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 […]
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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 […]
Heather Latter It was a miserably cold December morning when Gar Faragher awoke and noticed a hump of snow on the glare ice of the pond outside his home east of Fort Frances. “Was that muskrat house always there?” his partner, Judy Tucker, recalled him asking. It wasn’t until a […]
Heather Latter Given the shortage of doctors across the district, including in Rainy River where the lone full-time physician, Dr. Dave Singleton, plans to resign in June, 2013, the future of the Rainy River Health Centre’s emergency room remains uncertain. Should it close, land ambulance costs will increase in an […]
Duane Hicks MTO jobs to be cut Come this summer, international company Transfield Services will be responsible for provincial highway maintenance in the Rainy River and Kenora districts, which will result in job cuts to Ministry of Transportation staff but also possibly create opportunities for contractors, suppliers, and those seeking […]
Duane Hicks Nominations for the 16th-annual Bell Business Awards are going a little slow, and the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is hoping many more come in prior to the Feb. 10 deadline. As of yesterday, Chamber manager Anthony Mason said he had received about a dozen nominations—a far cry […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. has lifted the visitor restriction at Rainycrest Long-Term Care, effective immediately. Although the restriction is lifted, the public is encouraged to use precautions when visiting Rainycrest. People should not visit if they have any ’flu-like symptoms, including a cough, fever, runny nose, sore […]
Heather Latter Many of the municipalities in Rainy River District still are not supporting the idea of helping to foot the bill for operational costs of the Fort Frances Airport, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig noted. McCaig provided a brief update regarding the regional airport concept during the business portion […]
Staff The search is on once again for a new OPP detachment commander for Rainy River District. Insp. John Kendrick has been transferred to Thunder Bay, where he is now the OPP’s regional director of operations support. Insp. Kendrick came here from Thunder Bay in May, 2009 to replace former […]
Duane Hicks Fewer mill employees will be going back to work once paper production resumes at the Resolute Forest Products mill here early next month. “We’ve been told by the company that when they restart, that we’ll lose probably 16 percent of our membership—roughly 45 jobs won’t be recalled,” Communications, […]
Staff The Township of La Vallee will host local municipal leaders tomorrow for the 21st-annual general meeting and conference of the Rainy River District Municipal Association. Delegates from as far away as Atikokan will gather at the Devlin Hall to discuss issues that affect communities across the district. The day […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers earned a victory Tuesday without having to take to the ice. Following an investigation, the SIJHL announced that the Dryden Ice Dogs had forfeited their game against the Lakers, which was played last Wednesday (Jan. 18), due to the use of an ineligible player. According […]
