Press Release Family & Children’s Services once again has partnered with Safe Communities Rainy River District (previously known as Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition) in the preparation and delivery of “Project Safe Hallowe’en.” Now in its ninth year, a total of 4,000 glow sticks were ordered this year, which have […]
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Staff With its general membership meeting slated for Nov. 30, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is looking to fill three possible vacancies on its board of directors. As such, the Chamber is putting out a call to members to put their names forward for appointment or election (if need […]
Press Release On Friday (Oct. 22), John Collins, Kiwanis District Lt.-Gov., accompanied by his wife, Joanne, installed the new Fort Frances executive during a dinner meeting held at La Place Rendez-Vous. The new executive consists of president Shanda DeGagne-Begin, secretary Bob Lidkea, and treasurer Robin Wright. Serving the first year […]
Press Release Riverside president and CEO Wayne Woods and Deane Cunningham, chair of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care, are pleased to announce the appointment of Nicke Baird to the position of foundation/corporate communications director, effective Oct. 18. Baird was born and raised in Fort Frances, and recently moved back […]
Staff The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service responded to a fire at a Lakeview Trailer Court residence last night. Firefighters arrived at the scene on Maple Drive around 7:40 p.m. to see heavy smoke coming from the windows of the home’s south side. They battled the blaze until 11 […]
Press Release Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd. of Vancouver has begun preliminary exploration of the Straw Lake Beach Gold Mine, located north of Fort Frances. The company has signed an agreement with Shotgun Exploration, a private company based in Atikokan, to earn a 75 percent interest in Shotgun’s 100 percent-owned Straw […]
Press Release More concerts, events to come Wildfire Music, a company that has developed in Northern Ontario for the past eight years, has grown to the point of even further development. Originally starting as DJ Services in 2003, the company expanded to offer a talent agency signing many tribute artists […]
Press Release Anishinaabe victims of violence in Fort Frances have improved access to programming to help them through the healing process and promote cultural identity. Sponsored in part by the Aboriginal Victims Support Grant Program, Weechi-it-te-win Family Services here is pleased to be hosting “We are all Leaders”—a conference on […]
Press Release Kenora-Rainy River MPP Howard Hampton on Monday asked the minister of health and long-term care how much longer the seniors who currently are at Lake of the Woods Hospital will have to wait for long-term care beds. “Twenty-seven alternate level of care patients in medical surgical beds are […]
Staff With one novel already under her belt, district resident Crystal Gallinger now has a second one available for readers. “I appreciate all the support that the Rainy River District has given me,” Gallinger said of the response she’s seen since her first novel, “Justified,” was published this past spring. […]
Staff With the support of more than 50 percent of those who voted in Monday’s municipal election, Dave Kircher has secured one of the two trustee seats for Fort Frances on the Rainy River District School Board. Kircher garnered 1,570 votes while longtime trustee Dan Belluz earned 734 votes to […]
Staff With one less seat for Fort Frances on the Northwest Catholic District School Board, it was incumbent Paul Cousineau who was ousted once the results of Monday’s municipal election were in. Anne Marie Fitzgerald and Harold Huntley retained their seats, garnering 370 and 293 votes, respectively. Cousineau was third […]
