Heather Latter Weechi-it-te-win Family Services executive director George Simard offered up a presentation to Manitoba’s Minister of Family Services and Housing Gord Mackintosh and his advisors yesterday in the Nanicost gymnasium. The visitors were there to learn about Weech-it-te-win Family Services and perhaps bring some similar practices back to their […]
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Peggy Revell The Downtown Business Improvement Association erected five of six painted panels on the windows of the old Rainy Lake Hotel yesterday. The panels were hand-painted by museum summer students Jessica Bekesi, Jillian Berry and Joelle Barron. The sixth panel will be put up soon.
Staff The Muskie golf team got off to a good in their opening tournament of NorWOSSA play in Atikokan yesterday. The black-and-gold finished second only to Red Lake with a combined team total of 343 (best combined four scores). Red Lake finished in top spot with a 335 total, while […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP was working steady responding to calls for service over the Labour Day weekend. Officers responded to five motor vehicle collisions, with one collision resulting in serious but non life threatening injuries. In addition to scheduled patrols, an additional eight officers conducted RIDE Programs and […]
Peggy Revell The Valley Adult Learning Association is ready to kick off the fall with plenty of new and returning workshops and classes for people looking to upgrade their skills, “We’ve brought in Lori Delbo to share her advanced MBA Business training education.” said VALA administrator Barb Duguay. “And we’re […]
Staff It’s time to clean out your garage or basement, and round up paint, oil, and other hazardous goods, in order to dispose of them this Saturday (Sept. 12) during the annual Household Hazardous or Special Waste Day. The event, which will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., once again will […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Museum invites you to a screening of “Ober’s Island A Living Legacy” with filmmakers John Ruebartsch and Dena Aronson, on Monday, Sept. 14 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Considered a wilderness preservationist, explorer, photographer, student of Ojibwe legend and oral tradition and authority on […]
Robin McCormick Cornell Farms is hosting their last barn concert for the season this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The Wild Turkeys (a group of five brothers) hail from the icy shores of Sault Ste. Marie. Their music is filled with sizzling hot music and song, and lots of pickin’ and […]
Press Release The Northwest Catholic District School Board is proud to celebrate this year’s theme for Catholic education in Ontario, “Rejoicing In Hope.” As our board motto is “Schools of Hope,” it is a perfect Gospel message choice for ensuring our students and community are filled with the joy of […]
Press Release The steering committee of the Eliminating Barriers and Building Bridges Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder support project is pleased to announce a unique training opportunity to improve supports for children and youth with FASD in the care of child welfare. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is an umbrella term that […]
the MNR A Fort Frances resident has been fined $150 and has one year to pay $4,500 for the cost of putting out a forest fire he caused. Bradley Bodnarchuk pleaded guilty to failing to extinguish a fire, contrary to the Forest Fires Prevention Act of Ontario. Court heard that […]
Press Release Since the fall of 1994 Ontario has funded a Hepatitis B vaccination program. Thanks to the cooperation of parents, teachers, and Grade 7 students, the Northwestern Health Unit has successfully immunized approximately 80 percent of the Grade 7 population in the Kenora-Rainy River District each year. Hepatitis B […]
