FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team, along with its partners, participated in a two-day workshop last week learning about the “Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth” (P.A.R.T.Y.) program. Leona Liski, co-ordinator of P.A.R.T.Y. Secretariat, and Darlene Grabo, both from Alberta, offered information on the program, which […]
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FORT FRANCES—The district now has three deputy small claims court judges after Fort Frances lawyer Wesley Derksen was sworn in Tuesday afternoon at the courthouse here. Derksen was sworn in as a Superior Court deputy small claims court judge during a brief ceremony performed by senior regional Superior Court Justice […]
FORT FRANCES—After attending a national youth forum on suicide prevention in Alliston, Ont. last month, Ian McGinnis, a research historian for Rainy River First Nations, learned he was selected to join a team to educate First Nations’ communities on the issue. “It is really important to get the message out […]
FORT FRANCES—There is still room—and time—to register for the fifth-annual ManOMin watershed conference coming up April 10-12 at the Holiday Inn in International Falls, Mn. The theme is “Seeing with Both Eyes: Balancing Traditional Aboriginal Knowledge and Contemporary Science.” Despite registrations being quite low at this point, conference chair Adam […]
Kick off the Minnesota fishing-opener by taking part in the third-annual “Hooked on Talent” vocal talent contest slated for Friday, May 11 at 7 p.m. at the Backus Auditorium in International Falls. If you’ve got talent, we want you! A limited number of contestants will have the opportunity to win […]
April 9 is the 90th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge during the First World War and the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 will be joining other Legions across the country in holding a celebration that day. The celebration—open to everyone—will start with a service at the Fort Frances […]
With a wave of a wand and a spoken spell, the Fine Line Art Gallery co-op is starting to transform its Mowat Avenue location for its annual spring art show. The theme of this year’s show is “Abracadabra,” and the public is encouraged to visit the gallery next week to […]
Property owners in all classes will see a small tax increase this year after town council votes on the 2007 budget at a meeting slated for April 23. At a budget meeting Monday, council received a report from treasurer Laurie Witherspoon noting that in order to balance the 2007 operating […]
It’s that time of year again for Rainy River District residents to give the “gift of life” as Canadian Blood Services is holding its annual spring donor clinic April 25-26 at Fort Frances High School. Interested donors can make an appointment prior to the two-day clinic by calling 1-888-2DONATE (1-888-236-6283) […]
FORT FRANCES—More than 70 district property owners, producers, and municipal representatives gathered in Stratton on Monday night, following a forage insurance meeting, to learn about the Clean Water Act. The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association brought in Chris Attema, a water quality specialist for the provincial association, who is responsible for […]
DEVLIN—The “Sharing Circle,” a unique strategy at Crossroads School in Devlin, has shown continued success for a small group of students there. Students from the Living and Learning class have been meeting several times a month since October to share what’s on their mind. “We envisioned it as more of […]
STRATTON—Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton now has the sound of music echoing in its halls. Thanks to the skills and the volunteer time of principal Brendan Hyatt, a 25-piece band has been struck up there. Hyatt, in his second year as principal at OLW, taught music for […]
