The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board once again has deferred a decision on whether to cut land ambulance services locally, giving the province a chance to come forward with needed funding. The board is negotiating with the province for a new funding formula for First Nations land ambulance […]
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Standardized testing results for students in Grades 3, 6, and 9 from across the province were released yesterday, with most students in Rainy River District continuing to show improvement overall. The Rainy River District School Board showed particularly good results among its Grade 3 students, with 63 percent either meeting […]
Any non-profit organization looking to partner with the local Canada Safeway store for its 2005/06 “We Care” campaign must turn in their application by 8 p.m. today. Safeway employee Vilma Valenzuela, who once again is heading up the campaign locally, said yesterday afternoon that she must have them in by […]
As a follow-up to Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 8-14), members of the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service went door-to-door here Monday for a smoke alarm blitz. And while most of the residences visited were found to be in full compliance with fire safety regulations, a handful were a cause […]
Lucky winner Four-year-old Sydney Korkola, the first-place winner of the Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 8-14) draw here, and her grandpa, Dave Wickstrom, were greeted by Fort Frances Fire Chief Steve Richardson and Canadian Tire owner Angus McDonald when they picked up her new Supercycle bike on Monday. The other winners […]
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Flying high Adam Hopkins caught some serious air Saturday afternoon during the “skate-a-thon” at the new Kiwanis skate park. —Duane Hicks photo
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A watermain break early Friday morning caused a mudslide at the southeast corner of the Portage Avenue underpass, re-routing traffic to and from the north end via McIrvine Road for most of the day. Fortunately, the dirt and debris was cleaned up quickly and the underpass, which did not sustain […]
Kelsey Jonassen helped Ashlyn Beck, 2, take her first steps on the ice last Wednesday evening at the Emo Figure Skating Club’s annual Skate-a-thon. Seventeen Emo figure skaters and plenty of friends were in attendance. The successful event raised $1,697.71. –Heather Ogilvie photo
Lynn Bruyere, left, Jeanette Easton, Brittni Oster and Loreen Holt worked out on the treadmills Saturday morning at Energy Fitness Centre during the inaugural “Queens for Cancer” fundraiser. The event, which drew over 90 women to the gym to work out for one hour in the name of cancer research, […]
