Jamie Mountain Students at Fort High were able to try their hand at the sport of spikeball on Tuesday. The Health and Wellness Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) students organized a “try day” in order to get as many people as possible to try out the sport, which is a […]
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Sheree Jewell, left, administrative assistant at Knox United Church, and Kiwanian Robin Wright showed off the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for May at International Travel Services yesterday. This month’s winner is Nicole Avis, who won a trip to Jamaica, valued at […]
Ken Kellar Kim Redsky, left, and William Ostaff worked together on a wood-burning drawing at Robert Moore school as part of its “Family STEAM Plus Night” on Tuesday evening. The event featured a number of interactive stations that kids and their families could visit to learn about different aspects of […]
Tonight will be mainly clear with a low of minus-one C (30 F). Tomorrow will see a mix of clouds and sunshine. Expect a high of 13 (55) and a low of four (39). Saturday will be mostly cloudy with a few showers, a high of 12 (54) and a […]
From the OPP
On Monday at approximately 11:13 a.m., members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a call of a possible impaired driver in the east end of Fort Frances. An officer subsequently located the vehicle and conducted a vehicle stop at the intersection of Second Street […]
Press Release
New Gold has suspended milling ops until it can pump excess water from the tailings management area to the water management pond. In the late afternoon of April 24, management at the Rainy River mine temporarily shut down the mill to assess a buildup of water in the tailings management […]
Staff
A respiratory outbreak was declared at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home yesterday. This is the second outbreak declared this week after Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, announced a gastroenteritis outbreak on Tuesday. All admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled until further notice. […]
Terry and Alanna Newman of Fort Frances were the lucky $500 Easter winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association cash calndar draw for the week of April 21-27. The $30 winners for that week included Kenny Roen (Emo), Dennis Brown (Stratton), Linda Russell (Rainy River), Elmer Gouliquer and […]
Staff
The Competition Bureau has concluded its investigation into high gasoline prices in northwestern Ontario, and announced yesterday it did not find evidence that an offence under the Competition Act has occurred. As part of the investigation, bureau officers conducted field interviews at a total of 50 gas stations in the […]
Press Release
The Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC) and the Town of Fort Frances have announced that TD Bank Group will be the 2019 sponsor of the Rainy Lake Movie Nights. The sponsorship will support the screening of five free family movies on Thursday evenings throughout the summer, starting on May […]
Ken Kellar
The Northwestern Health Unit knows about needles. It’s a subject that comes up a lot around town in recent years. As winter’s snow disappears, a season’s worth of discarded needles are revealed. There are posts on Facebook about finding used needles on a weekly, sometimes daily, basis. The fear is […]
Press Release
Tbaytel held its annual general meeting Monday at Thunder Bay City Hall and released “Game Changing,” the company’s 2018 report to the community. The report highlights a number of Tbaytel’s key accomplishments from throughout 2018, as well as the company’s strategic direction and summarized financial information. Tbaytel reported $193.3 million […]
