This is the second of a three-part series. This is a true story about “Mark,” who agreed to meet with me and be interviewed with the goal of helping others. Mark has spent the majority of his adult life living with depression and, for many years, denying its existence. Mark […]
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The Borderland Choral Bells will open for the Fort Frances Choraliers during its annual Christmas cantata this Sunday afternoon at St. Mary’s Church. Diane Maxey, who directs both the bell choir and Choraliers, said yesterday that the Borderland Choral Bells is ready to perform four songs. “This is kind of […]
The Business Retention & Expansion task force committee recently met with the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s new community development officer, Cassandra Parise, for a status update on the project. “This was the first time I met with the task force, and the first time the task force has met […]
The Rainy River District Trappers Council wants trappers to understand the Ministry of Natural Resources of Fort Frances District will not limit the number of possession permits issued for incidentally-caught over-quota fishers. Council president Mike Gurski noted the last time a fisher study was done was in 1952 or 1956—more […]
The Treaty #3 Police Service has moved from their original location at Couchiching First Nation to the OPP station in Emo. Health and safety issues were cited as reasons for the move, which was completed on Nov. 22. There are 77 Treaty #3 police officers currently stationed in the Rainy […]
The McGuinty government announced the winners of Ontario’s sixth-annual Secondary School Business Plan Competition last month at ceremonies held in Kenora, Ajax, Niagara Falls, and Renfrew. “[The] ceremonies showcase the creativity, innovation, and dedication of Ontario’s future business leaders,” said Small Business and Entrepreneurship minister Harinder Takhar. “Programs like this […]
Jan Hyatt of Emo has been collecting pull tabs from canned items for Northwestern Ontario when her grandchildren left grade school and entered high school. The tabs then get recycled into wheelchair frames for disabled children. “It takes quite a few tabs to get anywhere,” Hyatt admitted. When Hyatt does […]
Consumers using cells phones or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone services should be aware that wireless and Internet-based telephone services have certain limitations in the event they require 9-1-1 emergency services. The OPP is alerting the public to technical 9-1-1 limitations to help ensure that when someone calls 9-1-1 […]
The Rainy River District OPP detachment reports the following R.I.D.E. statistics for the period from Nov. 28-Dec. 5. Some 1,322 vehicles were checked at R.I.D.E. programs across the district. As a result of these checks, two 12-hour suspensions were issued, one impaired driver was charged, and 10 other traffic-related charges […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team competed at the Santa Claus Classic tournament in Dryden over the weekend, finishing round-robin play in third place with a 5-5 record. The black-and-gold won the first set against Dryden’s junior team 25-12 before losing the second 25-18. Then they split against St. Thomas […]
The Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s hockey team won its first pair of regular league home games over the weekend. RRCC stomped the visitors from the University of Minnesota Duluth by a 7-1 score on Saturday, followed by a 4-0 shutout Sunday. Rookie right-winger and Fort Frances native Cortney […]
The 2008-09 Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary is now available, Natural Resources minister Donna Cansfield announced Thursday. “A number of changes to Ontario’s fishing regulations come into effect on Jan. 1, 2008, and these are outlined in the new summary,” noted Cansfield. “The new regulations are easier to understand, provide a […]
