Heather Latter She’s a mom. Her name starts with “J.” And she likes to bake. That’s why Jennifer (Galusha) Marr decided to call her new business “Mamma J’s Sweet Treats.” The mother of two from Emo recently took the initiative to turn her love of baking into something more. “I […]
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Lucas Punkari The month of November certainly has been one to forget for the Fort Frances Lakers as the team slid down the SIJHL standings. But they were able to snap a three-game losing streak Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena with a 4-2 triumph over the Duluth […]
Lucas Punkari It’s not often that two of the top curlers in all of Canada make an appearance at a small three-sheet curling club, let alone the one in Stratton. But last Thursday, two of the country’s finest players in Reid Carruthers and Kaitlyn Lawes visited the district facility, where […]
Duane Hicks While it was smaller than last year, the 55th-annual “Parade of Lights” still proved to be a shining example of Christmas spirit in Fort Frances. As big, fluffy snowflakes fell on parade participants and spectators alike late Saturday afternoon, a procession of about a dozen floats and vehicles […]
Duane Hicks While a general one percent increase will be applied to the town’s 2013 user fee schedule, certain items are being increased or decreased by a greater margin in the new year. Bag tags will jump in price by 25 cents, bringing the cost to $2.25 per bag, town […]
Duane Hicks While town council was on track to look at the 2013 draft budget before the end of December, last week’s announcement regarding the indefinite idling of the kraft mill and #5 paper machine here will set the process back a couple of months. At Monday night’s council meeting, […]
Heather Latter Randy Nickle will seek the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) nomination for the Kenora-Rainy River riding during a meeting set for Saturday in Dryden. A long-time resident of Kenora, Nickle has been a business owner and volunteer in his community, and feels he has the qualities needed to assist […]
Heather Latter The popular “Spirit of Christmas” fundraiser, which made a one-time comeback Sunday at La Place Rendez-Vous here, was deemed a success, topping $7,000. Hosted by the Rainy River District Breast Health Network, the organization was given the opportunity to reintroduce the event this year to help pay for […]
Heather Latter The fun, flirty, and fabulous “Hope and the City” event held Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous here was a success, raising just over $5,000 for women’s cancer research. “We were very pleased with how it went,” enthused co-organizer Jennifer Anderson. “We were very excited with the turnout, […]
Duane Hicks Town council has been asked to hold off on re-zoning the former Huffman School property on Williams Avenue into a residential subdivision until the location for an assisted living facility in Rainy River District is determined. Local resident Bob Armit said that as a fifth-generation resident and taxpayer […]
Heather Latter The local Physician Recruitment Committee is continuing its efforts to bring more doctors to Rainy River District. Allan Katz, CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., noted he, Dr. Jason Shack, and physician recruiter Todd Hamilton attended Health Force Ontario’s Health Professionals Recruitment Tour earlier this fall and […]
Duane Hicks Despite growing funding challenges, the district still is well-deserving of the title of a “safe community” after the Safe Communities Rainy River District (SCRRD) scored a perfect 20 out of 20 for the sixth-straight time on the National Report Card from Safe Communities Canada. Rainy River District scored […]
