Duane Hicks Local residents Melinda Grumm, third from left, and Dana Fowler dropped by the fire hall Thursday evening to thank firefighters Dave Crichton, left, Doug Wright, Gavin Payne, and Real DeGagne for extricating Grumm from a wrecked car following a serious crash a little over two months ago.
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Nicholas Donaldson Funding for the consolidation of Atikokan High School and the North Star Community School into one K-12 school is starting to come together. During its regular monthly meeting held last Tuesday (Dec. 5), the Rainy River District School Board approved three resolutions from the Finance Committee to have […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Jim Belluz was honoured as the 2017 Senior of the Year in La Vallee during the township’s annual Christmas party held Sunday at the Devlin Hall. Reeve Ken McKinnon presented the award, noting volunteerism is a key requirement for receiving it. Belluz certainly filled this requirement with […]
Press Release All Canadians need and deserve housing that is safe and affordable. A home makes Canadians feel more secure, making it easier to raise healthy children, pursue an education, and gain employment. Local MP Don Rusnak was extremely pleased with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement on Nov. 22 of […]
Duane Hicks Christmas is a season for gratitude–and two local women are eternally grateful to four local firefighters for rescuing them following a single-vehicle accident earlier this fall. Melinda Grumm and Dana Fowler met with full-time firefighters Dave Crichton, Doug Wright, and Gavin Payne of the Fort Frances Fire & […]
Press Release The Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team has partnered with local pharmacies to encourage residents to clean out their medicine cabinets. The “Medicine Cabinet Cleanout” campaign runs through Dec. 29. Participation is easy–and it could win local residents one of two $100 gift baskets. During the campaign, […]
Nicholas Donaldson Northwest Catholic District School Board trustees received another update on the St. Francis and St. Michael’s school consolidation project at their regular monthly meeting held here Saturday morning. Superintendent of Business Seija Van Haesendonck noted her report only was a verbal one because she wanted to present the […]
Rick Eagles (Pickle Lake) won the $75 up for grabs in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for December. The $50 winners included Louise Erb and Chris Denby (Fort Frances), along with F.G Bailey, Will Carson, Carla Baird, Deb Spendlow, Bruce Hoard, Diane Lucas, James Henley, […]
Press Release Ontario is transferring the operating and research programming of the Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Station to Lakehead University to help foster innovation and strengthen Ontario’s competitive edge by expanding agri-food research in Northern Ontario. Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Bill Mauro made the announcement Friday at the Thunder Bay Agricultural […]
Duane Hicks Just in time for Christmas, a second Iraqi refugee family is due to arrive here next Thursday (Dec. 21). The local “Families for Families” committee has started getting ready for the family, which consists of Rami Canoon, his wife, Fivyan Shamoon, and their two daughters, Fbaana, six, and […]
Look for a few flurries late tonight, with an overnight low of minus-14 C (seven F). Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy, with snowshowers in the evening. Expect a high of minus-10 (15) and low around minus-17 (one). Cloudy skies also are forecast for Friday, along with a high of minus-13 […]
Duane Hicks Old towels and blankets. Chew toys. Food. All items a dog or cat might have on its Christmas list. So why not help make a stray pooch or kitty’s stay at the Fort Frances Animal Shelter a more comfortable one this holiday season? District residents have proven themselves […]
