Ray Bedard and Dave Ducasse are doing their part to stay in the mix on the national stage. The two local Special Olympians have completed the bulk of their preliminary track and field events at the national Summer Games in Prince Albert, Sask. Bedard, competing at the nationals for the […]
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If this is what life after 50 breeds, “Snake” Krawchuk will take it. The first-year senior golfer fired a two-under par 70 yesterday to capture top honours in the 50-64 division at the annual senior men’s open at Kitchen Creek—his first-ever singles crown here. “The old saying goes you have […]
The Kenora OPP wish to invite everyone to attend their annual open house, which will be held this year at the Sioux Narrows Nestor Falls OPP detachment. The open house will be held this Saturday (July 13) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The detachment is located on Highway 71 […]
After successfully bidding on a Northwest Ontario Recycle Association truck, curbside “Blue Box” pick-up could resume here as soon as July 22, with the town hauling recyclables to Koochiching County across the river. Operations and Facilities manager Pat Hickerson said Thursday morning that the trial period could last four-six weeks […]
For Ontario Lt.-Gov. James Bartleman, Wednesday’s tour of Rainy River District was a chance to explore his roots and share them with his, son Alain. Bartleman, 62, made several stops as part of a week-long trek across Northwestern Ontario, including at a reception at the Seven Generations Educational Institute, the […]
More than a month after the Northwestern Health Unit started sending letters to every business in the Kenora-Rainy River districts requesting they ban smoking in enclosed public areas, Dr. Pete Sarsfield said the response has been “a good news/bad news joke.” “Overall, it’s been positive. Well over 50 percent of […]
The Fort Frances Public Library once again is offering local youngsters incentives to read during the summer months. In an effort to bridge the gap between the end of one school year and the beginning of the next, the library—with the help of the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club—has set up […]
Not only the weather is mixed up, the economy is, too. That’s not news. But here is a different slant on the issues. First, two of the nine change forces I examine every so often are the socio-economy and politics-governance. These two are very closely linked. But first, as a […]
Former Fort Frances resident Kathleen McFayden set out to raise $2,500 for breast cancer research and treatment. But with the support of her home town over the last few months, she has exceeded even her own expectations. “I’ve raised $5,000 and my goal was only $2,500. The fact that I’ve […]
With the tender for construction on the La Verendrye Parkway project closing July 4, the town found the lowest bidder is asking $1.3 million more than the $2.4 million the town had budgeted for. But Operations and Facilities manager Pat Hickerson said the town hopefully will have a solution by […]
Former Couchiching resident Richard Lyons received the Order of Canada from Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson last week in honour of his cultural contributions to the country. Lyons developed a deep affinity for Anishinabe customs and rituals in his childhood living on the Couchiching Reserve. As a child, he attended local pow-wows […]
With many district residents still picking up the pieces from last month’s flooding, the Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs’ claims office has been hopping since opening its doors here two weeks ago. “We’ve been quite busy,” office manager Ian Mollett said Monday. “Roughly speaking, there’s 64-65 claims filed and […]
