Staff Rainy River District School Board trustees are looking denounce and distance themselves from their predecessors at tonight’s regular meeting with a motion to rescind contract amendments for senior administration made by the previous board last fall. Notice of the motion was given at May’s meeting by trustee Ralph Hill. […]
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Staff Barwick and the Big Grassy Lighting will be looking to stay atop the 10-team Rainy River District Fastball League standings when action resumes tonight (weather permitting). Both squads sported 5-1 records after the third week of play. Barwick will face the Big Island Huskies (0-5) this evening while the […]
the MNR No new fires were reported in the West Fire Region by yesterday evening. There were, however, seven active fires, including four in Thunder Bay District, two in Nipigon District, and one here in Fort Frances District. Fort Frances Fire #6, a lightning-caused blaze located in the southwest portion […]
Heather Latter Connie Calder, president of Wahkaihgnun Futures Corp., and Janet Hope, assistant deputy minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, staged the ground-breaking for a 10-unit apartment complex for aboriginal people living off-reserve during a ceremony this morning at the United Native Friendship Centre here. Originally planned to be held […]
Heather Latter Nina Bird accepted her certificate from Confederation College vice-president Judi Maundrell during yesterday’s convocation ceremony for the local campus at the Townshend Theatre. About 40 graduates particpated in the ceremony, which saw students earning their diplomas in areas such as human resources, early childhood education, and practical nursing.
Staff Town council will vote tonight on a bylaw amendment to re-zone 505 McIrvine Rd. to allow for a retail fuel depot there. The property currently is zoned Highway Commercial (C3), but parent company Thunder Bay Trucking Centre Holdings has applied to have it changed in order to add a […]
Staff An advisory committee, developed through a partnership with the Canadian Association for Advancement of Women in Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) and the Northwestern Health Unit, will host its first event here tomorrow (June 7). The group, named Energetic Adults Getting Exercise Regularly: Beginning Wave of Busy Baby-Boomers (EAGER […]
Staff The Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts is looking for volunteers to help out with some of its upcoming activities. These include distributing the cash calendars and selling them at a variety of fairs, distributing posters in the Fort Frances area, and carrying out a few administration projects. “We’re […]
the MNR One new fire was reported in the Northwest Region by yesterday evening in Nipigon District. There also were three new fires reported by day’s end Saturday—all caused by lightning. Fort Frances Fire #6, located in the southwest portion of Quetico Provincial Park, was being monitored as it will […]
Press Release The 400 block of Mowat Avenue will be closed to through traffic starting tomorrow (June 7) at 7:30 a.m. until Friday, June 10 at 4 p.m. The Town of Fort Frances also will be terminating sanitary and water services in that area as Union Gas will be installing […]
Heather Latter Kian McEvoy, seven, enjoyed being in the driver’s seat of Ed Halvorsen’s 1930 Model A Roadster on Saturday during the 12th-annual “Fly-in, Drive-in BBQ” at the Fort Frances Airport. The event, designed to showcase the local airport by having private pilots fly in here for the day, featured […]
Lucas Punkari Don Bowman (#38) and Richard Visser battled for top spot in a Street Stock heat during the twice-delayed season-opener at the Emo Speedway on Saturday evening. Bowman, who resides in Bemidji, Mn. captured the checkered flag in both the heat and feature rac. Visser, meanwhile, finished second in […]
