The Northwestern Health Unit would like to congratulate all students from Grades 4-8 in the Kenora-Rainy River districts who took part in its volunteer challenge. The challenge was part of the “Live outside the box . . . Step into your community!” school-based campaign launched by the health unit back […]
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FORT FRANCES—In conjunction with a forage insurance meeting taking place Monday (April 2) in Stratton, the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association is having a water quality specialist speak in order to define the Clean Water Act for local producers and municipal representatives. Chris Attema, who works for several organizations including the […]
The seagulls are back. That squawking sound that had disappeared from the border area for almost five months returned earlier this month. And with the arrival on the calendar of the spring equinox, it clearly marks the arrival of spring. The upper Rainy River has seen most of its ice […]
When I buy milk at the grocery store, the first thing I do is look for an expiry date. The last thing I want to find out when I open a carton and pour a glass is that the milk is sour and unfit to drink. Today’s hard-working families should […]
What a difference a DVD player makes. I’m pleased to report I survived the 20-hour return leg of my trip to the all-Ontarios with the Muskie boys’ hockey team last week. In fact, with the help of the newly-repaired DVD player and a seemingly endless supply of movies provided by […]
The recent announcement of an $84.3-million investment in the new bio-mass boiler by Abitibi-Consolidated in Fort Frances will build a new security for the economic future of Rainy River District. It also is another shining example of how success comes to our northern communities through innovative ideas supported through the […]
Two one-year dates of remembrance recently came by—and went on into the chapters of the past. We wait disquieted for this to happen every time a loved one dies. Those first 365 days are a new, unfamiliar landscape where old ways tug and buck at the reality of making peace […]
Once again, the Emo Legion will host its annual Good Friday fish fry. The delicious walleye meal always is a good place to go for good food, as well as a good visit with friends and folks you may not see very often. The meal cost $12 for adults and […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother, Agnes Hyatt, of Emo, Ont., on March 20, 2007 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan, Ont. at the age of 90. Agnes was born Oct. 9, 1916 in Rainy River, Ont. […]
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Leo Ralph Brown of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., on Monday, March 26, 2007 at his residence. Leo was born Jan. 30, 1925 in Emo, Ont. to the late Walter and Violet Brown. As […]
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Marcella Louise Fournier on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Marcella was born Aug. 7, 1915 in Dearlock, Ont. to the late John and Adeline LeBlanc. In her younger years, Marcella worked at […]
Peacefully on Saturday March 24, 2007 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont., Joyous L. Wilson passed away at the age of 78. Joyous was born Dec. 10, 1928 to the late James and Adeline Brigden. In 1951, Joyous married Willard Wilson and they resided in Emo, where they […]
