Press Release A small First Nation in Northwestern Ontario is exploring the potential of developing an eco-tourism lodge. With Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. support, the Mitaanjigamiing First Nation (formerly Stanjikoming), located in the Rainy Lake area northeast of Fort Frances, is studying the market potential for a new lodge […]
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the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources’ chronic wasting disease surveillance program for 2010 received a great response from the public. With the help of local media coverage, the ministry received 1,393 deer heads and is happy to report all of them tested negative for chronic wasting disease. Here in […]
the MNR Five years ago in upstate New York, bats started dying from a mysterious condition. Dubbed “white nose syndrome” because of a fungus that grew on affected bats, it has now killed more than a million bats in eastern North America. Earlier this year, the syndrome was detected in […]
Peggy Revell Rainy River District School Board trustee David Kircher has been accused of breaching confidentiality after information on changes to senior administration severance packages approved by the former board at its final meeting was made public. Concern over a possible breach was raised during last week’s monthly board meeting […]
Duane Hicks The chief librarian and CEO of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre was honoured as Public Librarian of the Year for 2011 by the Ontario Library Boards’ Association last week. Margaret Sedgwick was presented with the W.J. Robertson Medallion for outstanding leadership in the advancement of public […]
Duane Hicks The Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River District’s sixth-annual “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” was a success this past Sunday at the Adventure Inn here, raising $6,500 for the further promotion of Alzheimer awareness and education. Executive director Lynn Moffatt said more than 70 people attended the fundraiser, which […]
Staff Data collected by the Ministry of Natural Resources on winter conditions so far show above-average weather severity for local deer—but not enough to cause dramatic changes in their population. Current measurements at the MNR’s network of snow stations show that snow is deep in the Fort Frances District, ranging […]
Duane Hicks Whether they’re new kids on the block or mainstays who have years under their belt, some local businesses are getting primed for the 15th-annual Bell Business Awards being held tomorrow night at La Place Rendez-Vous. This year’s awards have drawn a total of 68 nominees, including a couple […]
People pretty much are creatures of habit. Inasmuch as they are set in an unvarying routine, this affects their conduct in the marketplace. Restaurants that cater to migrants, whether they come from exotic parts of the globe or different parts of North America, reflect that. They are not merely for […]
the OPP The body of Edwin (Ted) Davis, 74, of Fort Frances was recovered Saturday around 1 p.m. from the depths of the Lower Manitou Lake by members of the OPP’s Underwater Search and Recovery Unit. The coroner ordered a post-mortem examination today at Lake of the Woods Hospital in […]
VNP Enhance your experience while visiting Voyageurs National Park east of International Falls by learning how to take photographs you can be proud of. Bring your camera or just follow along as photographer Jackie Briggs gives basic tips to get the best nature shots of the park this Sunday (Feb. […]
Duane Hicks Some tickets still available The Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River District’s sixth-annual “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” is set to go this Sunday (Feb. 6) at the Adventure Inn here—and it’s not too late to get tickets. Executive director Lynn Moffatt said more than 70 tickets have been […]
