Peggy Revell Updates to the Rainy River District School Board’s transportation policy are on their way but whether they’re the solution parents are looking for remains up in the air. The school board moved to send proposed changes to Transportation Policy 7.1 for stakeholder consultation at last week’s meeting—a step […]
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Heather Latter Although there’s still plenty of snow on the ground, it’s time to think ahead to spring as the local Community Garden Team gears up for a registration and information session this coming Monday (March 14) from 4-6 p.m. at the Sunset Country Métis Hall here. “We’re going to […]
Duane Hicks Local delegates had their chance to speak with provincial officials on important issues during the 2011 Ontario Good Roads Association/Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference in Toronto last week. Mayor Roy Avis, Couns. John Albanese and Rick Wiedenhoeft, and Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig attended the conference, sitting in […]
Peggy Revell The merger between the region’s children’s aid agencies is inching closer, but still hinges on provincial funding coming through to cover costs. April was set as the original date for the amalgamation between Family and Children’s Services of the Rainy River District and Kenora-Patricia Children and Family Services […]
Heather Latter The local Voyageur Lions Club held the first-ever “Healthy Futures Fair” at Fort Frances High School last Thursday, with the focus being on prevention and early detection of disease. “It’s important for students to learn about what to watch out for and how to stay healthy,” stressed Carol […]
Duane Hicks The new Growth Plan for Northern Ontario, released Friday, is being roundly criticized for failing to propose any clear actions to help the region. “It should have been called the ‘Stunted Growth Plan’ because there’s literally nothing there,” local MPP Howard Hampton charged in an interview Friday. “After […]
Heather Latter A celebration to officially open the southern detachment of the Treaty #3 Police Service was held last Wednesday afternoon at its new location on Agency One lands at 1450 Idylwild Dr. After spending more than three years sharing space at the OPP detachment in Emo due to health […]
Peggy Revell Confederation College and the Rainy River District School Board celebrated funding for new shop equipment, as well as the re-signing of their corporate agreement, on Monday afternoon at Fort Frances High School. “We’re delighted to be here,” enthused Confederation College president Patricia Lang. “We’re delighted to partner with […]
Duane Hicks Several local residents are hoping to strike up a group to help raise funds as well as find ways to expand museum programming further into the community. Called “Friends of the Fort Frances Museum,” the new group would take a page from the very successful “Friends of the […]
Duane Hicks The town is hoping to get federal funding this spring for a wildlife fence to keep deer off airport property. While going over the 2011 capital budget at a meeting yesterday afternoon, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said the town applied for funding under Transport Canada’s Airports […]
Peggy Revell Confederation College and the Rainy River District School Board celebrated funding for new shop equipment, as well as the re-signing of their corporate agreement, yesterday afternoon at Fort Frances High School. “We’re delighted to be here,” Confederation College president Patricia Lang said at the signing ceremony. “We’re delighted […]
Press Release Leading water quality and fisheries scientists from the U.S. and Canada will present results of their research at the eighth International Lake of the Woods Water Quality Forum slated for March 9-10 at Rainy River Community College over in International Falls. About 90 scientists and natural resource managers […]
