What councillors should receive for remuneration, and if council’s structure should continue to include six councillors and a mayor, will be recommended tonight when the Council Structure and Remuneration Committee submits its final report. This committee was formed last summer in the wake of a 4-3 vote by council to […]
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This Sunday, local residents are invited to celebrate the landmark for which the district is named: Rainy River. An afternoon full of events has been planned for families to come and spend the day on the banks of the river to celebrate Canadian Rivers Day, the first such event in […]
Schreiber will be part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League this coming season. Bill MacLaurin, owner of the K&A Variety Golden Hawks, made the announcement at the league’s first-ever draft meeting Wednesday night at the Hockey Northwestern Ontario office in Thunder Bay. “The good news that came out of […]
With the opening day of the 2005 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship less than six weeks away, the ever-popular tournament unveiled its new website earlier this week. It’s fitting the annual event, entering its second decade of existence this year, now has a more interactive, user-friendly home page, said Doug […]
Although the sky overhead was gloomy, more than 20 participants in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics had smiles on their faces Wednesday evening. The torch run, from the Civic Centre to Tim Hortons, originally was scheduled for this past Sunday but it was rained out. “We’ll […]
Colton Spicer was the starting pitcher for Fort Frances’ Kiwanis Major Junior ‘B’ team in their game against Coca-Cola last night in International Falls. Kiwanis, who entered the game with a 2-4-1 mark, lost 12-6 and will be playing three make-up games next week with the league’s playoffs starting up […]
Around 20 people took part in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics last night at the Civic Centre that saw close to $6,000 raised for the organization that has 50 athletes in the area. —Emmanuel Moutsatsos photo
International Falls city council took a step towards increasing co-operation with its Fort Frances counterparts earlier this week, establishing a task force to promote communication between the two municipal governments. And if Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk has it his way, council here could take a step in the same […]
A road-side check by Ministry of Natural Resources and OPP officers found 94 percent of anglers complying with the rules. The officers spoke to 933 non-resident anglers on Highway 502, south of Dryden, on June 3. Conservation officers laid 21 charges for over-limits of fish and fish packaging violations, and […]
Al McTavish of Devlin and Todd and Donna Calder of Fort Frances won the $100 up for grabs May 31 and June 1, respectively, in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for May 29-June 4 were Bernice Boivin (Fort Frances), Murray and Carol […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is planning another giant used furniture sale in September and is looking for used furniture. A similar event was held in 2002 and raised more than $5,000 for district health care. “The community really supported our first giant used furniture sale by donating items, selling […]
The Rainy River District School Board on Tuesday night approved both four-year tentative settlements it had reached with local elementary and secondary teachers’ unions. Both are retroactive to Sept. 1, 2004. “Everyone worked hard and co-operatively towards reaching this collective agreement,” said Sharon Preston, president of the local Elementary Teachers’ […]
