Duane Hicks Rainy River District has received no shortage of snow in the past week-and-a-half and for most people, that means they’ve been busy shovelling and plowing. But the truth of the matter is snow removal leads to back problems and other health issues every winter. So what’s a person […]
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Duane Hicks Christmas is the season of giving, and those wanting to give a little of their time to a good cause need not look further than the 23rd-annual community Christmas dinner. While plans for the popular event are shaping up nicely, more volunteers are needed to make it a […]
Wilma Sletmoen The Community Country Club, sponsored by the Emo-La Vallee-Chapple Healthy Communities Coalition, “visited” Australia on their 15th stop, which was held last Wednesday (Nov. 24) in the common room at the Golden Age Manor. Speakers Dorothy and Bill Sylvester took the 31 people in attendance on a fascinating […]
the MNR Four southern Ontario men have been convicted of charges related to illegal moose hunting. Anton Gerritsen Jr. and Anton Gerritsen Sr., both of Cayuga, Shank A. Vanderheide of Canfield, and James E. Kruis of St. George each were fined $1,000 for obstructing a Ministry of Natural Resources’ conservation […]
Duane Hicks Whether it’s providing recycling pick-up for the business sector, getting rid of “free” bags of garbage, or banning the dumping of recyclables at the landfill, a proposed “blue box” recycling strategy for the Town of Fort Frances should get people talking. The draft strategy, devised by consultants Trow […]
Peggy Revell The district may see its first gold mine in production in a long time by 2015 if things go as planned with Rainy River Resources’ gold exploration in the west end of the district. “Rainy River is very positive for the fact that it’s potentially large,” enthused Rainy […]
Peggy Revell Miserable wet weather this summer threw a wrench in the work at the Emo Agricultural Research Station in 2010. “The weather played such a role,” Kim Jo Bliss, the station’s research technician, said about the work that was accomplished there this year. “April was awesome and people were […]
Peggy Revell Call it a “hoot-warming” story as winter weather settles in across the district. An injured short-eared owl was rescued by local couple Rick and Val Hallam, and now has a new—albeit temporary—home at a wildlife rescue centre in Kenora. The rare owl was first discovered by Hallam back […]
Duane Hicks This year’s theme for the 53rd-annual “Parade of Lights” was “The Lights & Sounds of Christmas,” and it was clear those who entered floats took the hint. A procession of 21 floats, decked in multi-coloured lights and boasting live or recorded music, were watched by wide-eyed children and […]
Peggy Revell In the closing chapter before amalgamation, Family & Children’s Services of Rainy River District commemorated 75 years of incorporation last week. Having the agency celebrate its 75th anniversary is “somewhat fitting” given it will be merged with the Kenora-Patricia Child and Family Services this coming spring, noted FACS […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre patrons wanting individualized, introductory training on using a computer or the Internet need not look further. Community Access Program co-ordinator Rob Matheson is on the job. “I pretty much give computer lessons,” said Matheson, who started a couple of weeks ago. “I […]
Duane Hicks It’s official: the town is buying the former F.H. Huffman School property. Council passed a bylaw to authorize the purchase of the property from the Rainy River District School Board following a special committee of the whole meeting yesterday afternoon. The town will buy the property for $158,325.74, […]
