Staff For the 10th-straight year, the Town of Fort Frances will be receiving money from the Moffat Family Fund to hand out to local groups and service clubs with the aim of helping youths and families. The town once again is eligible for $37,500 in funds to be redistributed to […]
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Staff Trevor Bonot and his Stratton Curling Club rink find themselves right in the mix for a playoff berth at the Northern Ontario men’s provincial playdowns in Sault Ste. Marie. Bonot, joined by third Al Macsemchuk, second Scott McCallum, and lead Tim Jewett, sported a 5-3 record heading into play […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers had trouble solving goalie Dean Shepherdson as they fell 2-1 to the host Dryden Ice Dogs last night for their second-straight loss. Shepherdson was a thorn in the side of the Lakers’ shooters all night, making 27 saves. He had his shutout bid ruined by […]
Staff The Muskie court teams concluded the road portion of their NorWOSSA regular-season schedule Tuesday afternoon in Kenora, with three of them coming away with victories. The senior boys’ basketball squad improved to 6-1 thanks to a 42-18 drubbing of the Broncos. The junior boys, meanwhile, edged Kenora for the […]
Heather Latter Grade 3 students Lily Matthews and Lauren Penney helped three-year-old Ben Wielinga use the computer this morning during his tour of St. Michael’s School. The youngster stopped by with his mom to register for the Early Learning program there this fall. Registration continues until the end of the […]
Duane Hicks Who knows what these blocks of snow outside the water treatment plant will become once an artist gets working on them as part of the Rainy River Arts Collective’s “Winter Sculpture Garden.” Artists have until Feb. 19 to finish their creations at four locations around town. Then Monday, […]
Lucas Punkari Muskie forward Katie Sinclair she grabbed the puck during third-period action against the Kenora Broncos here Tuesday night. Sinclair scored during the second period but it was the Broncos who skated away with a 4-1 victory. The black-and-gold will travel to Kenora tomorrow night to face the St. […]
Press Release The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) took another major step Friday in strengthening and further integrating primary care into local health planning by announcing Dr. Richard Almond as its Primary Care Lead. Dr. Almond, who practices at the Fort William Family Health Team in Thunder Bay, […]
Staff The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Northwestern Ontario Economic Development Planning requested feedback from municipal leaders on its pilot project after providing an update during the Rainy River District Municipal Association annual meeting last month. Project manager Pat Forrest, on behalf of JTF chair Iain Angus, explained the task […]
Staff The “Leader In Me” program currently being implemented at Crossroads School in Devlin received recognition from the Rainy River District School Board at its regular meeting here last night. The program integrates the teaching of Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly-Effective People” into the culture of the school. The […]
Duane Hicks While town council has not yet decided on sewer and water rates for 2012, some customers will end up paying more. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft said during a budget meeting Monday that council wants to continue its plan to build sewer and water reserves to help pay for infrastructure […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP would like the public to be aware of a computer scam that is appearing locally. The fraudster “cold calls” the customer and tells them about possible computer software problems and coding issues on their computer. He then invites them to download a piece of […]
