Press Release U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Warroad port of entry arrested a Sundown, Man. man who arrived from Canada there last Friday (Feb. 12). Dale Dooley, 38, a Canadian citizen, arrived at the port around 2 a.m. driving a red Pontiac Grand Prix. Routine queries conducted […]
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Press Release The Warehouse One “Jean Trade-In for Charity” continues there until next Sunday (Feb. 28). During this time, customers are encouraged to donate a pair of jeans and receive $10 off on a new pair. All 110 stores across Canada, including the one here in Fort Frances, are accepting […]
The Canadian Press Manitoba’s largest hospital is locking some of its hand sanitizer dispensers to try to cut down on theft and potential abuse. The move came after the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg realized as many as 116 bags of alcohol-based sanitizer were disappearing monthly from its wall dispensers. […]
Staff Local residents are being encouraged to help out with Haiti earthquake relief efforts by attending a spaghetti dinner fundraiser at the Fort Frances High School cafeteria today from 4-8 p.m. “Don’t hold back from coming last-minute because we can feed you!” enthused Kathy Cuthbertson of Kathy’s Katering who is […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. once again will be gauging residents’ satisfaction with its services and facilities through a public survey being conducted from Feb. 22-28. The survey was done last year during the same time period and garnered more than 400 responses from Riverside’s facilities across the […]
Staff The case of a Fort Frances couple charged with having a deer fence on their property, in contravention of a town bylaw, remains before the court, with March 12 now scheduled either to set a pre-trial date or to dispose of the matter. Marie and Lynwood Anderson made a […]
Press Release The OPP joined other policing organizations last week in celebrating Safer Internet Day—an international effort to raise awareness of the vulnerability of young people on the Internet, e-mail, and cellphones. The OPP marked Safer Internet Day (Feb. 9) with a reminder to parents and young people that the […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Sharla MacKinnon to the position of elementary curriculum coach, effective March 22, 2010. The elementary curriculum coach will work closely with the board’s elementary literacy and numeracy co-ordinators to support the implementation of differentiated instruction, […]
Staff A Mitaanjigamiing First Nation family is in need of support after losing the contents of their home in a fire earlier this month. The fire occurred Feb. 6 around 4:30 p.m. at the home belonging to James Henderson, who lived there along with his nephew, Micah Henderson, said Chief […]
Press Release A new education bursary is being introduced to help newcomers get the local training they need to find a job in their field. The Ontario Bridging Participant Assistance Program will help cover the cost of short-term college and university bridge training programs that are not covered under the […]
Press Release Applications to full-time fall programs at Ontario’s colleges have increased 14 percent this year—significantly higher than the 2.7 percent increase reported by universities. “Increasing numbers of people are seeing the strong, direct link between a college education and a meaningful career,” said Linda Franklin, president and CEO of […]
Duane Hicks Local delegates are en route to the 2010 Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo, which runs this Friday to Sunday in Birmingham, Ala., to promote Fort Frances and Rainy Lake as a place not only to visit and fish smallmouth bass, but for those in the fishing industry to do […]
