Staff The district’s two school boards saw the number of students meeting provincial standards for reading, writing and mathematics increase this past year. This is according to results released yesterday from the Ontario-wide testing of students in Grades 3, 6 and 9 last spring, as overseen by Ontario’s Education Quality […]
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Heather Latter Rachel Scott lost her life in the Columbine High School massacre back in 1999, but her message of compassion lives on. And local residents will have an opportunity to view the “Rachel’s Challenge” presentation at the Townshend Theatre on Sept. 28-29, beginning at 7 p.m. and running for […]
Press Release Shortly after noon on Tuesday, members of the Rainy River District Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the Atikokan Hydro compound on Mackenzie Avenue for a complaint of copper wire theft. A detailed police investigation as well as evidence left at the scene lead officers to an […]
The Rainy River District OPP Detachment have located a man first reported missing yesterday morning. Police reported at 1:49 p.m. yesterday they had located Dallis Bluebird, 37, of Fort Frances, safe and sound. Bluebird has been reported missing at 7:28 a.m. yesterday, when he had last been seen leaving La […]
Press Release The Northwest Catholic District School Board will be hosting its annual “Celebration of Excellence” awards night to highlight the excellent service and Distinguished Catholic Leadership of staff. “It is important that we take time to celebrate the achievements, dedication, and service of all staff in our Catholic system,” […]
Dave Ogilvie The first Men’s Breakfast Meeting will take place at the Emo Legion on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 8 a.m. Cost is $10 for buffet breakfast. The featured speaker, will John Ans from Devlin. Ans is a fine young man, who, early in his life decided to follow the […]
Heather Latter For the past 30 years, Fort Frances resident George Walsh has participated in the Terry Fox Run in Thunder Bay—both as a member of the colour party that makes its way to the starting line from the Terry Fox Memorial, and in the run itself. But this year, […]
Press Release Hunters who are travelling out-of-province to hunt moose, caribou, deer or elk can help protect Ontario from a fatal disease that affects these animals. In Aug. 2010, Ontario introduced new regulations to help prevent the entry of chronic wasting disease into the province. The disease has never been […]
Staff It was another night of tight competition at the Emo Go-Kart track on Friday night, as AJ Keller and Wyatt Boyum were able to come away with the checkered flags in the feature races in the Novice and Advanced categories respectively. Keller was chased to the line by Justin […]
Staff Len Noonan once again proved to the top shooter at the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club on Saturday, as he captured the Hiram Walker Trophy in the annual skeet shoot at the club. After finishing up with a score of 80 last year, Noonan bounced back with a score of […]
the MNR A Saskatchewan resident has been fined a total of $2,500 for several hunting-related offences. Richard T. Pesola, of Estevan, pleaded guilty and was fined $500 for possessing a void hunting licence, $1,000 for moose hunting without a valid licence, and $1,000 for making a false statement on a […]
Heather Latter Given the proximity of Rainy River District to the United States, there are plenty of dual citizens, as well as American citizens, living and working on the Canadian side of the border. But many aren’t aware of the recent tax crackdown by the U.S. requiring all U.S. citizens, […]
