Transport Canada representatives are expected to perform a preliminary site inspection here later this month for a proposed heliport for medical transfers. “We view it as definitely important [to patient care,]” said Wayne Woods, CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. “Right now we have to use the airport to […]
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It was a performance most of those crowded into the Bethel Baptist Church here Friday night won’t soon forget. The African Children’s Choir performed for nearly two hours, but don’t let the name fool you: they are much more than a group of children who stand and sing. This choir’s […]
They say you can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the girl. And perhaps nowhere is that more true than in the case of Charlene Fisher. Fisher, 27, is typical in some ways of so many other young women in Rainy […]
After holding a similar fundraiser in 2002, the Riverside Foundation for Health Care is planning another giant used furniture sale next month and is looking for items. “We’ve received quite a bit of stuff already, but we’re looking for more,” Foundation director Teresa Hazel said Monday. “There’s been a steady […]
A spaghetti supper fundraiser for Mary and Jack Ducharme is slated for next Wednesday (Aug. 24) from 5-8 p.m. at the St. Mary’s Church basement. Organizers are hoping family and friends will come out in support of the couple, who’ve needed help covering expenses since Mary underwent a heart transplant […]
Crozier residents seeking access to their property on Watson Road north of Station Road may have to walk in if the Canadian National Railway goes ahead with a plan to close and fence off the level crossing there. CN Public Works officer Randy Domstad told Alberton council at its regular […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is planning on making its 10th-annual business awards banquet the best-ever, Chamber office manager Dawn Booth said Tuesday. “We’re going big this year. We’ve been planning since January and people can expect to see some big things,” she remarked, adding there will be lights, […]
Two judges from the “Communities in Bloom” organization were in Fort Frances last Thursday through Saturday to take a look at what the town and its residents have done to beautify the community over the past year. Now the local “Communities in Bloom” committee is waiting with bated breath to […]
The Fort Frances Museum is looking for people to donate arts and crafts materials for a garage sale fundraiser being held this Friday and Saturday (Aug. 19-20), with proceeds going to the museum’s renovation project. Museum curator Pam Hawley said Monday the sale, which will be held upstairs at the […]
This piece, entitled “Dragonfly Window” by Pam Cain-Hawley, is just one of the works by area artists now on display at the Fort Frances Museum. The work is part of the Rainy Lake Impressions’ 2005 exhibit, “The Dragonfly,” which features a variety of art mediums ranging from sculpture and painting […]
The boil-water advisory imposed on the village of Barwick last week was lifted Monday by the Northwestern Health Unit. Chapple clerk Doris Dyson said Tuesday that the order was rescinded after two-consecutive daily samples came back clean. The advisory was imposed after a weekly sample came back positive for fecal […]
The Fort Frances OPP responded to an intrusion alarm at Fort Frances High School around 1:40 a.m. yesterday. Upon arrival, officers apprehended two youths and one adult who were fleeing the area. Further investigation revealed that three females had entered the building and tried to remove a number of electronic […]
