the OPP On Jan. 22 around 6 a.m., Rainy River District OPP were alerted to a break-and-enter in progress at a garage on the 1000 block of Armit Avenue in Fort Frances. Police arrived on the scene within minutes. They located the suspect wearing dark clothing and told him he […]
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Duane Hicks Tickets going fast for dinner Plans are shaping up for the Fort Frances Community Chest benefit dinner set for Sunday, Feb. 12 at La Place Rendez-Vous. But organizers still are looking for those who have been helped by the “Chest” in the past to give a brief testimonial […]
Press Release The Northwest Catholic District School Board is seeking a volunteer community member to sit on its audit committee. The role of the audit committee is to: •review the overall effectiveness of the board’s internal controls; •discuss with board officials the board’s significant financial risks and the measures to […]
Heather Latter Rainy River Coun. Gordon Armstrong presented members of the Rainy River District Municipal Association with the idea for a district-wide strategic plan, entitled “The Way of the Future,” during its annual meeting Saturday at the Devlin Hall. “A plan today is a commitment to a more progressive and […]
Press Release The Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop is pleased to announce the launch of its 14th-annual writing contest. This year’s contest will feature cash prizes in four categories: •Poetry (judged by Dennis Cooley); •Fiction (judged by Matthew J. Trafford); •Creative Non-Fiction (judged by Leilah Nadir); and •Children’s Story (judged by […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Mack to the position of vice-principal at Rainy River High School, effective Feb. 1. He replaces retiring vice-principal Don McBride. With qualifications in design and technology, and experience in business and computer technology, Mack […]
the NDP NDP natural resources critic Sarah Campbell said the McGuinty government should be held accountable for the loss of jobs in the forestry industry in Northern Ontario. Terrace Bay Pulp, of the Buchanan group of companies, is now for sale following a three-month suspension of operations, which makes it […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Coun. John Albanese was re-elected chair of the Northwestern Health Unit’s board of health for the 10th-consecutive year at a meeting Jan. 20 in Dryden. Coun. Albanese said he’s looking forward to working with the board and management in 2012, noting that for an eighth year, […]
Duane Hicks With the deadline to enter the Rainy River Arts Collective’s inaugural snow sculpture project coming up Saturday (Feb. 4), organizers are hoping more teams will sign up to participate. As of yesterday afternoon, there has been little response to the call for entries, noted Fort Frances Museum curator […]
Press Release With February being Heart and Stroke Month, the Memorial Sports Centre and the Stroke Prevention Clinic are joining together to offer a fun approach to lowering your stroke risk factors. For the month of February, the Memorial Sports Centre is offering free day passes to be used in […]
Lucas Punkari A few days after being crowned provincial champ, and qualifying for this year’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, Alta., the sense of what she had accomplished was just starting to hit former Muskie curler Jenna Enge. “It’s starting to sink in a little bit,” noted the […]
Heather Latter Municipal leaders banded together Saturday to oppose a plan which would result in the relocation of the resident judge for Rainy River District to a base in Kenora or Dryden. Local lawyer Wes Derksen, representing the Rainy River Law Association (RRLA), also was on hand at the Rainy […]
