Press Release The Fort Frances 908 Rainy Lake Air Cadet Squadron held its ninth-annual year-end ceremonial review last Wednesday at the Memorial Sports Centre. The review is an opportunity to give cadets the recognition they have earned. Celebrating the completion of a very busy and successful year were 19 cadets. […]
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Press Release Local MPP Sarah Campbell is urging groups and individuals impacted by the 2012 Ontario budget to have their say. As a result of ongoing budget negotiations, the Ontario NDP caucus successfully pushed for public hearings on the document, which was presented in March. Hearings will be held June […]
Heather Latter Fort Frances High School student Dexter Fichuk is anxious to travel to Ecuador at month’s end—his first trip outside of North America—to see poverty first-hand and meet some of the people who are assisted by the “Free the Children” campaigns he has been focusing on all year long. […]
Press Release The Rainy River District OPP would like to extend its appreciation to its policing partners from Treaty #3 Police Services in the arrest last week of robbery suspect Josh Enns. The OPP is proud to have a professional working relationship, and recognize that their agencies work effectively together […]
the NHU The Northwestern Health Unit has embarked on a bed bugs education campaign to raise awareness about how these tiny bugs can cause big problems. In 2011, the NHU received one-time funding under the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Public Health Unit Bed Bug Fund. Part of the […]
Heather Latter The Rainy River District School Board is concerned about the possible merger of the local board with that of one nearby, such as Keewatin-Patricia, as the Ontario government considers amalgamating school boards as a cost-saving measure. “The proposed amalgamation of school boards is a short-sighted action that will […]
Heather Latter After meeting Friday with Marc Bode, Regional Senior Judge for the North West Region, local lawyers and municipal leaders remain baffled by the decision to relocate the resident judge for Rainy River District to a base in Kenora. The relocation was initiated by the Ontario Court of Justice […]
Duane Hicks Dr. Robert Lidkea celebrated 60 years as an optometrist in Fort Frances this week, but he has no intention of stepping away anytime soon. “[Optometry] has changed in so many ways. I have enjoyed changing with it,” Dr. Lidkea said during an interview Monday afternoon, which turned out […]
Sarah Pruys Last summer, lifelong residents Harold and Irene Herrem wanted to stay in Fort Frances but instead had to move to Ottawa. After enjoying living in the Riverwalk Condominiums here for the previous eight years, the couple found that being in their 90s made it difficult to do everything […]
Sarah Pruys Due to the recent closure of the Ontario Tourism Information Centre here, various organizations and businesses in Fort Frances have teamed up to make sure tourists still are able to access information about the surrounding area. The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, along with the Town of Fort […]
Staff The Rainy River District School Board is expected to approve a balanced budget for 2012-13, in the amount of $47,284,196, at tonight’s regular meeting. The budget, which includes $2.5 million in amortization, was prepared with a projected enrolment of 2,619.6 ADE, which represents a 3.3 percent decrease. It includes […]
Staff Help send a kid to camp when get your morning coffee tomorrow during “Camp Day” at Tim Hortons. During this 24-hour period, Tim Hortons restaurant owners everywhere donate the entire proceeds of their coffee sales to the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation. Customers also can purchase a “Rent-A-Tent” for $1 […]
