Press Release The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board continues to work towards improving seniors’ housing locally to ensure it is meeting the needs of the community. “We are excited to announce renovation improvements at Green Manor in Fort Frances,” said Sandra Weir, the Integrated Services manager for the […]
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Press Release The Town of Fort Frances is pleased to announce the theme of this year’s Canada Day parade. With Canada’s 150 anniversary approaching, the planning committee has chosen to reflect upon Fort Frances’ last 50 years since the country’s centennial in 1967. As such, this year’s theme will be […]
Press Release Youth Enterprise Day Camp 2017 is coming to Fort Frances on July 4-7. During the camp, campers aged nine-13 will learn about entrepreneurship through a variety of games and activities, as well as have the opportunity to run their own “Business for a Day.” Campers also prepare and […]
Press Release The Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce the winner of this year’s Canada Day Cash Lottery early-bird prize is Dede McCool of Fort Frances. The draw was made at Flint House on Thursday (May 18) to kick off the long weekend. McCool won an all-inclusive […]
Duane Hicks Rainy River District EMS paramedics continue to sport response times above provincial target numbers. With nearly all types of calls in 2016, the local EMS exceeded the target percentage for responding to calls under the target time. For example, EMS responded to 63.04 percent of Canadian Triage and […]
By Jonathan LemireNicole Winfield And Julie Pace The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — President Donald Trump and Pope Francis, two leaders with contrasting styles and differing worldviews, met at the Vatican on Wednesday, setting aside their previous clashes to broadcast a tone of peace for an audience around the globe. […]
The Associated Press BEIRUT — Violence and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa threaten the lives of over 24 million children, most of them in Yemen, Iraq and Syria, the United Nation’s children agency said in a report Wednesday. From cholera in Yemen to attacks on hospitals in […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press There’s always a green salad with dinner in our house, usually the crunchier the better. If I told you how many hearts of romaine we go through in a week, you’d be unsettled. This salad, originally published in “Dinner Solved!”, is so heartbreakingly pretty […]
By Tom Krisher The Associated Press DETROIT — The U.S. government is suing Fiat Chrysler, alleging that some of its diesel pickup trucks and Jeep SUVs cheat on emissions tests. The lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Justice Department marks the second time the government has gone after an automaker alleging […]
Joey Payeur Shelby Kellar of the Crossroads Tornadoes had a bead on this ball as she made the play against the Donald Young All-Stars in a Grade 6 division game as part of the junior softball showcase last Wednesday at Sturgeon Creek School. The Tornadoes and All-Stars were joined by […]
