Duane Hicks The town again will try to get district municipalities to help pay to operate the Fort Frances Airport, but this time on a fixed contribution basis. Last year, district municipalities were asked to consider cost-sharing based on each community’s percentage of the overall population. This means they would […]
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Duane Hicks Public meeting slated Feb. 15 Carrying through with part of the strategic plan mayor and town council developed last year, the Sister Kennedy Centre board of management is seeking input on how to make the centre the focal point of all services for seniors. It has scheduled a […]
Duane Hicks Town council will hold off doing anything about the vacant Rainy Lake Hotel until a local task force makes its recommendation. In a report received by council at its budget meeting Monday, Chief Building Official Rick Hallam noted that while the sale, remediation, and restoration of the building […]
Duane Hicks The 2012 preliminary capital budget will be a lean one, having been cut by more than half since the last meeting. Town council received an updated preliminary capital budget Monday, which had been trimmed by $4.6 million since the Jan. 16 committee of the whole meeting. Mayor and […]
Heather Latter This year’s “Relay for Life” here will be held June 15 at Fort Frances High School, not June 29 as originally planned. The reason for the change stemmed from the last weekend in June leading into the Canada Day holiday weekend. “We were running into conflicts with volunteers […]
Duane Hicks With the possible financial impact of an assessment review board hearing for the mill property still looming on the horizon, town council agreed yesterday to set up a corporate contingency reserve fund to help soften what could be a massive blow. In a report from treasurer Laurie Witherspoon, […]
the OPP On Jan. 20, one female was charged with trafficking a Schedule I drug when she tried to sell three containers of methadone to a plainclothes police officer. She was arrested, charged, and later released with a court date of Feb. 17 in Fort Frances. Then on Jan. 27, […]
Staff Attention all entrepreneurs! The Northwest Business Centre is hosting a workshop, entitled “The ABCs of Entrepreneurship—Aboriginal Business Day,” at the Couchiching Bingo Hall on Thursday, Feb. 16. Running from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., the event will provide the opportunity to learn about business support services, programs, and accessible funding through […]
Press Release Students at St. Francis School will celebrate their next Spirit Day on Tuesday, Feb. 7. “The theme is ‘Love’ and an old-fashioned sock hop dance will be held in the gym to celebrate the ‘love’ of music,” noted principal Teresa Dennis. Students are invited to wear their best […]
Staff On the heels of yet another successful Linda Johnston Memorial Alzheimer’s dinner this past Saturday in Rainy River, the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River is gearing up to stage one here next month. But instead of it being a “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” as in past years, the […]
Heather Latter The Rainy River District Dietitians and Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce are looking for participants for a “So You Think You Can Cook . . . Soups On” event slated for March 28. Registered dietitian Megan Bale, of the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre, said the event aims to […]
Press Release The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board today announced reductions to its staffing complement to address the dynamically changing economic conditions of the district. “The staffing reductions reflect the needs of our district municipalities and the reality of our continuing economic pressures,” said La Vallee Reeve Ross […]
