Hannam Park Beach in Rainy River is still off limits to swimmers after being declared unsafe due to high levels of bacteria last Thursday by the Northwestern Health Unit. “We sampled Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and we’ve only heard back about Tuesday’s. It’s still bad,” public health inspector Dave Coats […]
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The board and management of the Fort Frances and District Association for Community Living are waiting to hear from striking employees to resume contract talks. “The association remains willing to return to the bargaining table at any time,” ACL executive director Alanna Barr said. “We are fully prepared to discuss […]
Couchiching First Nation police are investigating a stolen fishing boat that was reported missing Tuesday from a dock there. The boat is described as a 14-foot Alumamarine, with a 30-h.p. Yamaha motor. Meanwhile, Fort Frances OPP is looking into reports of vehicles being entered on Katelyn Drive during the early […]
Kitchen Creek champion Greg Ward shot a pair of 79s on Tuesday and Wednesday in the first two rounds of the Canadian Club Champions Championship in Calgary. After Thursday’s third round, the 120 amateurs competing at the par-72 Springbank Links will be dwindled down to the top 70 scores and […]
While the fire season has been fairly quiet here since April 1, Ministry of Natural Resources firefighters could see a lot more action as summer gets into full swing. “Right now, we’re at the ‘moderate’ hazard level across the Fort Frances District,” sector response officer Marney Brown said Thursday morning. […]
The newly-developed Emo Health Centre is truly a centre for health care services, and the public is invited to come out and see it firsthand at its grand opening next Wednesday (June 27) from 2-4 p.m. Wayne Woods, CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc., will be the master of […]
Some district students will be spending part of their vacation in the classroom now that the Rainy River District School Board has confirmed summer school will be session here for a third-consecutive year. “We’ve got over 50 kids from across the system,” Superintendent of Education Terry Ellwood said Tuesday. “We […]
Close to 500 young soccer players took to the field one more time Saturday for the Fort Frances Youth Soccer wind-up tournament, capping off its 11th year here. But the tournament–and the entire season for that matter–was played with a non-competitive flavour, said FFYS vice-president John Pierce. “It’s a fun […]
Two Borderland women’s soccer teams will be competing in a invitational tournament in Dryden on July 14-15. Also scheduled to compete are teams from Kenora and Thunder Bay. Those going won’t necessarily be league teams but rather a group of any interested players. Anyone interested should contact league co-ordinator Jodi […]
Employees with the Fort Frances and District Association of Community Living now have been on strike for 41 days–and counting.
Though Hire-A-Student Week got off to a slow start, Summer Employment Officer Christina Pochailo is hopeful students will stop in at the Human Resource Centre here and take advantage of the employment opportunities it has to offer.
The La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary will be hosting its annual “Strawberry Social” tomorrow (June 21) from 2-5 p.m. on the hospital grounds. Auxiliary president Joan Mudge, believes there will be something for everyone at this year’s event–not to mention delicious strawberry shortcake for $2.50. “We will have the usual […]
