Peggy Revell They’re loud, boisterous, and colourful—and the newly-formed bike riding group here is inviting everyone to join them on their weekly “cruise” through town. “We do have an amazing community,” enthused Krissy Solum, the Fort Frances resident who has spearheaded the two “Every Day is Earth Day” cruises which […]
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Peggy RevellZoey Duncan Six local First Nations are getting into the helicopter business. “The idea behind it was basically to capitalize on the different opportunities that present themselves in [this] area,” said Peter Moen, co-ordinator with the Rainy Lake Tribal Development Corp., which has joined Windigo Community Development Corp. and […]
Zoey Duncan The tourism industry can be a tough go these days. But for faithful tourists to the district, a visit is anything but tough. “When I come up here and go into our cabin, I’m coming home, that’s how much we love it,” said Mary Hall, who is spending […]
Heather Latter The local BIA’s “Market Thursdays” kicked off last week with one vendor setting up shop on the sidewalk in front of the old Rainy Lake Hotel on Scott Street. “I think it went well,” noted Richard Boileau, a member of the BIA’s promotions committee. “It seemed to be […]
Zoey Duncan A small but dedicated group of walkers took their canine friends for a five-km walk here Sunday to raise money for dog guides. Seven locals and their dogs participated in the annual Lions Foundation of Canada Purina Walk for Dog Guides, raising $1,000. The local Voyageur Lions Club […]
Heather Latter Although Tyler VanUden and Taylor Whitehead returned empty-handed last week from the Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) in Toronto, they both learned a lot and had a great experience. The Grade 7 students from J.W. Walker School here were finalists in the Sunset Country Regional Science Fair held April […]
Zoey Duncan Since graduating from high school two years ago, Kailey Curtis has inundated local businesses with applications, hoping to find secure employment so she can save for school in the fall and pay off her mortgage. But even when she does find a job, diminishing hours and unreliable schedules […]
Peggy Revell Photos galore, slide shows, scrapbooks, friendship, and laughter filled the bustling corridors and classrooms at Mine Centre School last Thursday as people came out for a walk down memory lane. “Wow,” Ted Menson told those on hand for the celebration to mark the closing of the old Mine […]
Zoey Duncan When everything else is at the whims of the economy, businesses still can control how well they treat their valued customers. That was the message presented, along with plaques, at the 2011 Customer Service “People’s Choice” Contest wind-up last Wednesday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous in conjunction with […]
Press Release The 2011 “Mother Earth Water Walk” will arrive in Fort Frances tomorrow (June 1). The walk’s goal is to raise awareness of the need to take care of the water and to help Mother Earth survive. It calls attention to the sacred gift of water—the source of all […]
Press Release St. Michael’s School is very excited to welcome its new junior kindergarten registrants for an information session there tomorrow (June 1). This event will begin at 4:30 p.m. with pizza, then proceed to provide families with information regarding the beginning of the school year. Students will be able […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP investigated a traffic complaint in Atikokan on Friday involving a motorist driving through the flashing red lights of a school bus while students were boarding it. As a result of an investigation, a male driver was charged with failing to stop for the school […]
