Sarah Pruys “We started the program [‘Challenge 2012’] a couple of years ago in response to the Young Women’s Conference,” noted Gord McCabe, principal of Crossroads School in Devlin. Together with Kendall Olsen, principal of Sturgeon Creek School and S.C.A.P., and Casey Slack, superintendent of education for the Rainy River […]
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Press Release After a long winter, summer is a time when Canadians like to get out and go camping, boating, golfing, and many other outdoor activities. Each year, however, lighting kills about 10 Canadians and injures roughly 100-150 others. Environment Canada would like to remind Canadians to be aware of […]
the MNR A Fort Frances man has been fined $40,000 for a number of charges related to his deer-hunting business. Grant Gustafson pleaded guilty to hunting swimming deer, chasing deer with a motorboat, discharging a firearm from a motorboat, unlawfully hunting wolves, killing moose without a licence, attaching a game […]
VNP Join Voyageurs National Park aquatic ecologist Geof Smith in an exploration of the life and death of the stars, and how these cosmic events are connected to life on Earth. Meet inside the Rainy Lake Visitor Center this Friday (June 15) at 9 p.m. The two-hour program begins with […]
Heather Latter Called “Friends of Rachel” (FOR) Clubs, groups of students from eight different schools across Rainy River District continue to spread the theory that “if one person can go out of their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of the same.” Those words, written […]
Heather Latter Every year before she started school, Jade Dittaro’s parents would ask her what she wanted to be when she grew up. And each year since she was three years old, the former Fort Frances resident would give the same answer: a doctor. But it was an incident back […]
Duane Hicks Council will start looking at whether the town should buy the old Rainy Lake Hotel and move ahead with partners to develop the property into a “market square.” During a presentation by Rainy River Future Development Corp. consultant Tannis Drysdale at Monday night’s meeting, she noted the Rainy […]
Duane Hicks Check your sump pump The town continues to see too much groundwater and surface water infiltrating its sanitary sewer system, but residents can help out by making sure their sump pump is not discharging directly into that system. Coun. Paul Ryan, who sits on the Operations and Facilities […]
Sarah Pruys Every year, groups of students come north for a summer of tree-planting—lured by the idea of good money, great food, and a summer of living in the bush and making the world a better place. Their expectations often are met with surprises, but overall they seem to have […]
Sarah Pruys No, these “guardians” are not here to protect Fort Frances. Rather, they fight each other with quite a large assortment of foam swords and weapons. “Belegarth Medieval Combat is essentially a combat sport that was created to reenact medieval-style battling,” explained Jordan York, co-founder of the Fort Frances […]
Duane Hicks Tug-of-war set for July 2 A celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the International Bridge and Canada Customs facility in Fort Frances will be held Wednesday, Aug. 1. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft told council at last night’s regular meeting that a come-and-go wine-and-cheese event will be held at the […]
Staff A lightning-caused fire was reported yesterday on an island on the north arm of Rainy Lake. Fort Frances Fire #14 is a 0.1-hectare blaze located northwest of Sear’s Bay. This fire will be allowed to fulfill its natural role in the environment but will be monitored by the Fort […]
