The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities has opened doors for a local literacy program by providing locally-relevant, community-based solutions for targeted under-served and under-represented groups. Academic upgrading offers an alternative option for individuals to upgrade their skills and receive a Grade 12 equivalency as required to enter college or […]
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Riverside is now one step closer to getting a CT scanner at La Verendrye Hospital here after receiving formal approval from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care yesterday. “We received the news at about 1:30 this afternoon,” Riverside CEO Wayne Woods noted. The approval gives Riverside the green light […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres drew impressive crowds throughout their weekend-long pre-season but gave them little to cheer for, losing all three games. Close to 1,000 fans came out to the Ice for Kids Arena on Friday night to witness an up-and-down 6-4 loss to the Dryden Ice Dogs. That […]
The school was technically new but the result was the usual as the Muskie football team fell 20-6 to the Sturgeon Heights Huskies in their WHSFL opener here Friday afternoon. “The boys showed a lot of heart and they gave it their all,” said Muskie head coach Vince Gouin. “But […]
EMO—Seniors and older adults in Emo and the surrounding area will have a shorter distance to travel this year to participate in a seniors’ expo, with an event scheduled for Sept. 26 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Emo Legion. Organized by the Emo-La Vallee-Chapple Healthy Communities Coalition and sponsored […]
On their way through the district as part of their cycling tour from Winnipeg to Sudbury, members of the “Otesha Project” delivered their message of environmentalism and making informed consumer decisions here last week and early this week. After stopping at Donald Young School in Emo and Crossroads School in […]
Foreboding skies and afternoon rains may have kept away most aircraft from the eighth-annual “Fly-in Drive-in BBQ” on Saturday, but the popular event still drew a fair crowd to the Fort Frances Airport. Bruce Caldwell, who has organized the event since its inception, said Monday that more than 220 people […]
The annual “Northern Networks” trade conference held Aug. 29-31 in Duluth, Mn. proved to b a worthwhile trip, Mayor Roy Avis and Coun. Paul Ryan reported at Monday night’s regular council meeting. “The conference was very good,” said Mayor Avis, noting delegates saw presentations on “quite a few topics,” ranging […]
FORT FRANCES—The First Impressions Community Exchange is finalizing plans to visit Dryden, and is looking for more people to join the Fort Frances team. An orientation meeting will be held next Tuesday (Sept. 18) at 4:30 p.m. at the Fort Frances Museum. The team plans to visit Dryden on Oct. […]
With the provincial election coming up Oct. 10, voters in the Kenora-Rainy River riding will have four candidates to choose from when they fill out their ballots. Incumbent MPP and party leader Howard Hampton, who was acclaimed as the NDP candidate on Saturday, said now is the right time to […]
Town council on Monday night received an activities update from Anthony Kadikoff and Bridgette Parker of the Northern Cancer Research Foundation (NCRF), including news that cancer specialist Dr. Dimitrio Verigidis will give a public presentation here Oct. 1. The chief of oncology at the Regional Cancer Care Centre in Thunder […]
Despite the rainy weather that gripped the region Saturday, the local Alzheimer Society’s fifth-annual “Ride for Memories” brought in $30,200—with more money still coming in. Organizer Margaret Schonewille, executive director of the Alzheimer Society for the Kenora/Rainy River districts, said Monday that more than 150 pledged riders participated this year […]
