Duane Hicks The local Salvation Army wants to keep up the spirit of unity on Good Friday, and will be holding a breakfast at the Citadel on Victoria Avenue this Friday. The breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m. sharp, followed by a devotional at 9:30 a.m. Capt. Marlene Sandoval said […]
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Duane Hicks The annual international tug-of-war between Fort Frances and International Falls, this year scheduled for July 2, is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft, who is the town’s rep on the event planning committee, said during a special committee of the whole meeting […]
Duane Hicks While plans are in place for the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship to take place at the Ice For Kids Arena again this year, the bass committee will consider relocating back to the Sorting Gap Marina for 2012. At a meeting between town council and FFCBC directors yesterday […]
Staff The Rainy River Future Development Corp. is encouraging more district businesses to sign up for its 2011 Customer Service “People’s Choice” Online Challenge before tomorrow’s deadline (April 15). Sandra Whalen of the RRFDC said this morning that 22 district businesses have signed up so far. These include Northwoods Gallery […]
Staff In the near future, property owners planning to dig will be able to make one phone call to obtain all contact information for all utilities located in the community. Town council agreed Monday to authorize the mayor and clerk to executive a service agreement on behalf of Fort Frances […]
Staff Highway 502 re-opened to traffic at 10:25 a.m. today after being closed due to a washout 11 km north of Highway 11. As well, the Ministry of Transportation reported a washout at an unnamed road located about half-a-kilometre from Off Lake near Emo. That closure has required motorists to […]
Press Release The Northwest Catholic District School Board recognized Our Lady of the Way School’s student council, which includes Kurt Desserre, Rebecca Zimmerman, Caitlin Big George, and Braydon Kreger. Desserre is a Playground Activity Leader (PAL), which is promoted by the Northwestern Health Unit to organize and facilitate recess activities […]
Staff The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation celebrated Cancer Awareness Month last week with the announcement of the 2011 Northern Cancer Fund grants, which totalled $890,057 for cancer care in Thunder Bay and across the region. One of the grants included $24,989 for Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. in […]
Press Release Nurse practitioners (NPs) soon may be able to admit and discharge patients from hospital, helping to make the health system more efficient while saving time for patients. The province is proposing changes to the Public Hospitals Act to give NPs the authority to admit and discharge patients from […]
Staff An open house and information session at the Rainy River District Victim Services Program last Friday helped kick off National Victims of Crime Awareness Week locally. “We want to bring attention to the needs of people who have been through whatever sort of victimization, but also to showcase the […]
Press Release Hospice Northwest is offering a new way for people to access its valuable services: online. For the first time, people can request one-on-one volunteer support by going to Hospice Northwest’s newly-redesigned website. To explore new ways of accessing Hospice Northwest services, and to learn more about the organization, […]
Press Release Ontario students, who hope to find a summer job they love, will have a chance to be their own boss this summer thanks to the “Summer Company” program. “Summer Company” is a unique program that assists young entrepreneurs, aged 15-29, with starting and running their own eight- to […]
