Heather Latter Staff, coaches, and volunteers throughout the Rainy River District School Board will be receiving concussion training in compliance with Ministry of Education regulations. “Throughout the summer, we worked on an online student concussion training,” Director of Education Heather Campbell said at last Tuesday’s school board meeting. She noted […]
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Duane Hicks Corporate membership fees at the Memorial Sports Centre here will undergo further review. Community Services manager Jason Kabel presented a report to town council Monday night proposing a couple changes to corporate and senior pool/fitness centre membership rates. The report indicated the corporate rate could be a 15 […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances is looking at prohibiting dogs at “Seven Oaks” this summer, and is asking the public for input on alternate designated areas at the Point Park for dog activity. A public meeting regarding the matter is slated for Monday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. […]
Duane Hicks A more inclusive model of forest management, which allows all municipalities and First Nations in this area to share in the direct economic benefits of the Crossroute Forest, will be at the top of the town’s list when it makes a presentation during the 2015 Ontario pre-budget consultation […]
Duane Hicks With council set to begin the in-depth budget process on Monday, it’s starting off with a small surplus in the town’s operating budget. Treasurer Laurie Witherspoon presented the preliminary 2015 operating budget to council at its regular meeting this past Monday night, which indicated a surplus of $1,877 […]
Heather Latter New Gold is closer than it’s ever been to developing a mine here in Rainy River District. The intermediate gold producer was pleased to hear Monday that federal Environment minister Leona Aglukkaq has determined the company’s Rainy River Project, located north of Barwick, is not likely to cause […]
Duane Hicks District paramedics now will help identify, assess, and refer patients to agencies to help them live independently longer. It is one of several initiatives the Rainy River District Emergency Medical Services will be undertaking as part of a new community paramedicine program here. The Rainy River District Social […]
Joey Payeur For most of last week, all was quiet on the roster front for the Fort Frances Lakers. Then in a dizzying two-day span, Wayne Strachan became the SIJHL’s answer to “The Wolf of Wall Street.” The head coach and general manager pulled off six trades before Saturday’s CJHL […]
Heather Latter Gavin Payne loaded up a tree on Armit Avenue during the Fort Frances Fire Brigade’s annual Christmas tree pick-up Saturday. Teams spent the afternoon gathering the trees, which were taken to the wood chipper at Daryl’s Custom Landscapes Ltd. They also collected $1,340 (with more donations yet to […]
Staff With the price of crude oil continuing to plummet, the price for gasoline at both Husky and Canada Safeway here has dipped $1/litre—the lowest it’s been in several years. The average cost of a litre of gasoline in Canada is below $1 for the first time since August, 2010.
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Lion Paul Patterson looked on as Safeway assistant manager Ryan Hood drew the name of the winner of the club’s groceries-for-a-year raffle on Friday. Julia Teeple of Barwick won $5,200 in $100 Safeway gift cards. Al Hunter of Rainy River First Nations won the second-place prize […]
Joey Payeur Cole Kowalski rose above the crowd to drain two of his game-high 26 points for the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team in its 62-51 loss to the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action here last Tuesday.
