Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service now is better prepared to deal with hazardous materials thanks to a recently-acquired Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) response unit. Valued at just under $100,000, the unit was purchased through a grant from the Public Safety Canada and Joint Emergency Preparedness […]
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Sarah Pruys For Grade 8 student Dylan Ossachuk, speech contests are just another way in which he can entertain the public. Representing J.W. Walker School for a second-straight year, Ossachuk this time was able to nab first place in the annual Rainy River District Speech Contest last Thursday night at […]
Lucas Punkari They might not be the strongest team during the regular season, but the Sight & Sound Wolves never should be counted out once the post-season begins. Having captured the Rainy River District Fastball League crown the last two seasons, including an upset over last year’s regular-season powerhouse, Beef’s […]
Lucas Punkari After a couple of weeks visiting family and friends here in Fort Frances, local hockey player Mitch Cain is back in Bemidji, Mn. to prepare for his second season with the Bemidji State Beavers. His summer work might be a bit different from what most students are doing, […]
Sarah Pruys Peggy Loyie, right, of the Rainy River District Victim Services Program, passed a “Tree of Warm Wishes” to Donna Bohler, with the Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, on Wednesday. The tree, made by St. Francis student Alyssa Chiasson, is one of 30 currently circulating […]
Sarah Pruys Vivian Callaghan, who actively volunteers with the local community garden, prepared kits for new gardeners there Saturday. She has spent a lot of time putting information, seeds, and tools together into containers to help the rookies begin their plots.
Duane Hicks Dennis Copenace of Kenora was one of more than 800 people who enjoyed a walleye dinner Friday during the 42nd-annual Manitou fish fry at the Rainy River First Nations’ pow-wow grounds.
Lucas Punkari Sight & Sound Wolves’ pitcher Marcel Pagee prepared to fire a pitch towards the plate as his team took on the Stratton Eagles last Thursday evening at VanJura here. The defending league champs cruised to an 11-0 victory to improve their record to 1-1 on the young season […]
Staff Local fitness instructor Arlene Georgeson and Krista Nielson, with the Northwestern Health Unit here, are co-ordinating a six-week “Walk Fit” program. It started yesterday, but it is not too late to sign up for the challenge. “We will still be taking sign-ups during Week 1 of the program,” noted […]
Heather Latter Dozens of people turned out Saturday afternoon to join local MPP Sarah Campbell’s rally at the former Ontario Travel Information Centre (OTIC) here in support of tourism and to show the provincial government that the OTICs in Northwestern Ontario are not for sale. Campbell is urging the public […]
Duane Hicks Aaron Meyers enjoyed a walleye dinner Friday during the 42nd-annual Manitou fish fry at the Rainy River First Nations’ pow-wow grounds. Despite the heat, more than 800 people from across the district came out to eat fried walleye, smoked sturgeon, fried potatoes, bannock, wild rice, coleslaw, and macaroni […]
Staff A total of six fires are burning in the Northwest region, including a new blaze reported yesterday in the west end of Rainy River District. Fort Frances District Fire #10 is a 0.1-hectare blaze located near Morley-Chapple Road. It probably was caused by people, and currently is classified as […]
