An area tourist operator charged the province’s decision to scrap the spring bear hunt in Ontario is strictly a political one that will affect the financially viability of hundreds of businesses across the region. Bud Dickson, owner of Canoe Canada Outfitters in Atikokan, also stressed tourist operators were not given […]
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The Emo Cowboys downed the Whitefish Bay Rangers 6-2 on Sunday afternoon to win their own Bantam tournament at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. The Cowboys jumped on the scoreboard first on Donald Kellar’s marker, assisted by Matt Meyers, at the five-minute mark of the opening frame. Ken Vargas and […]
Dear sir: Once again, I and several others attended what has become a regular 7 p.m. Friday session at the Salvation Army Citadel on the so-called Year 2000 bug. The sessions stress preparing for possible “Y2K” emergencies. Those who are prepared will be less of a burden on any emergency […]
Dear sir: Only a few short weeks ago, we faced the daunting task of raising $300,000 to complete our community’s commitment of raising $1.2 million for our new Rainy River health facility. Well, folks, we did it! Not as a single group, town, or organization but a collection of individuals […]
Dear sir: I felt compelled to issue a response to a letter to the editor written last week on the ongoing “hockey school conflict.” I have to agree with Mr. Mihichuk for wanting the contents of the letter signed by the mayor to be honoured. First of all, this town […]
To the editor: I am compelled to write this letter in regards to the Borderland Hockey School and the negative feelings that have surfaced regarding Mr. Mihichuk’s letter from the mayor. I have known Mr. Terry Mihichuk for over 15 years and have personnel knowledge into his efforts to improve […]
Local resident Harold “Bo” Armstrong is in Minneapolis today in hopes of bringing the state of Minnesota on his side in the fight over boundary waters. Armstrong, along with Rainer resident Carl Brown, were charged in the summer of 1996 for taking a group of people on a scheduled boat […]
As the fourth and final part of a two-day telecommunications workshop here last week, the director of information technology for Contact North gave participants a peek at the future of distance education.
Fort High students saw their charity work pay off big time when the “Hurricane Mitch” fundraiser dinner Sunday night helped them break the $2,000 mark in donations earned. The dinner, which featured Central American-style cuisine, attracted more than 60 people who raised over $600. But more than the money, FFHS […]
“The future is now” was the prevalent message at the “Trends in Telecommunication” community workshops here last Wednesday and Thursday. Sponsored by the Rainy River Future Development Corp., Northwestern Regional Telecommunications Committee, Bell Canada, FedNor, and the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, the purpose of the workshops was to bring everyone […]
Rainy River volunteer firefighters were called out Sunday evening to battle a blaze at a home at 506 Atwood Ave. there. But when about 10 firefighters arrived on the scene around 7 p.m., they found the home of Bill and Gayleen Szlauko already was being consumed by flames. “The house […]
Despite a few weather delays and shipping mix-up, Ed Tympkin of Globeco, a building components plant setting up in Rainy River, is still looking to be up and running by March 1. The hydraulic press for making the insulated panels arrived earlier this month, and Tympkin hoped to have the […]
