the MNR Three Ignace men have been fined a total of $900 for leaving their camping units on Crown land over the winter. Joey Parker, Nathan Naumann, and Keith Zappitelli were convicted under the Public Lands Act and fined $300 each for their unauthorized use of Crown land in Dryden […]
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Staff Here are the top scores from recent YBC and Club 55+ action at Plaza Lanes: Sept. 26 Bowlasaurus •Girls’ high single (flat)—Sarah McDermid (57); •Girls’ high single (w/hdcp)—Sarah McDermid (202); •Boys’ high single (flat)—Leeland Cook (50); •Boys’ high single (w/hdcp)—Leeland Cook (172). PeeWee •Girls’ high single (flat)—Mya McKenny (102); […]
Staff The Rainy River District Fastball League handed out its individual awards Friday. Gus Copenace, the late Rick Copenace, and Carey Gosselin all were inducted in the league’s hall of fame. Big Island’s Jesse Tom, who tied for the home run king award with Stratton’s Rob McGinnis (eight apiece), also […]
Press Release Steve Arpin ended last Thursday’s ARCA RE/MAX Series Kansas Lottery 150 at the Kansas Speedway with an eighth-place finish—good enough to move the Fort Frances racing talent up to sixth place in the driver standings. Although it marked Arpin’s 11th top-10 finish of the season, the final rundown […]
Duane Hicks Citing a declining membership, the local Kiwanis Club is proposing to sell its Sunny Cove Camp to the Town of Fort Frances for $1, with the intent being for the town to preserve and maintain the camp for the use of district residents. Details of the proposed deal, […]
Peggy Revell With no appeal underway after Alberton council’s denial of a zoning bylaw amendment, Weech-it-te-win Family Services Inc. is looking into other possibilities for the relocation of its Training and Learning Centre (TLC). “The decision was made not to appeal the decision of Alberton primarily because of the cost […]
Peggy Revell District youth have rallied together to help stop violence against women by organizing a “Take Back The Night” march, which is slated for Friday, Oct. 16 here in Fort Frances. “Events like these are important just to let people know how bad women abuse is, and just to […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Lakers will be looking to bounce back from three-straight losses when they head up Highway 502 to face the Dryden Ice Dogs tonight. It’s far from time to sound the alarm bells, especially considering this team was assembled in the span of a few weeks […]
Peggy Revell At the same time Ontario legislators donned purple ribbons to mark Child Abuse Prevention Month, the McGuinty government has come under fire for the budget shortfalls facing various Children’s Aid Societies across the province, including Family and Children’s Services here in Rainy River District. During question period at […]
Staff Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for not only family and friends, but for the things we sometimes take for granted—like having food on the table. Unfortunately, many individuals and families in Rainy River District don’t always have that to rely on, which is where agencies such as […]
Duane Hicks After months of groundwork at the site adjacent to the Memorial Sports Centre, the form of the future Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre is starting to take shape, with steel girders now being erected there. Community Services manager George Bell said Monday that the foundation slab […]
Peggy Revell Small actions can make a big difference was the message last Wednesday as Union Gas and the Rainy River District School Board launched a new program at J.W. Walker School that will see students and staff receive free “Energy Savings Kits.” “It’s a $35 retail value that we’re […]
