Duane Hicks After considering the notion of moving the 54th-annual “Parade of Lights” to the riverfront, organizers have decided to keep the route nearly the same as previous years. Brenda Kellar, of Causeway General Insurance Brokers Ltd., said the parade, which will be held Saturday, Nov. 26, will start at […]
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Press Release Newly elected Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell has wasted no time getting down to business. After spending the early part of the week getting her constituency offices in Dryden, Fort Frances, and Kenora up and running, Campbell attended her first caucus meeting yesterday in Toronto. “It was a […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers saw their four-game winning streak come to an end last night in Sioux Lookout, falling 5-4 in a shootout to the host Flyers. Trailing 3-0 early in the second period, the Lakers peppered the Flyers’ net with 43 shots during the final two frames […]
Staff In addition to giving out candy to costumed kiddies this Hallowe’en, local residents also will be visited by Fort Frances High School students looking for non-perishable food items to give to a good cause on Oct. 31. The youth group—FFHS Saving Faces—participated in an event last year called “Hallowe’en […]
Staff George Bell, manager of Community Services for the Town of Fort Frances, will be retiring as of June 30, 2012. In a press release issued yesterday afternoon, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig noted the town has accepted Bell’s notice of retirement with great appreciation for his 18 years of […]
Press Release The Rainy River District Breast Health Network is pleased to announce the upcoming “Luncheon of Hope” will take place Saturday, Oct. 22 at 11:30 a.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. Tickets cost $25 each, and are on sale now at Pharmasave, Shoppers Drug Mart, Emo Health Centre, Rainy River […]
Staff Six new fires were reported in the West Fire Region between Sunday and yesterday evening, the Ministry of Natural Resources said in a release. As of this morning, there were 34 active fires in the region, with 24 of these listed as “being monitored.” Nine of the fires are […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP recently investigated incidents involving property damage. These cases remain open, and officers are asking the public to notify police if anyone has information regarding them. On Aug. 30, culprit(s) broke into a garage on the 1000 block of Second Street East in Fort Frances […]
the OPP Around 4:15 p.m. yesterday, Thunder Bay OPP officers were called to the Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park and interacted with a male subject. During the interaction, the male fell into the Kakabeka Falls canyon and died at the scene as a result of injuries sustained. The OPP notified the Special […]
Duane Hicks Barb Marr pulled up loops on the “summer” panel of the “What Hooks You Here?” community rug-hooking project yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. A long-time cross-stitcher, Marr made the leap to rug-hooking and has worked on the project from the start. Meanwhile, 15 members […]
Heather Latter Gruen Von Behrens, a national spokesperson for Oral Health America’s National Spit Tobacco Education Program (NSTEP), stopped at Fort Frances High School this morning to share his story as he tours across the region. Von Behrens was diagnosed with oral cancer as the age of 17 and after […]
Heather Latter Glenn Westover (back left), Gwen Westover, June Keddie, Florence Hill, Pat Crewson, and Anne Anderson, along with Monica Hanzuk (front left), Martha Rogozinski, and Laura McConnell, received certificates of life membership from the Rainycrest Auxiliary yesterday afternoon. Also recognized, but not in attendance, were Esther Fedoruk, Barbara Gustafson, […]
