Duane Hicks Alicia Subnaik Kilgour started her position as the new chief executive officer at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre yesterday, and already she is excited both to meet the public and work with the library staff and board to best meet the community’s needs. “I am very […]
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Heather Latter Safe Communities Rainy River District is assisting the Township of La Vallee in addressing a safety concern along Highway 613 North in front of Crossroads School. Despite the area being a school zone, the speed limit remains at 80 km/h, with many vehicles driving by well above it. […]
Lucas Punkari With this past weekend’s training camp in the books, the Fort Frances Lakers now are working on getting their systems into shape as they get ready for their exhibition schedule, which gets underway Friday night when the Dryden Ice Dogs visit the ’52 Canadians Arena at 7:30 p.m. […]
Lucas Punkari The 50th season of the Rainy River District Fastball League had a number of dramatic twists and turns during its three months of action. But when the final out was recorded on the diamond in Stratton last Thursday evening, the team that was the best during the regular […]
Lucas Punkari Heading into last year’s “Bassin’ for Bucks” tournament in Sioux Narrows, Fort Frances native Bryan Gustafson and Darrin Bohonis of Winnipeg didn’t even know they were going to be teaming up in the event until two weeks beforehand. But when all was said and done, the pair captured […]
Heather Latter With J.W. Walker School having been selected to offer the full-day Early Learning program beginning next September, the Rainy River District School Board received an update on an expansion project there during its regular monthly meeting last night. Minutes from the Finance Committee’s meeting in June indicated the […]
Heather Latter “Together We Can” committee members Tanya Cumming, left, Nicke Baird, Dee O’Sullivan Drombolis, Elizabeth Leishman-Fortes, and Christine Ruppenstein, along with young Isabella Fortes, were busy decorating bikes in pink yesterday for the upcoming cross-district bike ride to officially launch the fundraising campaign for a new digital mammography unit.
Heather Latter Jody Bonner-Vickers and her son, Sam, enjoyed a breakfast of pancakes and sausages Saturday morning during a free Labour Day breakfast hosted by local MPP Sarah Campbell at the Sister Kennedy Centre here.
Heather Latter Rick Neilson of Seven Bends Honey Farm filled containers with honey Saturday at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here. Bulk Honey Day once again proved to be popular, with numerous people lining up with their own containers to fill. The local farmers’ market runs Saturdays from 9 a.m.-1 […]
Lucas Punkari Members of the Big Grassy Braves mobbed pitcher Travis Tom on the mound in Stratton on Thursday evening after they captured the 2012 Rainy River District Fastball League title with a 14-6 victory over the host Eagles.
the OPP Rainy River District OPP officers conducted directed patrols over the Labour Day holiday weekend as part of a province-wide traffic enforcement initiative. The goal of the initiative was to ensure the motoring public was in compliance with all traffic and alcohol-related laws. Collectively, all working uniform members participated […]
Staff The forest fire hazard remains “high” to “extreme” in the southern sectors of the Northwest Region, with several new fires confirmed over the long weekend. One new fire was reported in Fort Frances District on Sunday, although it is now “out.” Fort Frances Fire #58 was located about 20 […]
