Dave Ogilvie Due to the inclement weather this past Saturday, the Canada Day birthday cake and fireworks in Emo have been rescheduled to Saturday, Aug. 4 during the stock car races. Cake will be handed out during the races while the fireworks will take place at dusk. Everyone is invited […]
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Peggy Revell Changes to the schedule of Excel Coach Lines’ buses between Fort Frances and Kenora will mean a better connection to Winnipeg for local residents. While the days the bus operates will remain the same (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, excluding holidays), it now will depart for Kenora […]
Elisabeth Heslop Fun in the Sun kicked off Friday with the BIA’s “Mall Days” festivities, including the annual mini-queen and king pageants. Nine boys and 11 girls competed for the respective titles under a blazing hot sun. Four-year-old Nolan Mann captured the third-annual mini-king crown after impressing the judges with […]
the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources laid 30 charges and issued 24 warnings during a two-day fisheries enforcement blitz along the Highway 105 corridor in Northwestern Ontario. On June 11 and 12, conservation officers from Kenora, Dryden, and Red Lake districts, along with a Northwest Region canine officer, checked […]
Press Release The Seven Generations Education Institute’s annual convocation ceremony was held Thursday, June 18. The ceremony was the largest to date, graduating 79 students from the post-secondary and secondary school education programs. The sounds of the traditional drum commenced the processional, which was lead by post-secondary director Laura Horton […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Service Canada Centre for Youth (SCCY) will celebrate its annual Odd Job Week from July 6-10. Odd Job Week promotes youth employment by linking young people looking for casual summer employment and employers or homeowners seeking help. “The Odd Job Squad is perfect for students […]
Elisabeth Heslop Residents and visitors alike, wanting a memento of Fort Frances’ history, now can purchase something that’s purely local. Local artist Vi Plumridge, well-known for her paintings of historical buildings and sites, recently started a business called Sites & Scenes of Borderland. Plumridge’s “complete line of souvenirs”—from bookmarks to […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board is reviewing its policies in preparation for the passing of Bill 177 (the Student Achievement and School Board Governance Act). The board understands second and third reading will occur in the fall. It has received information regarding the regulation and recognizes the […]
Staff Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., which operates Rainycrest Long Term Care here, is declining to comment on the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a resident there last week. Martin Selman, 75, was discovered deceased in his residence in the early-morning hours of last Monday (June 22). […]
Elisabeth Heslop The day finally came as the 205 students of Fort Frances High School’s “Class of 2009” donned their caps and gowns last Thursday evening at the Memorial Sports Centre. In a time of economic uncertainty, when job availability and security are increasingly becoming concerns, one would expect the […]
Peggy Revell The new Fort Frances Library Public Library and Technology Centre received another funding boost last week thanks to the Royal Bank of Canada. “On behalf of the RBC, I’m proud to present this gift of $25,000 in support of the new library and technology centre,” local branch manager […]
Rick Neilson With surveyors laying out the building site in the background, about 90 district farmers and residents were on hand Monday to observe the official start of construction of the long-awaited new abattoir in Emo. Steve Loshaw, president of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. (RRDRAI), thanked everyone […]
