Duane Hicks Most user fees will be going up in the new year after town council approved a schedule at last night’s meeting. Town treasurer Laurie Witherspoon said every division took a thorough look at the user fees, and the majority of them will be hiked by 1.7 percent. For […]
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Duane Hicks Tim Fowler was among local residents who were out early this morning using their snow blowers and shovelling after yesterday’s dumping of the white stuff. Environment Canada said Fort Frances received six cm (2.3 inches) of snow yesterday, with nearby areas getting up to 10 cm (four inches). […]
Dave Ogilvie Children and grown-ups alike were spellbound by the Kids & Company presentation, “Mystic Drumz,” yesterday evening at the Townshend Theatre. The next concert in the entertainment series is “Splash ’N Boots” on Monday, Feb. 14. For more info, call Leslie at 274-6019 or visit www.kidsandco.ca
Peggy Revell Muskie girls’ hockey team members Kimmy Holt and Danielle Jean were busy serving pie to all those who came out to the Memorial Sports Centre on Saturday for the team’s annual Christmas tea and bake sale.
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team continued its early-season roll, romping to a gold medal at a tournament in Morden, Man. over the weekend. The weekend culminated with a 7-1 win over Mountain in the final. Nik Jourdain, Brendan Cawston, and Colton Spicer had two goals apiece while Jeff Davis […]
Duane Hicks Fire chief set to retire “Citizen of the Year” Joyce Cunningham was honoured Friday night at the town’s annual appreciation dinner at La Place Rendez-Vous. Cunningham was not be able to attend because she was in Sudbury for a meeting of the Ontario Library Service North board, which […]
Staff Family & Children’s Services of the District of Rainy River is inviting the public to attend an open house this Wednesday (Nov. 24) as it celebrates 75 years of being incorporated. “It’s kind of a bittersweet celebration,” noted Wendy Brunetta, who has been with FACS for 26 years. “We’re […]
Staff The winner of an essay contest held in conjunction with Local Government Week (Oct. 17-23) is scheduled make a presentation to council at tonight’s regular meeting. Daymond Morrisseau, a Grade 5 student at Robert Moore School, will read his essay before council. He was the only winner in this […]
Staff With the holiday season upon us, the local Salvation Army will be accepting applications later this week for its Christmas hamper program. Those who would like to receive a Christmas hamper this year must pick up a registration form on Nov. 25-26 at the Salvation Army Citadel on Victoria […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP officers responded to 68 calls for service between Friday and Sunday. The calls were diverse but included a number of incidents related to the weather. Some of the incidents officers worked on included: •motor vehicle collisions; •a property-related investigation; •traffic-related complaints; •thefts; •assaults; •trouble […]
Peggy Revell Esther Fedoruk put her ticket into one of the bags at the penny table set up for St. John Anglican Church’s annual Christmas tea and sale Saturday. It was a bustling afternoon with a lineup from the get-go as people came out for dainties, tea, baking, and crafts.
Dan Falloon Taggs’ forward Braden Webb blew past a pair of Norwest Stars defenders in the third-place game of the Bantam ‘AA’ squad’s home tournament yesterday. Webb deked out the Stars’ goalie to boost Taggs’ lead as they ended up taking the game 7-0. The Neebing Hawks (Thunder Bay) won […]
