Local News from Across the Rainy River District
KENORA — The cat shelter at 725 Railway St. is filled to capacity, with many more felines on a waitlist to get in. “We’re in a state of emergency,” shelter volunteer Lisa Lyle says. The shelter, which runs on volunteer labour and donations, has instituted an “intake freeze” as it struggles […]
THUNDER BAY — Local police have charged several drivers with impaired over a very short period of time. Const. Tom Armstrong with Thunder Bay Police said 10 people were arrested for impaired driving over a 10-day period, which demonstrates that the problem has not gone away despite prevention efforts from […]
The Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre has hosted a series called Meet the Funders, which showcases organizations that help businesses with funding and mentoring. The innovation centre itself is a funder that is a non-profit organization, funded by the provincial and federal governments and is focused on helping Northwestern Ontario businesses […]
A small but important freshwater fish threatened by urban sprawl is finally getting federal protection after 15 years of delays. The release of the finalized protection strategy for the endangered redside dace averted an impending court battle; environmental groups including Ecojustice were close to taking the federal government to court […]
Family Movie and Game nights at the SGEI library will end when school starts up, but there’s still four nights of fun to be had! Movies will be shown Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30. Light refreshments available. The whole family is welcome! TODAY August 20: Toy Story; August 22: Despicable […]
The biggest party of the summer took place over the weekend, at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair, held August 15-17 in Emo. The three-day fair featured 4-H cattle shows and auction, a horse competition, games, food, midway, live performances and stock car races. Hundreds of exhibitors and […]
17 loggers competed in the competition at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair last Friday morning. This was the largest ever competition in recorded memory according to MC Robin McCormick. After the first event the loggers all took a knee for a moment of silence in memory of […]
It’s always a blast to take in the rides at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair, aka the Emo Fair, as you can see by the smiles on faces young and old who take a whirl. The Fair ran last weekend in Emo, bringing in visitors from across […]
Work is ongoing to restore rail service between Fort Frances and Thunder Bay following the collapse of the 111 year old “5-Mile” lift bridge on August 14. “CN continues to make progress removing debris, including concrete and steel, from the site of last week’s incident involving the railway bridge located several […]
Following news of the planned restructuring of ambulance services in the Rainy River District, the president of the local union representing area paramedics said it’s the latest result of a long-running complex issue that has no easy answer in sight. Malcolm Daley is a professional paramedic and the president of […]
If you’re a Fort Frances High School student who’s thinking of joining the football team this year, now’s the time to join in. Practices began Monday, and will continue Monday to Friday from 6-8:30 p.m. until August 30. The change room opens each evening at 5 p.m. Once school begins, […]
