Peggy Revell Raises over $11,500 It looks like the local Terry Fox Run is getting back into its stride. Sunday’s run saw 98 registered participants who raised $11,528.23 at last count for the fight against cancer. The crowd who came out to the Sorting Gap Marina to commemorate the 30th […]
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Duane Hicks If all goes according to plan, site work for the new plasma gasification plant in International Falls could begin sometime in 2012. John Howard of Coronal, the company developing the gasification plant, gave an update on how the project is proceeding to delegates attending the annual Northern Networks […]
Staff Parents are invited out to learn about what services the region has to offer their families at a Children’s Services Fair slated for Tuesday, Oct. 5. “It’s going to be a fun event,” said Miranda Sigurdson, chair of the Coming Together for Kids Coalition, which is organizing the fair […]
Duane Hicks “Our people have to get from the mentality of spending money to making money.” That’s part of the message Chief Clarence Louie of the Osoyoos Indian Band conveyed during his keynote address to the 125 delegates attending the annual Northern Networks trade conference last Thursday afternoon at La […]
Peggy Revell It was on the last leg of a 10-month journey that Manitoba youth Cole Choken arrived in Rainy River District last week as part of a marathon to raise money in the fight against cancer. Choken began his run Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and from there made his way […]
Duane Hicks The call is out for nominations for the town’s 23rd-annual “Citizen of the Year” award. Anyone who has taken on charitable fundraising, organized community events, or just lent a helping hand is eligible to receive the award if they are nominated by a fellow resident by Friday, Oct. […]
Duane Hicks While local residents have been able to return their empty liquor bottles to The Beer Store for a refund since February, 2007, far too many people continue to drop off their empties at the blue recycling bins on Wright Avenue. And the town’s manager of Operations and Facilities […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP is investigating the theft of a motor vehicle. The public is asked to contact police if they see a 2001 GMC Sierra pickup truck, silver in colour, bearing Ontario licence plate 907 0EB. It is a regular-size cab pickup with a red fuel tank […]
Peggy Revell Reality TV will have a bit of a Fort Frances flavour to it this Wednesday evening. Former resident J.J. Witherspoon is set to appear on The Food Network’s “Dinner Party Wars,” which airs at 8 p.m. (CDT). “There’s not much reality in reality TV, I’ll say that,” Witherspoon […]
the MNR No new fires were reported in the West Fire Region over the weekend. Currently, there are no active forest fires anywhere in Ontario. Thunder Bay Fire #62 was declared out last Monday (Sept. 13). To date, there have been 352 fires, consuming 9,598.2 hectares, in the West Fire […]
the OPP On the night of Saturday, Sept. 11, Red Lake OPP received a complaint about a nuisance bear in Balmertown. Police were advised that the bear was aggressive, and had charged a man while he was outside in the business section of town. The man was not harmed at […]
Staff Local Terry Fox Run organizers are hoping district residents turn out Sunday afternoon to show their support for the 30th anniversary of the “Marathon of Hope.” “We’re crossing our fingers for a really good turnout,” said Ted Brockie, who has helped set up the course for this year’s run, […]
