Betty Plumridge admired the Monarch Butterfly she released into the wild yesterday afternoon during the Rainy River District Palliative Care Program’s second-annual butterfly release at the Legion Park here. Nearly 20 people participated in the event. A butterfly release also was held in Rainy River on Saturday.
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Tracy Hudson sat with her daughter, Sara, at the wind-up party of the Kiwanis-sponsored “Laugh Out Loud @ the Library” reading program. About 200 participants were challenged to read 20 or more books at their reading level to win the grand prize and an invitation to the taco-bag lunch party […]
Looking to become a police officer? Come out to the OPP recruitment seminar fro 7-9 p.m. tomorrow (Aug. 26) in Council Chambers at the Civic Centre. Recruitment officer Sgt. Darryl Wilson will be there to speak about being a police officer and answer any questions you may have. There is […]
Four new fires were reported on Sunday. Two fires occurred in Nipigon District, one fire occurred in Fort Frances District and one fire occurred in Thunder Bay District. All fires were less than a hectare in size and responded well to initial attack efforts by fire fighters. No new fires […]
The McGuinty government is investing an additional $1.1 billion in municipal infrastructure to improve roads and bridges, expand public transit and build other municipal projects. The investment is expected to create as many as 11,000 construction jobs in the short-term and make Ontario’s economy more competitive in the long-term. The […]
Children, accompanied by their parents, climbed aboard for their very first school bus ride outside Robert Moore yesterday morning during the Rainy River District School Board’s annual “First Rider” program. Aimed at children beginning school this fall, the youngsters watched a short video on bus safety before leaving.
Ashley Payne enjoyed some quality time with one of the guinea pigs at the Fort Frances Public Library earlier this week during “Story Time,” which is held there every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.
Newcomer Tony Manuge has continued to improve his game, and the quality as a whole has improved as the summer has gone along at the weekly skeet shoot, with two shooters hitting personal bests in recent weeks. At this past Tuesday night’s shoot at the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club range […]
Seven new fires were reported in the West Fire Region by the late afternoon yesterday. Once again, high winds, dry conditions, and hot weather resulted in all the new fires displaying vigorous fire behaviour. Multiple waterbombers and FireRanger crews were required during initial attack suppression efforts, which proved to be […]
The dog piles are getting out of hand along the riverfront walkway and through Pither’s Point Park, so the Town of Fort Frances is reminding pet owners the bylaw states they must clean up after their four-legged friends. Recently, an influx of calls from residents complaining about the increasing amount […]
Sandy Smith, owner of Caribou Coach Transportation Company Inc., welcomed aboard Muriel Kropelin, middle, of Thunder Bay early this morning, who was being seen off by good friend Elsie Hampton at the bus depot here. Caribou took over the Fort Frances-Thunder Bay route from Greyhound yesterday.
Canada Border Services Agency and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced yesterday the opening of a joint “Trusted Traveler” Enrolment Center in downtown International Falls. The centre is designed to make obtaining a NEXUS border-crossing card easy and convenient for nearby residents on both sides of the border. NEXUS […]
