The Fort Frances, Dryden, Nipigon, and Sioux Lookout districts all reported new forest fires over the weekend, bringing the total to 82 so far this season in the West Fire Region. Fort Frances District had a 0.1. hectare fire Saturday, east of Namakan Lake, while another was reported yesterday at […]
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The Rainy River District School Board will hold a special meeting here Monday night to vote on the 2004-05 budget as well as on what to do with a number of its properties, including Alberton Central and Sixth Street School. The board was unable to complete its budget until the […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is advising travellers that the bridge joining Canada and the United States at International Falls will remain open during a brief construction project. Travellers coming into the U.S. should expect delays during the hours of construction, which are Monday-Thursday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. There will […]
This is Little League Week in Canada and local baseball players are celebrating, in a way. The Fort Frances Little League will hold two games at the St. Francis Sportsfields tomorrow. The Lions will host a team from Atikokan around 10:30 a.m., then play against the Barwick-Emo junior team around […]
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada is expected to get back to the bargaining table with Abitibi-Consolidated on Tuesday. The roughly 4,500 members previously voted 95.4 percent in favour of strike action should a new contract not be reached. “We’re all scheduled to be in Montreal Tuesday,” CEP […]
While there have been some reports recently of West Nile virus showing up elsewhere in Canada, the Northwestern Health Unit said the Kenora-Rainy River districts have seen no sign of the disease among dead crows and ravens submitted for testing so far. “I’m not sure exactly how many birds in […]
The five contestants vying for the Fun in the Sun queen title this year now are out and about, meeting the public and helping out with various activities leading up to the July 1 crowning. This year’s contestants are Alyssa Bruyere, sponsored by Heron Landing Golf Course, Erika Johnson (Nickel […]
The Rendezvous Yacht Club will be holding its annual Sandpoint Island race this Saturday, starting at the Thunderbird Lodge across the river. It will be the first big event of the sailing season, though the club’s regular spring series has been going on for about a month now. There is […]
The La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary doled out heaping servings of strawberries, ice cream, and shortcake yesterday during its “Strawberry Social.” Noreen Robertson, one of the volunteers who organized the annual event, said yesterday that they were hoping to raise about $2,000 to go towards the “Care Close to Home” campaign, […]
Fr. James has been called to St. Agnes Parish in Thunder Bay after spending more than seven years serving four district parishes (OLOW, Our Lady of Good Counsel in Rainy River, Our Lady of the Lake in Morson, and St. Patrick’s in Emo). When Fr. James was ushered into the […]
Sunday was a special service of ordination for Daniel J. Vos at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo, where the sanctuary was filled with special guest speakers, friends, and relatives, as well as visiting pastors from other Christian Reformed churches. The worship team led in the gathering song, “Here I […]
Crossroads School in Devlin hosted the annual “Rugrats” soccer tournament last Thursday, giving local Grade 3 students a chance to participate in a day of soccer fun. The tournament was organized to give the students a chance to meet kids from other elementary schools in the area—those they eventually will […]
