During Education Week earlier this month, 16 Grade 12 students from Fort Frances High School and Atikokan High School took the Diplôme d’études en langue française (DELF) exam. The Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) is pleased to announce that all students passed. Six students took the A2 exam and […]
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Staff It’s been a great start to the Rainy River District Fastball League season for the two-time defending champion Fort Frances Braves. Cole Tymkin smacked another homer to pace the Braves to a 17-1 rout of the Manitou Thunderbirds on Tuesday night to improve their record to a perfect 3-0. […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says program spending under the Progressive Conservatives will drop to its lowest level in 30 years as the government tries to eliminate the deficit. The Tories have said they don’t expect to balance the budget until 2023-24–one year past their mandate–and have been announcing […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ soccer team was unable to come away with a win on the rain-soaked final day of the regular season but still clinched a first-place bye to next Wednesday’s (May 29) NorWOSSA final in Dryden. Fort High dropped both of its matches against the host Kenora Broncos […]
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What’s old is new again. The new consolidated catholic school will be named St. Mary School when it opens in the fall. The Northwest Catholic District School Board passed a motion Tuesday evening to select the name from the three presented to them as options. Superintendant of Education Jackie Robinson […]
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers at the International Falls Port of Entry targeted three rail containers destined to arrive in Ranier, Mn. CBP officers inspected the rail containers and discovered point of sale machines in violation of intellectual property rights (IPR) regulations. On April […]
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Did you know wearing a life jacket or personal floatation device can save your life? Over 65 percent of all preventable fatal drownings take place in rivers and lakes and that’s why Ontario’s conservation officers are reminding the public to be safe on Ontario waters. Boating safety tips: Ontario’s conservation […]
From the OPP
Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 11 pocket dials and/or unintentional 9-1-1 calls over the Victoria Day long weekend. Pocket dials happen when a mobile device carried in a pocket, purse, backpack or other piece of clothing accidentally activates the keypad, causing the emergency […]
Ken Kellar Fort Frances Power Corp. lineman Chris Faragher demonstrated his climbing gear to the students in Mme. Jean, Mme. Ableman and Mr. Cousineau’s Kindergarten classes at St. Michael’s School on Friday. Mme. Jean and Mme. Ableman’s class has been inviting parents to spend time in the classroom and talk […]
Ken Kellar Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board (RRDSSAB) chair Deb Ewald, left, paramedics Steven Youden and Robert Altbauer, and RRDSSAB CAO Dan McCormick smiled for the camera during the RRDSSAB annual general meeting at the Copper River Inn last Thursday. Youden and Altbauer were recognized by the board […]
Ken Kellar Margaret King, right, filled a bag with milkweed seeds while chatting with Rainy River District Stewardship (RRDS) vice-chair Tony Elders outside the Fort Frances Public Library last Thursday. RRDS was holding its annual tree sale, where the public could pick up a bundle of 20 white spruce or […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Public Library CEO Caroline Goulding had her hands full yesterday with just a fraction of the books the public has generously donated for Friends of the Library’s annual book sale coming up this Saturday. The book sale will run from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the library. […]
