Winona, left, Erica, Samantha, and Lucas Chaboyer sold knitted mitts alongside Christmas-themed treats, while also holding a draw for a gift basket at the St. John Anglican Church’s “Frozen” tea event that was held on Saturday afternoon. -Sam Odrowski photo
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Coun. Douglas Judson spoke about his proposed bylaw which would prohibit the distribution of single-use plastics, single-use foam take-out packaging, and plastic straws in Fort Frances during Monday night’s council meeting. It Is anticipated the bylaw will go to a vote at council’s regular meeting on Dec. 9. If passed, […]
Connie Calder, left, Miranda Patterson and Megan Finlayson of the United Native Friendship Centre participated in Seven Generation Education Institute’s open house last Wednesday. They spoke about how they can help post-secondary students achieve their education and look at employment. -Sam Odrowski photo
Don Eldridge, left, Brent Tookenay, Aimee Beazley, and Tim Windigo of the Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) were available during SGEI’s open house last Wednesday to discuss the school and programming with attendees. Tours were also available for people who haven’t yet seen SGEI’s new building. Students moved into the […]
Allegra, left, Lisa, and Lilah Brockie shared some smiles while enjoying St. John’s Anglican Church’s “Frozen” tea on Saturday. It was hosted in the church’s basement which was converted into a winter wonderland for the event. A pair of local girls were dressed up as Elsa and Anna of the […]
Ken Kellar Hayley Michaud, left, bought a half-dozen cupcakes from Kayla Brady of Kayla’s Cakery at the Wellness Fair put on by Riverside Community Counselling Services at the Sunset Country Métis Hall on Thursday night. The Wellness Fair was held in conjunction with the “Shine the Light” campaign that has […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of minus-11 C (12 F). Tomorrow will be mainly cloudy during the day with a chance of flurries overnight bringing a high of minus-six (21) and a low of minus-10 (14). Friday will see a continuing chance of flurries all day and […]
Press Release
Dr. Marcus Powlowski was officially sworn in during a ceremony in West Block on Monday as the Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Rainy River in the 43rd Parliament of Canada. Joined by his family and members of his community, Powlowski had the following to say after the ceremony: “Today I […]
Sam Odrowski
Many residents throughout northern Ontario have to travel great distances to access a specialist or certain healthcare services. The Northern Health Travel Grant is the provincially funded program that’s used to reimburse individuals who need to travel to their procedures or appointments and NDP MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan, Judith Monteith-Farrell, […]
From the OPP
Shortly after 1 a.m. on Monday, members of the Rainy River District detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were dispatched to a complaint of a possible impaired river in the area of Stewart Street and King’s Highway in Fort Frances. The vehicle that was subject of the complaint was located […]
Sam Odrowski
The not-for-profit Rainy River District Regional Abattoir’s board is feeling optimistic about addressing some of the issues they’ve recently encountered. The abattoir board held their annual general meeting (AGM) on Nov. 14 and Kim Jo Bliss, who’s a member, said they should be able to get their taxes lowered. Currently […]
Press Release
The governments of Canada and Ontario are supporting agri-food innovation through an investment of up to $1.85 million in research to help Ontario develop new cutting edge technologies, practices and solutions to tackle modern-day industry problems. The new Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative is now accepting proposals for advancing research in […]
