Duane Hicks The local Business Improvement Association is moving ahead with a project to have 36 new banners made and put up on posts in the downtown area this spring. BIA chair Connie Cuthbertson said the board met yesterday morning, reviewed banner images designed by local artist Lindsay Hamilton, and […]
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Duane Hicks The Rainy River District OPP detachment is helping local athlete David Ducasse get to the Special Olympics 2012 Ontario Provincial Spring Games in Kingston from May 31-June 3. The detachment is supporting Ducasse, who will be competing in five-pin bowling at the Games, through the Ontario Special Olympics’ […]
Duane Hicks Both to meet a demand for housing lots and to be prepared for a future housing boom tied to district mining activity, the town will be focusing on the old Huffman School property as the next area it will want to ready for residential development. Members of council […]
Duane Hicks A $5,284 financial request from the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship to offset arena rental charges may not get included in the 2012 town budget, according to some members of council. At a budget meeting Monday afternoon, Coun. Ken Perry said the town is facing tough times, and […]
Staff The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists are warning local snowmobilers and ATV riders that the Cranberry Peatlands Bog Walk Interpretive Trail at the end of Whitmore Road in Alberton is not an access point to the main trail. “The trail is about 980 feet in length and is entirely […]
Heather Latter Marie Major of Devlin had the experience of a lifetime Friday when she participated as a medal bearer in the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay as it passed through Dryden, recreating the original cross-Canada tour. “I really didn’t expect to get picked, but I did and I’m glad […]
Staff It’s time once again to get ready for the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts, which will take place in April. Festival committee member Marilyn Allan said entries must be postmarked no later than Monday, Feb. 6. “Copies of the resource manual and syllabus have been delivered […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Power Corp. customers might get a break on a line item on their hydro bills later this year. That’s because the FFPC has applied to the Ontario Energy Board for permission to decrease its delivery charges beginning May 1. FFPC president and CEO Joerg Ruppenstein said […]
Duane Hicks Imagine looking into the mirror and seeing the face of a stranger. Imagine you could hear what others had to say, but could make little sense of it. Imagine if you couldn’t remember to do more than one task in a row. Now imagine feeling that way every […]
Peggy Revell It’s been nothing but “oohs and aahs!” from those who have walked through the doors of the new Mine Centre School since it opened less than three months ago. “We’ve had a lot of people coming in for tours, just stopping by the office,” noted principal Leslie Barr […]
Peggy Revell Emo residents skipped curling and braved the cold Thursday night to show their support for Donald Young School during the second public meeting held by the pupil accommodation review committee. “Although this review is to study the logical, statistical, and economic role of DYS, it is to us, […]
Staff Mathew Armstrong’s rink from the Stratton Curling Club will represent Rainy River District at the Northern Ontario Bantam boys’ provincial playdowns coming up here Feb. 2-5. Armstrong, whose team includes third RJ McDonald, second Jake Vandenbrand, and lead Cody Armstrong, captured the Region 1 berth Saturday at their home […]
