We finally managed to get the first cut of our forages completed at the agricultural research station in Emo this past week. We had been delayed by an equipment breakdown. But once it was fixed, we were up and running again. The yields were quite impressive, but it is about […]
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Last Thursday evening, I was stopped by a retired Abitibi employee at the Sorting Gap Marina, where we both had found our way to enjoy a hard ice cream cone. We talked about his retirement and then he asked me about the future of newspapers. “I can’t see a future […]
Dan Falloon What a difference a year has made for the Fort Frances Lakers. At this time last year, the team’s future in the SIJHL was in doubt as the Lakers were granted only a few days to cobble together a roster after the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres bit the […]
Dan Falloon The Sight & Sound Wolves have done their part. It now comes down to what the Big Grassy Lightning do. The Lightning and Sabaskong Cubs still have one make-up game to play to determine the final standings in the Rainy River District Fastball League heading into the playoffs. […]
Bryce Forbes For Troy Lindner, the choice was quite easy: combine his two loves of fishing and fitness. Now the brainchild from the son of fishing legend Al Lindner is looking to relieve the pain of all anglers. Called “Fit 4 Fishing,” Troy Lindner has created a two-volume workout book […]
Bryce Forbes Following the latest trend of healthy eating, the Seven Generations Educational Institute here is running a series of two-day workshops targeting aboriginal people. With 10 stops at reserves across Northwestern Ontario, Ryan Parisien will teach people about the benefits of eating healthy. “We are hosting a two-day cooking […]
Peggy Revell Laid-off workers looking to go back to school to pursue a new career can find help through the province’s “Second Career” program run locally by Northern Community Development Services (NCDS). Funded by Employment Ontario, “Second Career” provides laid-off workers with skills training to help them find jobs in […]
Peggy Revell For those who couldn’t get enough of last year’s summer production of “True Up North Mamma Mia,” don’t worry—a sequel is set to take to the Townshend Theatre stage Aug. 10-13. “Just to come on out and enjoy, and have a lot of fun and sing with us, […]
Duane Hicks For a second-straight year, Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. is among the more than one-third (38 percent) of Ontario hospitals which reported a deficit in the last fiscal year that ended March 31. Riverside, which includes La Verendrye Hospital here as well as the health centres in Emo […]
Peggy Revell Pending ministerial approval, the Rainy River District School Board has awarded the tender to build the new Mine Centre School at a special board meeting here yesterday morning. The tender was awarded to Finnway General Contractor in the amount of $5,981,640 plus HST. Two bids were submitted to […]
Dave Ogilvie This past Friday marked the culmination of two weeks of hard work and hours of dedicated practice for the 22 musical students of this year’s “River Theatre” program. More than 150 friends, family, and music lovers from across the district filled the gym at Donald Young School in […]
Dan Falloon The weather has been prime for fishing in recent days but the consensus among anglers preparing for the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is that the bass haven’t been overly co-operative on Rainy Lake so far. Some anglers admitted Monday night that they still were needing to hammer […]
