Zoey Duncan Local Liberal candidate Ken Boshcoff’s chance to reclaim his old seat in the House of Commons was doused by separate waves of support for the NDP and Conservative Party on Monday night. The former two-term MP finished a distant third in Thunder Bay-Rainy River behind incumbent John Rafferty […]
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Staff Traffic at the Memorial Sports Centre remained fairly steady Friday and Saturday during the 23rd-annual Home & Leisure Show, sponsored by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce and TBayTel. “It was steady all weekend,” Chamber manager Anthony Mason noted Monday. “I don’t have numbers yet, but talking to the […]
Heather Latter In an effort to enhance school and community safety here, the Rainy River District School Board and the OPP are offering a Threat Assessment (Level 1) training program for community partners. OPP Cst. Anne McCoy explained the program is designed for school administrators, education counsellors, police officers, corrections […]
Peggy Revell Educators, experts, and those interested in Ojibwe language education gathered here last week as the “Our Language is Our Culture” conference returned for a third year—this time round even bigger and better. “In the past, we’ve had it for one day and it was very popular, so we […]
Peggy RevellZoey Duncan THUNDER BAY—Incumbent John Rafferty rode to victory on the historic orange wave in yesterday’s federal election, which saw the NDP become the Official Opposition for the first time in the party’s 50-year history. Rafferty captured 48.61 percent of the vote to cruise to re-election in Thunder Bay-Rainy […]
Staff The AbitibiBowater mill here will see a new general manager next week. Effective May 9, Andre Bernier will be joining the company. Bernier has been working in the pulp and paper industry for more than 30 years. During his career, he’s held various management positions in kraft pulp mills […]
Staff Voting began today for the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s 2011 Customer Service “People’s Choice” Online Challenge. From now until May 13, the public can go to www.rrfdc.on.ca and click on “2011 Customer Service Challenge.” After doing so, they will have one chance to vote for their choice of […]
Staff J.W. Walker, Donald Young School, and Sturgeon Creek will be confirmed tonight as the sites where full-day junior kindergarten will be rolled out in 2013/14. Trustees officially will approve the “year four” sites as the Rainy River District School Board implements the final stages of the province’s full-day early […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON—Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces in Pakistan today. Obama administration officials said DNA evidence confirmed the death. Bin Laden then was quickly buried at sea, an official […]
the OPP On Thursday around 12:50 p.m., Rainy River District OPP officers and the Rainy River Ambulance responded to Stratton Service, located on Highway 617 in Stratton, as a result of a workplace accident. Upon arrival, paramedics located the shop owner, Shawn McDonald, 42, unresponsive in the service bay. He […]
Press Release Teresa Hazel, who has stepped up to chair the Canada Day Celebrations committee after the departure of long-time chairman Paul Bock, said planning is well underway for this year’s party. “Paul did a great job and made sure we always had a celebration in Fort Frances, whether it […]
the OPP On Thursday around 12:50 p.m., Rainy River District OPP officers and the Rainy River Ambulance responded to Stratton Service, located on Highway 617 in Stratton, as a result of a workplace accident. Upon arrival, paramedics located the shop owner, Shawn McDonald, 42, unresponsive in the service bay. He […]
