Press Release The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) and Rainy River Resources Ltd. are pleased to announce that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to guide their working relationship in regard to the development of the Rainy River Gold Project in the Township of Chapple. “The MNO is […]
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Staff A meeting at the Circle of Life Centre will take place next Tuesday (July 16) at 2 p.m. to explore the Indigenous Knowledge Network’s five-year-long project, which is coming to a close. Rochelle Bird, a Wasa-Nabin Worker with the United Native Friendship Centre (UNFC), explained how the project, which […]
Lucas Punkari Ian McLennan watched as his tee shot headed down the third fairway yesterday morning during the senior men’s golf tournament at Kitchen Creek Golf Club. McLennan would shoot a round of 77 to finish in a tie for third place with Kerry Elwood in the first flight, with […]
Staff This year’s 4-H Clover Cruise 5k and 10k run at the Littlefork Fairground, which was supposed to be held on Sunday, has been cancelled. Event organizers said that they will be refunding any registration funds that have been received for the event, and that the run will return next […]
Sarah Pruys Road work continues on Second Street East between Mowat Avenue and Central Avenue where the storm sewer system, watermains, sanitary sewer lines, and other pertinent infrastructure will be replaced and upgraded. The project, which also will include work on Mowat Avenue between Second and Third Street, is expected […]
Linda White of Atikokan won the $1,000 prize for the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s cash calendar draw for June 30-July 6. Amil Alexiuk (Atikokan) and Joanne Harris (International Falls) won the $100 prizes for that week’s draw. William Fedorak (Fort Frances), Shawn and Tracy Hyattt (Devlin), Ashley and […]
Duane Hicks A new opiate addiction treatment program being run at Rainy River First Nations is helping some community members there get their lives back on track. The suboxone treatment program started in late January, and currently has eight clients seeing success. “All of our clients right now are doing […]
Sarah Pruys Pulling into the Rainy River First Nations’ pow-wow grounds June 29, the gravel parking lot lined with boulders featured licence plates from Ontario, Manitoba, Minnesota, and numerous other provinces and states. The Anishinaabe have come from all over—following the “Pow-Wow Trail” and camping in a different place each […]
AGNEW, Lisbet (Liz) Bodil (nee Larsen) June 28, 1949 – Naestved, Denmark to July 4, 2013 – Calgary, Canada Lovely, loving Lisbet passed away after having lived life to its fullest for 64 years, including 18½ of them as a cancer warrior and a hero to the rest of us. […]
Why? Why? If I were able to list three questions that I could pose to whomever is in charge, given the opportunity, I would not have to ponder said collection of questions very long before arriving at three—with a whole line-up of questions on stand-by. I would inquire as to […]
The crops are progressing nicely and many of our cereal plots are heading out. I was concerned last week that they were going to be rather short, but they seem to look pretty decent. It is difficult to get right in the plots since things are pretty darn wet (with […]
In the spring of 2011 a Toronto Star investigation uncovered the Ontario Government’s past use of Agent Orange—a herbicide associated with potential long-term health problems. The news was particularly troubling for northerners, many of whom were involved in spraying programs with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), Ministry of Natural Resources […]
