Staff With the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs set to start next week, some players in the 10-team loop will have one last game before the post-season gets underway. The league’s annual all-star game goes tonight at 7 p.m. at Barwick. “It’s a fun game for the players, for […]
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Press Release This summer, youth in Rainy River District have another reason to look forward to seeing the OPP’s summer students patrolling their streets. Thanks to the Sorting Gap Marina, youth will be rewarded with ice cream coupons if they are spotted wearing their bike helmets or doing a good […]
the CBSA The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) seized prohibited replica firearms from a Canadian resident at the Pigeon River port-of-entry last month. On June 16, a CBSA officer referred a vehicle for a secondary examination. During the examination, officers discovered and seized a total of eight airsoft replica firearms […]
Staff Randy Carmody, of Mike Carmody Contracting, dug away just west of the intersection of Portage Avenue and Third Street East yesterday. Crews have moved on to tearing up the west end of the block today, with work proceeding east in the weeks to come. Wagner Construction Canada ULC, which […]
Zoey Duncan Plastic bottles and candy wrappers are among the most common scraps of trash that get caught along the La Verendrye Parkway riverwalk due to litter bugs.
Submitted Davis Wielinga and Tyrell Kempf roasted marshmallows to make s’mores earlier this month during a summer learning program called “Camp Read S’More” at St. Michael’s here. The two-week program, a pilot project run by the Ministry of Education which focused on literacy, saw 12 students participate.
Peggy Revell Matt Marx, with the Rainy River District School Board’s IT Department, worked to plug in a phone and other technology last week as staff moved their offices from the old Robert Moore School and into the newly-renovated Education Centre. Staff began working out of the new space Monday, […]
Dave Ogilvie The OPP bike rodeo will be held next Wednesday (Aug. 3) at 10:30 a.m. at the Emo tennis courts. Youngsters are invited to bring along their bikes and show off their bike safety skills, with a free barbecue lunch being provided at noon by the Emo “Best Start” […]
Staff Town council referred a written request for a refund for charges for unplugging the sewer and performing a TV camera inspection at 1600 Colonization Rd. W. to the Operations and Facilities executive committee for its recommendation. Also at Monday night’s meeting, council: •agreed to support the Municipality of Bayham’s […]
Press Release Help support the local Alzheimer’s Society by buying a 2011/12 cash calendar. Each calendar sold helps it develop programs and deliver services to assist those affected by Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia. Benefits of getting a calendar include: •being a great gift; •there’s a chance to win each […]
Anthony Leek The weather was quite the opposite from the previous week on Saturday night as the Emo Speedway hosted the Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series in three classes. While there was a threat of rain all day, the cool and cloudy weather was a bit of a welcome after […]
The were more winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts cash calendar draw for July. Winning $40 were Roy Avis and Mamie Herdman (Fort Frances), Cliff Hagen (Emo), Tammy and Stewart McNally (Rainy River), Heidi Neufeld and Monique Turbide (Dryden), and Linda Williams (Sioux Lookout). Also winning $40 […]
