Duane Hicks With the Town of Fort Frances currently searching for a new Chief Administrative Officer, about 120 co-workers, friends, and family gathered Thursday evening at the Copper River Inn here to celebrate the nearly 40-year career of Mark McCaig. “Thanks for letting me do this job,” McCaig said during […]
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Duane Hicks District municipalities will be asked to help fund the recruitment and retention of physicians locally. Coun. Wendy Brunetta, who sits on the Fort Frances Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee, said the committee is drafting letters to send to the Emo and Rainy River Health Centres—primarily due to the […]
Heather Latter Emergency response representatives from both sides of the border joined together at the first Rainy River Cross-Border Conference last week at the AmericInn in International Falls. Entitled “Disasters Do Not Go Through Customs,” the goal of the two-day conference was to strength relationships, network, share resources and training […]
Staff A new report received by town council Monday night shows how much the mayor and councillors were paid in 2015, with Mayor Roy Avis again ranking as the highest-paid and having the most expenses. Mayor Avis, who also sits on the Fort Frances Power Corp. board of directors and […]
Heather Latter With Fort Frances Little Theatre moving into its new digs at McMillan Hall (Knox United Church), the group is holding a meeting there next Tuesday (April 5) to get more community members involved. “We really want the community involved because it’s not just Little Theatre and plays, I […]
Heather Latter The 76th Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts is set to begin next week, with local performers of all ages taking part in four different divisions. “Things are going really well,” said Festival committee chair Dave Schwartz, noting programs for the four divisions are complete and […]
By Meera Sodha The Associated Press Type “chicken recipe” into Google and watch as millions of suggestions line up, page after page, at your beck and call. There is no shortage of ways to cook our favourite bird. But often what I really want when I crave chicken is something […]
Heather Latter The Fort Frances Kiwanis Club is calling this year’s third-annual “Egg-Stravaganza” on Scott Street the best yet. “It was incredible—it was the best year yet,” enthused Kiwanian Toey Bone about Saturday’s event held in conjunction with “The Shops on Scott” (BIA). The group did not have an official […]
Duane Hicks Some local residents are asking the town for a new change room at the Memorial Sports Centre for families with special needs, handicapped, or young children. Parent Lindsay Strickland and respite caregiver Cathie Sinninghe appeared before town council Monday night to express the need for equal access to […]
Duane Hicks Local residents will have ample opportunity to get rid of items cluttering up their properties during the “Fight the Blight” campaign in May. The town’s bylaw enforcement department has been working for the past of couple months to plan the community-wide clean-up project, with input from local resident […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Spatchcocking isn’t just a fun word to teach your kids to say on the playground. It’s also a great way to get dinner on the table fast. Also called butterflying, spatchcocking is just a simple prep technique that cuts down the time needed to […]
Staff Local MPP Sarah Campbell is demanding that Premier Kathleen Wynne stop the Liberal government’s delay in hiring a replacement for Rainy River’s retiring crown attorney—and ensure the person lives in the district. “Rather than immediately undertake a search for a replacement, the Ministry of the Attorney General has decided […]
