Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The provincial government announced the launch of the new and improved Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) programs to help increase economic development and promote job creation in the north. The announcement was made on Feb. 11 and included the introduction of four new programs that will target existing and […]
Calving season is getting underway across the district, but the extreme cold is adding to an already challenging time for farmers and cows alike.
Chief, council and administration members of Mitaanjigamiing First Nation present homelessness committee co-chair Jamie Petrin with their donation, and challenge others to do the same. – Ken Kellar photo
February is supposed to a short month but with these extreme temperatures it is seeming rather long. I believe we have hit the two-week mark for cold weather, and I don’t remember seeing -40 on my thermometer so many times in a row. To say it has been challenging for […]
Businesses have been preparing to open back up after the lockdown, but for minor hockey associations, they are still waiting to see what will become of the rest of their season. Fort Frances Girls and Women’s Hockey Association president, Craig Miller, said they are still figuring out their return to […]
On February 14, 2021, Robin Cecil McQuaker went home to be with his Lord and Saviour. He passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side. He was born on May 15, 1954 in Emo, Ontario to Carson and Iris McQuaker. He grew up and lived in […]
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Roderick William McLeod of Lethbridge, Alberta. Rod passed away peacefully at the Coaldale Health Centre on Monday, February 1, 2021, surrounded by loved ones. Rod is survived by his five children: Joe, and Andrea of Winnipeg; Sean (Tobi) of Lethbridge; […]
The 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series season kicked off over the weekend and for the third year in a row the season started at the St. John’s River in Florida. When the schedule for 2021 was released back in the fall and it was announced that we were going back to […]
Jeff Gustafson with a six pound bass that helped propel him to a 24th place finish in the season opening event of the Bassmaster Elite Series.
Dear editor, On April 1 2020, after two years of engagement and consultations with the public, First Nations and Metis, the MNRF merged the Crossroute and Sapawe Forest Management Units into a new Crown (Boundary Waters) forest under a single Sustainable Forest Licence No.542245 granted to the Boundary Waters Forest […]
On Sunday February 7, 2021 at the Emo Hospital Long Term Care, Victor Allen Jensson, 86, formerly of Rainy River, Ontario passed away peacefully with his wife Carol by his side. Victor was born August 11, 1934 in Rainy River to parents Jens and Tillie Jensson. He was united in […]
Have you ever noticed that our food does not have the same flavour intensity as it did around a decade ago? Food today does not seem to have that taste bud popping flavour that we remember. The reason is that much of our food has been engineered and hybridized to […]
