District elementary students soon will find out in the classroom that kidnapping, drugs, and other threats are not the number-one risks they face when the “Risk Watch” pilot program takes off later this month. A comprehensive injury prevention program overseen by the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition, “Risk Watch” will […]
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Nuinsco Resources Ltd.’s plans to build a $1.8-million decline ramp that would facilitate the removal of 1,500 tons of gold zone rock from its Richardson Township site has been postponed. Nuinsco president and COO Garry Hughes said Friday the decision largely was due to a poor gold market. At the […]
Staging the second Labour Day celebration after a 10-year absence, the Fort Frances and District Labour Council saw a good crowd turn out for Monday’s event although it didn’t match last year’s numbers. Kicking off with a pancake breakfast hosted by NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton on Saturday, […]
The summer school program offered to district grade eight students in July came as a financial loss, according to a report presented last night at the Rainy River District School Board’s first regular meeting of the school year. Due to the low enrolment of only 33 pupils from Rainy River […]
For Trudy McCormick, becoming the new staff lawyer at the Rainy River District Legal Clinic for both the Fort Frances and Atikokan offices was an attractive offer for a couple of reasons. First of all, McCormick said she was looking for a new challenge after running a private practice in […]
Despite only being open for a week and a day, complaints about a lack of parking space at the new Fort Frances High School already has prompted the Rainy River District School Board to take action. Murray Quinn, superintendent of plant operations and maintenance for the board, told trustees at […]
The Fort Frances Clinic will make its presence known in southern Ontario later this month in an effort to lure recently-graduated doctors to practise in Northwestern Ontario. Technically called the “health professional recruitment team,” the group–led by clinic administrator Maureen Gartshore–will head to universities in Ottawa, Kingston, Hamilton, London, and […]
Despite objections from the Rainy River First Nation, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources intends to remove another 300 juvenile sturgeon from the Rainy River for transplant in the Red River watershed. Netting of the fish is slated to start next week. The young sturgeon–measuring about 22-32 inches in length–are […]
With only two teams confirmed and one more a possibility, a local “Go for the Gold” competition no longer is necessary, meaning the squads will advance straight to the regional competition slated Sept. 25 at Donald Young School in Emo. Event organizer Kim Jo Calder, a long-time leader with the […]
Too much cool, rainy weather–and not enough sunshine–has made this year a tough one for giant pumpkin growers across the district, Dr. Ewan Affleck said. While last summer was an incredibly good one for pumpkin growing, Dr. Affleck said this year only a very serious and skilled grower would be […]
“They’re not as good as they were last year,” said Brett Watt, head coach of the Sturgeon Creek Schooners, referring to the Muskies after their 22-14 victory over the Winnipeg squad here last Friday. Then again, it’s tough to top the 62-0 shellacking the black-and-gold handed the Schooners a year […]
John and Rueben Gibbins of Morson continued their dominance at the Morson Bass Classic on Lake of the Woods, winning this year’s sixth-annual event with a two-day catch of 36.08 pounds. Pat Handorgan and Jody Shypit teamed up to finish second with a 33.78-pound total–surging up with a tournament-record haul […]
