Press Release Across Northwestern Ontario, hundreds of volunteers will brave the cool March weather to raise funds and awareness of kidney health issues through the Kidney Foundation’s annual door-to-door campaign. It is the largest fundraising campaign for the Kidney Foundation annually, and we hope to raise $30,000 in Northwestern Ontario. […]
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Staff The comment period for the proposed Northern Ontario Growth Plan is ending, and those interested in reading and commenting on the plan should take this opportunity to go to www.placestogrow.ca. The deadline for input is Feb. 1. As previously reported, the proposed growth plan establishes a strategic framework and […]
Staff If there’s an outstanding educator in your life, now is the time to nominate them for this year’s Premier’s Awards for Teaching Excellence. The annual awards are meant to recognize school and board staff from across the province who “make exceptional contributions to Ontario schools.” The award has six […]
Press Release Due to an increase in the number of confirmed cases of gastroenteritis at Rainycrest Long Term Care here, visiting will be restricted to family members only until further notice. Family members are asked to restrict their visit to the resident’s room and refrain from visiting other residents while […]
Tyler Moffitt As 2010 arrived, the S.A.F.E. Baby (Smoke Alarms For Every Baby) program became 11 years old in Rainy River District. Parents of new babies work hard to prepare their child for the future. It’s difficult to imagine a cute little baby ever getting into trouble, much less a […]
Staff Irene Harrison of Fort Frances was one of the $75 winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for January. Other $75 winners were Harold and Shirley McQuaker and Martha Siemens of Emo; Terri-Lin Jensson and Mike Oberg of Dryden; and Jim Sawers, Kathleen O’Flaherty, […]
Duane Hicks Grand-opening tentatively set Construction of the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre is moving along slightly ahead of schedule, with a grand opening tentatively scheduled for the end of June, Community Services manager George Bell said Friday. “The interior stuff is ahead of schedule now, and […]
Heather Latter After years of working towards building an abattoir to service area producers, the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir is set to open next month. An opening ceremony has been scheduled for Jan. 28 to commemorate the new facility and its start of operations. “It’s been a long time […]
Staff Will take effect for next term The next term for mayor and council will see somewhat better pay than the current one after town council approved a revised remuneration and travel policy for both town staff and members of council Monday night. The revised policy includes an increase to […]
Peggy Revell Investment in infrastructure, lower taxes, and stopping the HST were just a few of the many messages Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak and Randy Hillier, his party’s critic for northern development, mines and forestry, brought with them to a stop in Fort Frances last Thursday. Meeting with […]
Peggy Revell North Star Public School and St. Patrick’s in Atikokan will be two of the roughly 600 schools across the province to see full-day junior kindergarten pilot projects for the 2010-11 school year. “We’re excited to be able to bring the early learning program to Northwestern Ontario,” said Mary-Catherine […]
Duane Hicks A $9,000 grant announced by the Canada Arts Presentation Fund last week will help the local “tour de Fort” concert series with a marketing revamp for its upcoming season. “It’s going to go a long way to help us, particularly with our re-branding that’s coming up,” Ken Avis, […]
