budget is going back to the board March 21. It had been put on hold for two reasons. Firstly, the […]
Duane Hicks It appears local consumers are catching “Go Local” fever, with more than 1,000 people have picked up their customer loyalty cards since the campaign launch last week. “[The launch] went really well,” consultant Tannis Drysdale said yesterday afternoon. “The technology worked and we had really good numbers signing […]
Staff Food security is everybody’s business. Next Tuesday is Food Security Gathering Action Day and here in Rainy River District, a food security gathering will take place from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Emo Inn. Food security is the notion that food a basic human right—the idea that everyone has […]
Staff After nearly a week of participants sculpting snow near the former Huffman School, the “Snoasis” community event wrapped over the weekend, with “Building Bridges” by Lindsay Hamilton and Joe Galbraith earning “Judges’ Choice.” Event organizer Samantha Manty said the race was “extremely close” between all three entries but in […]
Staff The regular meeting of town council, originally slated for tonight, has been rescheduled to Thursday. The reason for the change is because two councillors are out of town and council would not be able to form a quorum. The public session of Thursday’s meeting will start at 6:35 p.m.
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances’ bylaw department is on the hunt for a large cat—believed to a bobcat—which reportedly has killed several cats. Planning and Development Superintendent Rick Hallam said a bobcat recently was reported in the area of Church Street and Nelson Avenue. “I have no proof […]
Staff The concept of an off-leash dog park here has been on hold for the time being after an advisory committee determined the town isn’t currently in a good financial position to help make it a reality. In light of the job layoffs announced by Resolute Forest Products in late […]
The Associated PressJimmy Golen BOSTON—A two-goal lead was down to one, and suddenly the Boston Bruins were trying to avoid another third-period collapse. “At least we didn’t sit back; we didn’t panic [and] our guys responded well,” Bruins’ coach Claude Julien said after Boston snapped a two-game losing streak with […]
Duane Hicks Teams have begun working on their snow sculptures near the old Huffman School as part of the “Snoasis” community event—and there’s no better time for people to come out and see what they’ve been up to than during a family fun day set for this Saturday. Slated from […]
Duane Hicks Starting today, residents will have an incentive to shop locally now that “Go Local” loyalty cards are available at more than 30 participating businesses. All you have to do is drop by one of the businesses, fill out a form, and get a card for free. After that, […]
Duane Hicks With the town still looking to balance its 2013 budget, mayor and council started to talk of service cuts and increasing user fees at Monday’s budget meeting. As of Monday, the town’s operating budget showed a deficit of $1,769,668, of which $1,188,640 is the retroactive amount the town […]
