Peggy Revell National Aboriginal Addictions Awareness Week will be marked locally with a whole week of activities this year. Running Nov. 13-19, the week is meant to “promote an addictions-free lifestyle by allowing communities to develop an increased knowledge and awareness of addictions, and how the families and communities can […]
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Heather Latter Two area women are taking part in a pilot college course being offered by Toronto’s George Brown College at the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope in Atikokan. The women’s shelter was selected as a satellite location for the Northern Anti-violence Counsellor/Advocate College Certificate, which is being […]
Heather Latter The “Best Buddies” program, a national, charitable organization dedicated to enhancing communities through friendships between people with and without disabilities, is back up and running at Fort Frances High School. No longer spearheaded by Community Living Fort Frances and District, students and staff at the school have revitalized […]
Peggy Revell Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty said sanctions imposed by the NDP against him for voting to dismantle the long gun registry hurts constituents more than himself. “It’s not really a penalty for me,” he reasoned last week. “In fact, it actually lightens my workload.” Rafferty was referring […]
Duane Hicks Concerned about people breaking into the old Rainy Lake Hotel, Fort Frances Fire Chief Frank Sheppard, firefighter Rob Dokuchie, and OPP Cst. Darren Daniew suited up to go into the vacant building last Wednesday morning to secure it against future unauthorized access. “All of the back accesses that […]
Duane Hicks Organizers of the 54th-annual “Parade of Lights” have changed the parade route due to policing considerations. Robin Payeur, with Causeway General Insurance Brokers Ltd., said Friday the parade, slated for Saturday, Nov. 26, now will start on the 700 block of Scott Street, near the Memorial Sports Centre, […]
Staff Fort Frances Power Corp. customers will experience a power interruption tomorrow (Nov. 8) from 8-8:15 a.m. and, if needed, from 11:30-11:45 a.m. This interruption is needed so Hydro One can perform emergency repairs to its equipment. In related news, all Hydro One customers west of Fort Frances, up to […]
Staff The Fine Line Art Gallery here is looking for artists and crafters to sell their wares in its upcoming “Christmas Extravaganza.” Fine Line co-op member Jean Richards said the event will start with an open house on Thursday, Nov. 24 and run through the end of December. As in […]
Staff With quite a few big donations already having come in, and more expected next month, planning is well underway for the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s 24th-annual community Christmas dinner. The only big problem right now is finding people willing to cook turkeys for the popular event, which will take […]
Staff In response to concerns raised by the Fort Frances OPP regarding possible security issues and unauthorized access to the Rainy Lake Hotel, the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service would like to ensure the public it has taken the necessary actions to mitigate them. Firefighters entered the building yesterday […]
Staff Fort Frances High School “Saving Faces” and “Free the Children” mobilizers collected a massive haul of non-perishable food Monday night during their “Hallowe’en for Hunger” drive. A total of 33 students—more than twice the number who participated last year—trick-or-treated around Fort Frances and collected more than 2,100 items from […]
Press Release Ontario is moving forward with its commitment to review its clean energy Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program. When the program launched in 2009, it included a commitment to review FIT every two years. This commitment also was included in the province’s Long-Term Energy Plan, released last November. The review […]
