Sandy Skirten, right, district co-ordinator of the District Mental Health Services Older Adults Program, offered information to seniors and caregivers last Wednesday during the inaugural 55+ Seniors’ Expo in Emo. The event was deemed a success, with more than 60 seniors from the surrounding communities stopping by to check it […]
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About 30 participants braved the wet, windy weather Sunday afternoon to make the five-km trek for the CIBC “Run for the Cure.” Women, men, and youngsters walked and ran along the riverfront from the Sorting Gap Marina to Seven Oaks and back for the annual fundraiser, which locally brought in […]
The four candidates vying for the Kenora-Rainy River riding will have their say tonight when the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce and Education Workers of the Rainy River District host an all-candidates’ forum at the Civic Centre here. Chamber manager Dawn Booth said late yesterday that all four candidates—incumbent NDP […]
In its monthly recognition of excellence, the Rainy River District School Board tonight will salute the Rainy River “Strengthening Families for the Future” program. Heather Campbell will explained how the program is an example of how the school and community work together to support the students and their families. The […]
Extensive scaffolding has been erected around the local CIBC as a construction crew prepares to start restoring the building’s crumbling exterior. Depending on the weather, work will continue until mid-November and then resume in the spring. The scaffolding, some of which was first put up this past April as a […]
Dr. Dimitrios Vergidis, chief of oncology at Regional Cancer Care in the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, stressed the importance of early screening during a cancer program update yesterday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous here. About 50 people came out to hear Dr. Vergidis and ask a few questions.
The Muskie football team has yet to win a game this season after falling 37-8 to the host Grant Park Pirates on Friday afternoon in Winnipeg. Grant Park raised its record to 3-1 with the win while the black-and-gold fell to 0-4. The Pirates had to hammer out much closer […]
The father-and-son team of Alex and Darrell Keszler were the big winners at the 2007 Fall Bass Classic at Birch Point Camp, pocketing the $5,000 top prize yesterday after winning the district’s last tournament of the season. The Winnipeg duo bagged 39.56 pounds over the weekend to narrowly beat out […]
Ontario will be trying to set a new Guinness world record for the most walkers at any given point in time this Wednesday (Oct. 3) with the “World Record Walk,” and local organizers want area residents to help achieve that goal. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft is encouraging everyone—young and not-so-young alike—to […]
Local MP Ken Boshcoff gave an update Friday afternoon on several regional issues, including the “Buy Canada” policy for transportation he’s pushing, during the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce’s 72nd-annual general meeting at La Place Rendez-Vous. A total of 32 delegates and eight guest speakers came here for the […]
Alex Keszler, left, and son, Darrell, were happy to find out their 39.56-pound haul was good enough for first place and $5,000 at the 2007 Fall Bass Classic, which was held Saturday and Sunday at Birch Point Camp on Northwest Bay.
MNR inspectors checked cars and trucks on Highway 11 near Couchiching on Friday for fish and game. Dave Saunders, left, said there were no major incidents but plenty of different people heading down the highway throughout the day.
