Press Release Come join the local Lemon Droppers in welcoming Young Living Canada and the Oola Guys to Fort Frances tomorrow (June 6) at La Place Rendez-Vous. Registration starts at 5 p.m. Young Living is the world leader in essential oils and wellness solutions. Find out what an essential oil […]
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Press Release In April, Canada Border Services Agency officers at the Fort Frances port of entry processed 56,680 travellers in 32,404 vehicles. That represents a six percent increase in travellers and a four percent increase in vehicles from April, 2013. More than 311 international travellers entered by bus. In April, […]
Staff It’s still early but the Rainy River District Fastball League season already is developing into a two-horse race. The Fort Frances-based Sight & Sound Wolves and the two-time defending champion Big Grassy Braves gradually are separating themselves from the pack at the top of the standings. Each improved to […]
Staff When the Redgut Babes’ boat left the dock, the engine was coughing and sputtering. But when all cylinders started firing, they resembled a runaway speedboat. Beulah Perreault had five hits and six RBIs, and Tracy Morningstar tossed a one-hit complete game, as the Babes rolled to a 29-1 victory […]
Staff Although election day officially isn’t until next Thursday (June 12), it’s not too early to think about voting. Notice of Registration cards went out last week, and the advance poll has running all this week at the Elections Ontario returning office for the Kenora-Rainy River riding, which is located […]
the OPP Several charges have been laid stemming from a wave of property crime over the past year. Between July, 2013 and May, 2014, several break-and-enters were committed within the Rainy River and Kenora districts, including in Emo, Rainy River First Nation, Chapple Township, and Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls Township. As […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board approved its 2014-15 balanced budget of $50,108,345 at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. That represents a four percent increase over the 2013-14 budget. Student achievement and well-being continue to be the goals of the Rainy River District School Board. To provide […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie girls’ soccer team knew it was walking into a lions’ den. Alas, somebody apparently tipped off the lions ahead of time. The second-ranked Belle River District High School Nobles scored all their goals in the first half in a 6-0 blitzing of Fort High this morning […]
Joey Payeur Soccer doesn’t have an artistic impression element so Shane Beckett wasn’t worrying about style points. “It doesn’t matter how you win it as long as you win it,” said the relieved head coach of the Muskie boys’ soccer team, which now can boast four-straight NorWOSSA crowns after surviving […]
Joey Payeur According to Mapquest, using the quickest route, 1,553.57 km separate Fort Frances from Collingwood. Yet the lengthy distance cannot impact what seems to be an unbreakable bond between the Muskie girls’ soccer program and the southern Ontario community located on the shores of Georgian Bay. Fort High nabbed […]
Duane Hicks Volunteers from Rainy River District were in the spotlight once again for the 2014 Volunteer Service Awards, which took place last Wednesday night at La Place Rendez-Vous here. Among the longest-serving volunteers saluted was Dr. Robert Lidkea—recognized for more than 60 years of service with the Kiwanis Club […]
Duane Hicks “Citizens of the Year 2013” Florence Hill and Jane McLeod were saluted, alongside dozens of other volunteers, long-time employees, and retirees, during the town’s annual appreciation dinner Friday evening at Sunny Cove. Whether it has been baking pies for Legion dinners or pushing around the goodie cart at […]
