Staff The board of directors of the Rainy River Future Development Corp. will welcome two new faces and see another director return for another term following Tuesday’s annual general meeting in Emo. Jim Belluz and Deb Cornell were elected to the board for the next three years, as was George […]
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Staff A second Tim Hortons location will be opening in Fort Frances within the next month. Alexandra Cygal, manager of public affairs for Tim Hortons Inc., confirmed this morning the new Tim Hortons will be located inside the local Walmart. The second location is owned by Gord McQuarrie, who also […]
Staff There have been no new fires in the region for the past few days, the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Northwest Region Forest Fire Management Centre reported late yesterday. The fire hazard has dipped to “low” across the board, and more and more fires are being declared “out,” it added. […]
Sarah Pruys Emily Drouin, Mary Strain, Chantal Jodoin, and Erika Moffitt—the graduating players on the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team—received “net” hats from their coaches Tuesday evening during the annual athletic awards banquet at Fort High. All four won other awards, including Moffitt as the female Muskie Athlete of the […]
Heather Latter Staff with the local Supervised Access Program posed together during an open house Tuesday afternoon at the Kenora-Rainy River Child and Family Services building here. The program was celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Duane Hicks Rainycrest Family Council member Norm Cain enjoyed a potluck supper Tuesday evening at the Super 8 Motel here. The event was to welcome new members to the group, which normally meets every third Tuesday of the month. Cain is wearing one of the new T-shirts the council is […]
Staff Retired high school teacher Jack Hedman, who recently published a book entitled, “The Gift of Gab: A Collection of Recollections,” will hold a book-signing this Saturday (June 16) from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Northwoods Gallery & Gifts here. The book features three tall tales as told by the late […]
Staff With 22 teams and more than $8,000 in online pledges, this year’s “Relay for Life” is shaping up to be one of the biggest in years. Fort Frances High School, where the all-night event is taking place, still has students writing exams tomorrow. As such, teams are asked to […]
Staff A mini-king and mini-queen contest will be held here on Wednesday, June 27, but parents who want to enter their children will have to act fast. Organizer Melissa Gushulak said yesterday that due to a limited number of sponsors, only a maximum of eight boys and eight girls can […]
Duane Hicks Whether it’s floats, cars, bikes, or people walking on foot, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is looking for plenty of participants in this year’s Canada Day parade. Organizers are hoping to get as many people as possible involved, Sarah Hallikas, tourism and event co-ordinator for the Chamber, […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP officers are investigating a break, enter, and theft from a cabin located at Bad Vermilion Lake near Mine Centre. The following items were taken from the property sometime between May 1 and June 6, 2012: •a 16-foot Lund boat with bench-style seats with white […]
the NWU Low coverage rates of the vaccine for preventing meningococcal disease has Northwestern Health Unit staff concerned about a potential outbreak. In some Northwestern Health Unit communities, as few as one-third of the students have received their vaccine (brand name Menactra). “Local youth are at risk of a preventable […]
