Peggy Revell District residents can now dial 2-1-1 to access information on social, community, health, and government services available to them. “All the residents of the Rainy River District who fall under the umbrella of the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board will be able to, as of [Monday], […]
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Peggy Revell The La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary fulfilled a 10-year promise on Saturday afternoon when they presented the Riverside Foundation for Health Care with the final cheques to complete its $500,000 pledge to the “Care Close to Home” fundraising campaign. The cheques totalling $25,000 were presented at the auxiliary’s annual […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances resident Anthony Kadikoff was among the 20 Ontario seniors honoured last Wednesday at the 2010 Ontario Senior Achievement Awards at Queen’s Park. Kadikoff, currently a director on the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation board, has been heavily involved in fundraising for the TBayTel Tamarack House […]
Duane Hicks Volunteers, candy needed After drawing hordes of trick-or-treaters to her haunted backyard at 1030 Scott St. for the past two Hallowe’ens, Tess Coish of Tess’ Kitchen is getting ready to do the same again this year. The event attracted more than 700 children in 2008, and topped 900 […]
Peggy Revell The Riverside Breast Health Program last week celebrated 25 years of fighting breast cancer across the district. “I can’t believe it’s 25 years. This is so exciting,” Eva Thornton, one of the program’s founders and first nurse examiners, enthused to the crowd on hand for a celebratory open […]
Duane Hicks The former F.H. Huffman School closed its doors in June, but the building and its surrounding property may not go unused for long after the Town of Fort Frances agreed to buy it for $155,000. “We’ve been looking at it for the last while, we’ve purchased it, and […]
Peggy Revell Residents now can dial “211” if they’re looking for information on the multitude of social, community, health, and government services available to them across the district. “All the residents of the Rainy River District, who fall under the umbrella of the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board, […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has lined up teams that are getting ready to take people’s taste buds around the world for this year’s “Great Canadian Chili Cook-Off and Cake Roulette” tomorrow (Oct. 20) at the Legion. The event will run from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and everyone […]
Staff With Christmas just over two months away, town council will receive a financial request tonight from the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau to support the 23rd-annual Community Christmas Dinner. In a letter to council, head organizer Karen Mitchell said Knox United Church has been booked for Saturday, Dec. 25. But […]
Staff The Associates of St. Marguerite d’Youville once again is holding its annual winter coat drive. They want clean, used winter coats in good condition for men, women, and children to be able to give to the needy. Mittens, hats, and boot also are welcome. Organizer Anna McNay suggested businesses […]
Staff Making connections between First Nations’ communities and organizations is the aim of a “Partnerships and Information Forum” slated this Thursday at La Place Rendez-Vous here. The forum, which runs from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., is a partnership between Shooniyaa Wa-Biitong and the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. It […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce and Shaw Canada is pleased to announce they will be teaming up to gather items for our local food bank. Shaw has just launched a new movement called “Together is Amazing,” in which the company is attempting to utilize its network of […]
