The fitness centre at the Memorial Sports Centre here will be getting a nearly $23,000 facelift–hopefully by month’s end. “We will be getting [the equipment] shortly,” noted Megan Ross. “It wasn’t supposed to be here until Christmas but [now] it should be here in the next couple of weeks, by […]
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The local Knights of Columbus ‘AA’ PeeWee team finished with a 1-1-2 record to skate away with a third-place showing at a five-team hockey tournament in Atikokan over the weekend. The KCs opened action Saturday morning with a 5-3 loss to the Elk 82s. The Elks grabbed an early lead […]
After an evening of German food and traditional music last Friday at the Ukrainian Hall, the Rainy Lake Multicultural Association already is planning to stage Oktoberfest again next fall. “Oh, we’re definitely going to have it again,” said Bev Kotnik, who organized the event along with RLMA members Linda Rajala […]
The seventh-annual Conservation Dinner, co-hosted by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters and the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club, was held Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. Although the crowd on hand wasn’t as big as in past years, those who did turn out had a good time–all while lending […]
Evelyn Armstrong of Stratton may not have fought on the front lines in the Second World War but she certainly did her part contributing to the war effort by helping build the famous Spitfire fighter planes. A 20-year-old woman in 1940, Armstrong volunteered for the position of riveter at the […]
Every night for 55 years, Bert Oliver has been reliving–through nightmares–the events that took him from his home here to the battlefields of Europe during the Second World War. “The war may have ended in 1945 but it didn’t end for me on that day,” Oliver said last week. “Almost […]
Fort Frances council unanimously decided Monday night to pay the levy increase it had been withholding from the Northwestern Health Unit since early spring. “We’ve never been opposed to public health, we think it’s great. We just had some concerns at the administration end of it and hopefully we have […]
J.W. Walker and Alexander MacKenzie here have received $700,000 to implement a technological pilot project, the Rainy River District School Board announced at its regular meeting last night. “The goal is to create a Walker/MacKenzie home school community,” said principal Cauleen Stanley, who made a presentation at the meeting along […]
One local pharmacist already has pulled products containing phenylproanolamine (PPA) from his store shelves, with others to possibly follow suit. “First thing [Tuesday] morning, we began removing dozens of over-the-counter cold remedies that contain an ingredient which could cause hemorrhagic strokes, especially in young women,” Kim Metke, owner of Pharmasave […]
The Rainy River District School Board’s System Leadership Committee has been working to develop future leaders for district schools for two years–and is determined to keep on doing so, it was revealed at last night’s board meeting. “Two years ago, we started looking at the demographic trend and noticed the […]
Rainy River council flip-flopped last Friday and decided to sell the Rainy River Electric distribution system to Hydro One after all. This after a motion to sell it a week ago Monday (Oct. 30) was defeated by a tie vote. Changing their vote was Mayor Gord Armstrong and Coun. Gerry […]
A 26-year-old Burriss man, charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a woman there Sunday night, is slated to make his next court appearance Monday . Michael Tetu has been in custody since being arrested at the scene. A date for a show-cause hearing may be set at […]
