As Fort High held its final recognition night at the J.A. Mathieu Auditorium on Monday evening, athletic director Rick Wiedenhoeft reflected on another fine year in sports and pondered what the future will be like in the new facility at Westfort. Muskie teams captured eight NorWOSSA titles and three NWOSSAA […]
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After getting a first-hand look at the players trying out for the Muskie ‘C’ program, head coach Rob Tysz came away feeling optimistic that this could be a very productive year. Tysz felt all the players, which included two females, were impressive at the two-day spring camp this past weekend […]
In an effort to revitalize a sport that appears to losing popularity to soccer, a junior slo-pitch league has been set up in Rainy River District. Six teams–two from Northwest Bay and one each from Manitou Rapids, Big Island, Barwick, and Sabaskong–play each Wednesday night in a league that sees […]
With patients set to be transferred to the long-term care program in the new Rainy River hospital next week, there’s still no word on the extra funding needed from the provincial government. The cost for running the new hospital with its 21 long-term care beds and three acute care beds […]
The water supply was not the reason several students and some staff fell ill at Crossroads School after samples taken by the Northwestern Health last week turned out to be bacteria-free. “There never was a problem with the water,” Crossroads principal Len LaRocque said yesterday. “We got the sample back […]
Equipment will be provided to the Rainy River First Nation to allow it to do a GPS hydrographic study of the Rainy River either late this summer or next spring. Jennifer Mercer, watershed program co-ordinator for the band, said the equipment–on loan from the Ministry of Natural Resources–combines the technology […]
Why would the Ministry of Health agree to build a new hospital with extra long-term care beds and not provide enough funding to fill it with patients? That’s the question baffling both Rainy River residents and Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. here. Riverside CEO Wayne Woods said they have “pretty […]
The Northwestern Health Unit is investigating Crossroads School in Devlin after a number of students there came down with a ’flu-like sickness over the past week. “We currently have staff investigating there,” Ken Allan, infectious disease control team leader with the health unit, said Tuesday. “We’re taking water samples to […]
As Mayor Glenn Witherspoon addressed those on hand at yesterday morning’s sod-turning ceremony on the arena grounds, he referred to the new indoor ice surface as a “great addition” to the community and future of Fort Frances. A small but enthusiastic crowd of about 30, representing a wide cross-section of […]
Tammi Shoemaker and Gordon McTaggart were the big winners at the annual meeting of the Rainy River Future Development Corp. here last Wednesday. Shoemaker captured the Women in Business Excellence Award for outstanding committent to business, family, and community. Shoemaker, who owns Tammi’s Flowers, Cards and Gifts here, said winning […]
With the heat of summer comes the tourism season–and an estimated $1.2 billion in tourist dollars into the Northern Ontario economy. By most accounts, this season looks promising. “I think overall it looks as good as, if not slightly better, than the last few years,” said George Blanc, co-owner of […]
Local businesses which represent the tourism sector most likely got a financial shot in the arm over the U.S. Memorial Day weekend. More than 4,100 vehicles carrying some 13,800 non-residents crossed the international bridge into Fort Frances between last Thursday and Sunday–some waiting in line for more than two hours […]
