From the OPP Community satisfaction surveys are scheduled to start in January in North West Region to solicit public opinions about the services the OPP detachments deliver to communities throughout the region. It is a telephone survey that randomly selects members of the public (age 16 or older) who live […]
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From the OPP On Jan. 1 around 12:10 a.m., Rainy River District OPP officers were on patrol within the Town of Fort Frances when they observed a Highway Traffic Act infraction on the 500 block of King’s Highway. Officers then conducted a traffic stop. The driver, a 22-year-old woman from […]
Press Release People across Ontario saw their wages rise to $14 an hour starting Monday as the new general minimum wage took effect. This change will help workers and their families who are struggling to get ahead in a changing economy. As part of Ontario’s Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, […]
Nicholas Donaldson Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell saw 2017 as an exciting period of growth and renewal for Rainy River District. “Both the New Gold mine starting production and the installation of the tbaytel ‘Fibre’ are very promising investments for residents of Fort Frances and the Rainy River District,” Campbell […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent A happy 2018 to all! Here’s hoping your holiday season was great and that we’re all destined for a great year ahead. — Belated happy 80th birthday wishes to Freeda Carmody, who celebrated this milestone on Dec. 28. May you enjoy many more years ahead–and continue to […]
From the OPP Prescription medications now are free for everyone under the age of 25 in Ontario. As of Jan. 1, the province has made the biggest expansion to medicare in Ontario in a generation, providing drug coverage to more than four million children and youth across the province. The […]
Nicholas Donaldson Some 27 people braved the icy waters of Sand Bay behind La Place Rendez-Vous on Monday afternoon for the Fort Frances Voyageurs Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge.” A total of $9,665 was raised for seven different non-profit organizations during the event, which takes place every New Year’s Day. […]
Staff The 31st-annual La Place Rendez-Vous squash tournament is set to take place this weekend at the Memorial Sports Centre here. Club president Bob Tkachuk said 55 players, including 14 juniors, are scheduled to take part in the tournament, which runs Friday through Sunday. Divisions include men’s ‘A,’ ‘B,’ and […]
Jamie Mountain For any local sports league to run smoothly, a set of rules must be enforced and adhered to by its players. Such is the story for the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League, which runs every Tuesday night in the Fort High gym. League co-ordinator Conrad Dueck has been […]
Jamie Mountain It was a tough day Saturday for a pair of Fort Frances rinks at the U21 provincial playdowns held at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Tory Beaudry’s rink, consisting of Katrina Slomke (third), Ashley Payne (second), and Andrea Schram (lead), finished double round-robin play with a 3-3 record […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers (6-19-1-1) are hoping better days lie ahead. Given the squad ended the first half of the SIJHL regular season mired in a 10-game losing streak, any type of good fortune early on in 2018 would be a welcome gift. Head coach and general manager […]
Duane Hicks Steam could be seen rising off the lower river on Saturday morning while, below, the rail bridge over the Ranier rapids almost looked like a painting frozen in time. The bitter cold over the weekend may have kept many folks indoors but those who braved the minus-20 to […]
