Staff The Borderland Roller Derby League has been granted a one-time exemption from the town’s watering bylaw in order to hold a fundraiser car wash this Saturday (Aug. 27) at 300 Third St. W. The league is hosting a charity bout to rise money for “Rachel’s Challenge” on Saturday, Sept. […]
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Staff Following up on a press release from the Ministry of Natural Resources published in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin, which asked residents to be aware of bears in the Fort Frances area, the Town of Fort Frances wanted to clarify that there has not been a big bear problem within town […]
Press Release Once again, Northern Community Development Services (NCDS) is pleased to announce the success of this year’s EO Summer Jobs Service (SJS) and the winner of the 2011 NCDS “Making a Difference” Bursary. This year, NCDS received funding from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to place 157 […]
Press Release Rainy River District has been selected by the Ministry of Children and Youth, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, and the Ministry of Education as one of the seven demonstration sites in Ontario for integrating speech and language services for young children and students. Tri-ministry authorities said the […]
Heather Latter The annual 4-H market steer auction, held Saturday afternoon in conjunction with the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fall fair in Emo, once again was a success, with several bids coming in at $3/pound or higher. “It was a really great auction,” enthused local 4-H leader Kim Jo […]
the MNR Premier Gold Mines Limited has been fined $25,000 for constructing water crossings on Crown land without a permit. Court heard that in late October, 2010, a representative from Premier Gold Mines Limited spoke with the Ministry of Natural Resources about a planned project in the Fly Lake area, […]
Peggy Revell After 13 years of serving up meals at Fort Frances High School, Kathy Cuthbertson of Kathy’s Katering no longer will be running the school’s cafeteria. In fact, no one will be. “It wasn’t worth it anymore,” Cuthbertson said as to why—after more than a decade at the school—she […]
Zoey Duncan The field is now set for the Oct. 6 provincial election here in Kenora-Rainy River riding, with Rod McKay getting the Progressive Conservative party nod on Saturday over fellow Kenora Coun. Louis Roussin. McKay, a mill manager for Kenora Forest Products, joins Sarah Campbell (NDP), Anthony Leek (Liberal), […]
Staff With the aim to have it in place prior to deer rutting season this fall, the new wildlife control fence at Fort Frances Airport will start going up shortly. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said Monday that a pre-construction meeting with the contractor, Wilco Contractors Superior Inc., was […]
Zoey Duncan Do you remember standing on concrete for ages, dripping wet and wrapped in a towel, while you waited to buy French fries at Pither’s Point? How about grabbing a slice at the Village Pizzeria or skipping class in favour of drinking coffee and smoking, or dances at the […]
Peggy Revell Surprise, shock, and great sadness. That was the reaction of Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty upon hearing that federal NDP leader Jack Layton passed away early Monday morning at the age of 61 after a second battle with cancer. “I fought three elections with Jack as a […]
Heather Latter Having been given a message from God to write a book, that’s just what Melissa Friesen did. The 21-year-old local resident recently self-published a personal coming of age account of a year in her life and how glorifying God became her ultimate purpose. “It’s a calendar year of […]
