Duane Hicks After being informed the town should be seeing some savings in its budget this year thanks to the provincial uploading of Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), members of council and administration will meet tomorrow with the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board to find out the details. […]
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Duane Hicks West End Motors was named Business of the Year (16+ employees) at the 14th-annual Bell Business Awards on Saturday night at the Adventure Inn here. The Business of the Year (1-15 employees) award went to The UPS Store. Meanwhile, Blair and Donna Lowey (Lowey’s Greenhouse) were honoured as […]
Staff The Rainy River District Victim Services Program is asking local residents to help out a woman who lost most of her household possessions in an apartment fire last Wednesday night. Program manager Peggy Loyie said anyone who would like to donate items should contact their office at 274-5687 or […]
Staff Tickets are going fast With the “Community Chest” doling out more money each year to help district individuals and families facing medical bills, organizers are aiming to make this year’s benefit dinner on March 7 at La Place Rendez-Vous as successful as possible. One way others can help them […]
Staff A missing youth was located safe and sound on Wednesday, the Fort Frances OPP reported yesterday afternoon. On Feb. 5, police began investigating the report of a missing girl, Cheyenne Boshkaykin, 13, who currently is a resident of the Training and Learning Centre in Watten Township.
Peggy Revell The public is invited to support aboriginal youth by attending a wild game benefit dinner tomorrow night at the Nanicost complex here. “It’s going to be a wonderful evening, delicious gourmet food, [and] a nice evening out,” enthused Al Hunter, founder and president of the Good Life for […]
Press Release Anne-Marie Fitzgerald, chair of the Northwest Catholic District School Board, has been elected to the provincial board of directors for the Ontario Catholic School Trustees Association. She is taking on the role of director-at-large. The Northern Ontario Catholic School Trustees elected Fitzgerald to be their voice to the […]
Staff Book worms looking to restock their supply for the year should be aware the local branch of the Alzheimer Society of Canada will hold its sixth-annual book sale starting tomorrow at Revco Carpet here. The popular sale will take place during store hours (8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.) tomorrow and Friday, […]
Press Release Why is your community located where it is? In many instances, you will realize that the natural environment dictated this. The First Nations chose their locations to be near fresh water, good hunting and fishing, and waterways for trade. The fur traders subsequently located near the waterways to […]
Press Release Gerd O’Sullivan, a Northwestern Health Unit board member for the Rainy River District Municipal Association, quit smoking on Jan. 18—10 days after the birth of her newest grandson. O’Sullivan is publicly sharing her experience in hopes of encouraging others to quit during the fifth-annual “Driven to Quit Challenge” […]
Press Release Local MP John Rafferty will be welcoming Sudbury MP Glenn Thibeault, the New Democrat critic for consumer protection, to the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding next week for a pair of meetings aimed at helping area residents better manage their credit card and consumer debt loads. “Everyone from respected […]
Duane Hicks For a seventh year, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. is looking for participants for its customer service challenge this spring. RRFDC officer manager Cynde Milette said staff there only are starting to plan for this year’s challenge. But she is certain it will take place, and that […]
