Heather Latter Teams of riders decked out in pink cycled from Rainy River to Fort Frances yesterday to officially launch the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Together We Can” campaign to purchase a new digital mammography, as well as raise awareness about breast cancer and early detection. “I think we […]
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Heather Latter While the percentage of local high school students who were successful on this year’s Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) declined by five percent from a year ago, the deferral rate—those postponing the test for another year—also decreased. Secondary Curriculum co-ordinator Char Bliss informed trustees at last week’s […]
Nicole Horn Monday marked the inaugural meeting of the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) at Fort Frances High School. This is the second year the club has been around. But now sporting a new name, it is ready for a new year. The meeting was held to see which students would […]
Heather Latter The Rainy River District School Board presented its monthly “Recognition of Excellence” award to Angela Petsnick, of the Environmental Education Committee, at its regular meeting last Tuesday night. “The Environmental Education Committee has initiated several projects to engage students in their learning, especially in creating healthy, environmentally-conscious schools […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances will do its part to help the disaster relief effort in Thunder Bay after town council agreed last night to donate $1,000 to help flood victims. While the Administration and Finance executive committee originally recommended the town simply receive a financial request from Thunder Bay and […]
the OPP A male is facing several charges in connection with an incident Sunday afternoon near the Legion Park here. A Fort Frances woman called 9-1-1 to report she had been threatened by a man with a knife while out for a walk with her two children around 4:30 p.m. […]
Staff Town council and administration are getting ready to begin work on next year’s budget, with a timetable expected to be approved at tonight’s regular meeting. If approved, the process will kick off with a public input meeting slated for Monday, Sept. 24 in conjunction with the regular council meeting […]
Staff A new fire was confirmed in Fort Frances District yesterday, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported. Fort Frances Fire #60—a 0.1-hectare blaze located just south of Kaiashkons Lake—was listed as “being held” as of press time today. The cause of the fire was not known at this time. Meanwhile, […]
Staff The Fort Frances Community Garden Planning Committee is inviting the public to “see how our garden grows,” with tours of the community garden available next week. “Please consider coming out to learn more about this valuable community project,” said Krista Nielson of the Northwestern Health Unit. “As our growing […]
Staff It’s one thing to start a business and run it successfully. But what happens when you want to retire or sell that business? The Rainy River Future Development Corp., in partnership with RBC, is hosting a succession planning seminar this Tuesday (Sept. 11) at noon at the RRFDC office […]
Staff The local Salvation Army will be holding a back-to-school barbecue this Saturday (Sept. 8) at Walmart. For a small fee, get a hotdog, chips, and pop from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. “We invite all of the residents and their children to come along and enjoy some back-to-school barbecue for a […]
Staff The overpass on Colonization Road East will re-open to vehicular traffic starting at 7:45 a.m. tomorrow (Sept. 7). Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told the Times that the injection of the epoxy grout in between the angle iron and the concrete was completed by 7 p.m. on Tuesday. […]
