Press Release The Riverside Foundation for Health Care and Shoppers Drug Mart once again are partnering in an effort to raise funds to advance women’s whole health in Rainy River District through the ninth-annual “Tree of Life” Campaign. The four-week fundraising campaign, running from Sept. 18-Oct. 15 at Shoppers Drug […]
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Staff Town council approved the lease of two treadmills from Performance Leasing, at an annual cost of $4,896 plus taxes, at its regular meeting Monday night. These treadmills will replace the old ones at the Memorial Sports Centre. Also Monday night, council: •denied the Fort Frances Lions Club’s request for […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. has adopted a new visitor policy that is dedicated to providing family-centered care by creating an environment that respects the needs of the patient and supports the important role that family and friends play in the healing process. Visitors are welcome at La […]
Staff The Rainy Lake Ringers are getting ready for the 2010-11 season, and will be holding their first practice this Saturday (Sept. 18). Director Diane Maxey is encouraging youths (age 12 and up) and adults to come out to St. John’s Anglican Church at 10:30 a.m., have a listen to […]
Staff A site that stirred an uproar among Nestor Falls residents and business owners no longer is being considered as a possible location for a new landfill there. In a public notice posted on the Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls Township website, it was announced that site C7—situated on Peterson […]
Duane Hicks Starting Oct. 4, the Fort Frances Family Health Team (FHT) will be offering a drop-in clinic every Monday from 4-7 p.m. The drop-in clinic at the Fort Frances Community Clinic will be first-come, first-served, and is intended to treat patients who can’t wait for an appointment but are […]
Peggy Revell Florence Watts hit a couple of milestones last week. Not only did the Stratton resident turn 88 on Sept. 10, she’s also undergone dialysis a total of 1,000 times as of Sept. 6. And with that latter milestone reached, Watts wanted to get the message out that dialysis […]
Peggy Revell With new projects and programs on the go, the local Northwest Catholic District School Board is looking forward to the new school year getting underway. “This year our theme is ‘Celebrating the Spirit,’” noted Director of Education Mary-Catherine Kelly, with the five virtues they’re focusing on being hospitality, […]
Duane Hicks With administration and council poised to start work on the 2011 budget, local residents are urged to attend a public meeting on Monday, Sept. 27 to provide their thoughts on what the town should be spending its money on. “I would like to take this time to tell […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances will continue to run Pither’s Point Park, until the legal questions of its use and ownership are answered, after a leave to appeal made by Canada, Ontario and the four First Nations involved in the court case was denied yesterday. Superior Court Justice D.C. […]
Duane Hicks A real estate sign advertising a new condo development has been posted on Front Street since April, 2009—and the town needs to find out what Thunder Bay developer Robert Zanette’s plans are for the proposed project, regional economic developer Geoff Gillon told council at Monday night’s regular meeting. […]
Staff A site that stirred an uproar among Nestor Falls residents and business owners no longer is being considered as a possible location for a new landfill there. In a public notice posted on the Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls Township website, it was announced that site C7—situated on Peterson […]
