Staff Had there been a wedding, Kate Parsons probably would have stopped every grain of rice tossed with her blocker—and snagged the bouquet with her glove hand for good measure. The goalie was a human wall between the pipes, earning four shutouts in six games, as the local Lakewood Tire […]
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Duane Hicks With the municipal election coming up next fall, the Town of Fort Frances likely will be using a vote-by-mail method once again. In a report received by council Monday night, Clerk Glenn Treftlin said this method has been used in municipal elections here since 2000—and recommended doing so […]
Ken Johnston Earlier this year, the nurse manager for the Rainy River Health Centre came to the hospital auxiliary with a vision: to buy an ultrasound machine for the emergency room. Last week, that vision became clear as day as Drs. Albert Beller and David Singleton began training on the […]
Staff Thinking of an early stocking-stuffer idea for the Muskie girls’ hockey team? Well, a word of advice: stay away from anything with stripes. It might cause Tiger trauma among its recipients. The Muskies had another strong weekend end on a sour note thanks to the Pembina Valley Tigers, who […]
Heather Latter Given numbers released last week by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey, it is evident there continues to be issues with drug use among teens, not only across the province but also locally. Hugh Dennis, co-ordinator of the Rainy River […]
Staff With the three-year term for their current rural agricultural co-ordinator up at the end of this year, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. is asking district municipalities to show their support for the continuation of the position. Regional economic developer Geoff Gillon said at Monday night’s council meeting that […]
Peggy Revell Local residents will be joining others from across Canada on Dec. 6 to observe the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women as well as mark the 20th year since a gunman killed 14 women at l’Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. This year’s candlelight vigil is […]
Staff Town council referred a request from the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce for a reduction in arena rental fees to the Community Services executive committee for its recommendation at Monday night’s meeting. Chamber manager Anthony Mason wrote that the Chamber has an outstanding account with the town in the […]
Peggy Revell After almost two months of public input and deliberation, the Atikokan Crisis Centre finally has a new name: the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope. As first reported in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin, the centre’s board of directors announced its decision Monday after collecting names and logo suggestions […]
Peggy Revell Aiming to promote healthy lifestyles and sobriety, dozens of people turned out to march last Thursday from Couchiching First Nation into Fort Frances to mark National Addictions Awareness Week. Covering a distance of roughly 6,300 footsteps, the march was held to encourage Mino-Bimaadiziiwin (Ojibwe for “Living the Good […]
Staff The building process for the Fort Frances Lakers promised to be a gradual one, with patience required from its fan base. That patience had best be in bountiful supply because the task has hit a roadblock of late. The last-place Lakers (5-14-3) suffered three more defeats this past week […]
Peggy Revell Local Legion ladies auxiliary president Silvia Gunderson assembled some of the care packages that will be sent to Canadian troops stationed oversees during the holiday season. This is the third year the local auxiliary has taken on the project and thanks to donations from the public, it was […]
