Sam Odrowski Paul Catanzaro, an Employment Standards Officer with the Ministry of Labour, gave an overview of the legislation regarding the recent increase to the minimum wage in Ontario at La Place Rendez-Vous here. Organized by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce and NCDS, the two-hour session looked at the […]
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Duane Hicks Laura Gosse is the new community engagement co-ordinator at the Fort Frances Museum.
Sam Odrowski St. Michael’s J.K/S.K teacher Stephanie Mishibinijima read a story to her class during the school’s annual “Voyageur Day” festivities last week.
Sam Odrowski Robert Moore students gave rubber chickens their best toss in a “chicken curling” activity held in conjunction with the school’s annual winter carnival on Friday.
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The next men’s fellowship breakfast will be held this Saturday (March 17) at 8 a.m. at the Emo Legion. Come for delicious breakfast and enjoy fellowship with old and new friends. This month’s guest speaker will be Arvid Loewen, a 61-year-old grandfather, ultra-marathon cyclist, and a man […]
David & Melba Craven and Ann Wood, of Fort Frances, were among the winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for March. Also winning $40 were Stephanie Mishibinijima (Emo), Elsie Torrie, Jamie Burley, Art Rule, Irene Wlodarek, Jill Torrie, Janet Gilfix, Nadia Romaniuk, Daniel Hutchings, […]
Sam Odrowski The Rainy River Association of Professional Paramedics is a new non-profit group who volunteer their time to fundraise, educate the public, and encourage locals who might be interested in pursuing para-medicine as a career. RRAPP co-chair Kim Jacobson said the group is trying to educate the public about […]
Press Release Icebox Radio Theater (IBRT) will present a live dramatic radio-style reading of “The Shadow” on Friday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at the Backus Community Center in International Falls. The reading will be presented with live actors and sound effects, along with music in the “old-time radio” style. […]
Sam Odrowski A few decades ago, working remotely out of a home office was near impossible. But in today’s workforce, the number of Canadians “telecommuting” is on the rise, with an increasing number of people working from their homes. Roberta Oliver has worked remotely for 11 years with United Healthcare […]
Press Release The Atikokan High School Voyageurs’ robotics team competed March 3-4 at Durham College in Oshawa in a competition sponsored by FIRST Robotics. The team, comprised of Grade 12 student Eiji Moller and ninth-grader Keira Cameron, placed a respectable 26th out of 38 teams. This was their rookie year, […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-10 C (14 F) and northwest winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Tomorrow will be mainly sunny, with a high of minus-one (30) and low around minus-15 (five). Look for north-northeast winds gusting up to 15 km/h. Sunny skies […]
