Press Release Three Kenora residents have pleaded guilty and been fined a total of $4,750 for illegal moose hunting. Diane Neniska was fined $2,000 for discharging a firearm from a roadway and $750 for making a false statement to a conservation officer. Stuart Neniska was fined $1,000 for unlawfully hunting […]
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the MNR If you see what you think may be sick, injured or orphaned wildlife, don’t remove it from its natural habitat. The bird or animal may not need assistance and you could actually do more harm in your attempt to help. Where an animal is in need of help, […]
Press Release A southern Ontario man has been fined a total of $3,500 for illegal moose hunting. Salvatore Verduci of Maple pleaded guilty to the charge of hunting without a licence and was fined $2,500. He also pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm from a roadway and was fined $1,000. […]
Press Release As of Sept. 16, the public can help support Epilepsy Ontario and local epilepsy agencies by making a donation at any of the more than 620 LCBO stores throughout Ontario. Donation boxes for Epilepsy Ontario will be displayed at LCBO checkout counters until Oct. 13. Proceeds from the […]
Heather Latter This year’s local Terry Fox Run saw more participants than last year, with 118 registered participants hitting the pavement from the Sorting Gap Marina to Seven Oaks and back—and raising more than $9,700. “I thought it went fabulously,” enthused Jane Trivers, who helped organize the event along with […]
Staff Residents of the Rainy River District may have spotted a man, dressed in an orange robe, trekking along the highway this weekend. Bhaktimarga Swami, as known as The Walking Monk, is walking across Canada for the fourth time to encourage the notion of pilgrimage. “That’s the type of think […]
Heather Latter The local Confederation College campus, in collaboration with the Rainy River District School Board, has launched a new program this fall which has seen an overwhelming response. As part of the province’s School College Work Initiative, the School Within A College (SWAC) program supports individuals in completing high […]
Press Release When the Johnsons retired to Rainy River a couple of years back following their careers—Nancy as a teacher and George as a pastor in the Lutheran Evangelical Church—there were a number of reasons. Outdoor enthusiasts, they consider themselves to be very fortunate to be able to live on […]
Press Release Voyageur Lions’ “Drive-Thru Breakfast” is set to go for Thursday, Sept. 27 at Tim Hortons. Starting at 6:30 a.m., 200 bonus breakfast bags will be offered along with coffee and a muffin. Only 200 bags are available this year—in the past 250 bags were available—which means that there […]
Staff The Rainy River District OPP is encouraging local residents to purchase a “Smile Cookie” during Tim Hortons’ annual fundraiser running this week. The chocolate chunk cookies decorated with blue eyes and smiles cost $1, with all proceeds from sales here going to help support the OPP Respect Technology program. […]
the OPP Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are advising the public to be aware of “Secret Shopper” scam. Victims of this scam within the Rainy River District have received an envelope in the mail from the Mississauga, Ont. area, with directions on how to become […]
Lucas Punkari Although it was just a pre-season tournament, the smiles were easy to see on the members of the Muskie junior boys volleyball team on Monday at the Fort High gym, as they continued to hoist up the consolation side trophy that they earned over the weekend at a […]
