Five Fort Frances High School students had something to celebrate this Earth Day. They won the regional “Envirothon competition” last weekend and will be attending the provincial showdown next month. “Envirothon” is a North American-wide competition in which teams of students apply knowledge of the environment to problems or issues […]
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The “Exploring Partnerships, Business Development and Financing” conference at the Couchiching Bingo Palace last Wednesday and Thursday was an unqualified success, organizers said. “It was wonderful, a great success, and we’re looking forward to hosting another one next year,” co-organizer Christine Jourdain said. “We’re in the process of contacting more […]
Rainy River First Nations celebrated Earth Day on Monday, with many different activities—from tree-planting to learning about traditional healing—scheduled for the entire day. “We had nine events taking place throughout the day—some [were] fairly simple for the younger grades,” said Stuart Clendenning, program officer with the Rainy River Watershed Program. […]
Due to the high winds the district has been experiencing lately, all fire permits for burning grass and brush have been cancelled until further notice. • • • Many worthwhile events are happening now, or in the near future, regarding fundraising for the proposed Crossroads community rink. Tickets for the 24×32 garage […]
As the lights dimmed at the Ice for Kids Arena here Sunday afternoon, guest announcer Luke Cawston rolled into the ring to kick off the Canadian Wrestling Federation event sponsored by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce. It was impossible for the 100 or so wrestling fans on hand to […]
The Fort Frances Curling Club put a motion on the floor to become a smoke-free facility effective Nov. 1 at its semi-annual general meeting last Wednesday night. “This has been a big issue and we’ve discussed it a lot,” club president Bill Gushulak said. “There are some [curling] clubs in […]
Women facing domestic abuse and family violence in Rainy River District may not know where to turn for help. “A lot of people think the Atikokan Crisis Centre itself is not available to the west end of our district, or they didn’t know how to access it,” said Donna Kroocmo, […]
To ensure the safety of its employees when dealing with substances such as airplane fuel, the Fort Frances Municipal Airport will be getting shower and eye wash facilities in the near future. Council approved the $8,100 project as an unbudgeted expense at Monday night’s regular meeting here after a request […]
The town must decide what to do with $33,000 so it’s planning to form the “Fort Frances Community Foundation” to help do just that. A public meeting on the issue is slated for Wednesday, May 22 at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre. “We’re inviting community-minded organizations to come out […]
The 2002 Muskie boys’ soccer team hopes a little bit of everything will be enough to end a three-year drought for NorWOSSA gold. “It’s starting to really come around, especially practices the last part of last week and this week,” said Muskie co-coach Rick Chambers, who has been working with […]
Parents are at a loss as to how they can keep Alberton Central School open. Next Wednesday at a meeting of the Rainy River District School Board at Donald Young School in Emo, trustees will vote on whether to close Alberton Central, Alexander MacKenzie, and Sixth Street in favour of […]
The Hair and Body Shoppe in Emo raised more than $6,200 at its fifth-annual “Cuts for Cancer” fundraiser during last weekend’s Spring Fever Days. This year, the salon raised money for Shirley Allen of Barwick, who currently is battling breast cancer. “We cut hair all day Saturday, [with] all proceeds […]
