Town council intends to make the fight for a correctional facility in Fort Frances a top priority. In the wake of the announcement earlier this month that the Fort Frances jail is slated to close in 2004, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon vowed he intends to find a way to keep its […]
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Two programs–the Provincial Homelessness Initiative Fund and the National Child Benefit Strategy–have been adapted to the needs of local families and approved by the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board. The programs, designed to fill in the gaps between existing social services, had to be formatted to suit local […]
The Rainy River District Social Service Administration Board received a brief letter from Health minister Elizabeth Witmer confirming it has been designated as the land ambulance delivery agent for the area. DSSAB beat out the Town of Fort Frances, which also had applied to administer the ambulance service. “We’re up […]
A little peace and quiet. That’s what members of Northwestern Ontario’s Elk Restoration Coalition (NOERC) are giving the herd of wild elk that has been living near Cameron Lake since their release there earlier this year. Monitoring of the elk was cut back in mid-May until at least July to […]
Gordon Armstrong will be setting down the gavel this fall after 15 years after 15 years as mayor of Rainy River. “I’m not running [in November], I’m retiring,” said Mayor Armstrong. “I’ve loved it [but] it’s the time now to try something different . . . to get some new […]
More than 700 people gathered at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre west of Barwick last Friday, where Rainy River First Nation served over 370 pounds of fish. “It took weeks and weeks [of preparation],” said Chief Jim Leonard as a long lineup quickly filed alongside tables of salads, baskets of bannock, […]
A “social” visit by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Allen Garber to Rainy River First Nation yesterday is hoped to be another step towards improving relations along the border. Several delegates from Koochiching County and the local Ministry of Natural Resources joined Garber as he took a quick tour […]
With the new ice surface at the Memorial Sports Centre to be ready for the start of next season, the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association will have more ice time on a weekly basis. But there’s a catch. Added ice time requires more money to pay for costs. And that […]
For a team that just reeled off five-straight shutouts in winning NorWOSSA last Thursday in Kenora, it would seem stressing defence would be the least of their worries But the Muskies know full well that their game–especially in the defensive zone–will have to be taken up a few notches when […]
When the Rainy River Owls girls’ soccer team takes to the field for the NWOSSAA playoffs this Friday, it will mark the first time a soccer team from there has advanced to that level of play. And they expect it won’t be the last. The Owls screeched onto the soccer […]
For a season that was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Muskie boys’ soccer team, the black-and-gold almost came home NorWOSSA champions. But a second-half collapse against the Beaver Brae Broncos put an end to their Cinderella season last Thursday in Kenora. The Broncos took advantage of a […]
Darryl McLeod is predicting this Saturday’s walleye opener to be “good to excellent.” McLeod, area biologist with the Ministry of Natural Resources office here, said a strong year class in 1994 should mean an abundance of walleye being caught on Rainy Lake in the 42-cm (16.5-inch) range. “This year is […]
