Patty Ward, left, Sue Hanson, Leona Ellsmere, Nancy Brown and Michelle Sabbe posed together under the Gillons’ Insurance “Back to School Treat Stand” at the Rainy Lake Square on Thursday. As part of their second-annual customer appreciation day, the Gillons’ group was giving out free ice cream and lemonade while […]
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Sam Odrowski Judges for the 2019 World Ploughing Championship attentively observed the furrows ploughed by competitors during the two-day contest last Friday and Saturday. Judges determine winners by how straight the land is ploughed, the depth of the furrows, and how even their rows are.
Safety must guide us at all times. Whether we are on a ladder changing a light bulb in our home, painting a ceiling, or operating a power tool, one must always be vigilant to danger. Bright yellow school buses began rolling down streets, backroads and highways today. A stopped bus […]
Ken Kellar
A local organization is gearing up to spread awareness around drinking and pregnancy, and it’s getting help from others in the community. The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) will be hosting and collaborating on a series of events in recognition of FASD Awareness Week from Sept 6-12. NWHU public health nurse […]
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Rain has been dampening the fire hazard across much of the region. The forest fire hazard is predominantly low with a few pockets of moderate hazard in the districts of Red Lake, Sioux Lookout and Nipigon. There were no new forest fires confirmed by the afternoon yesterday. There are currently […]
Sam Odrowski Gene Gruber of the United States carefully ploughed his designated plot of farmland during the 2019 World Ploughing Championship in Baudette, Mn. on Friday. Gruber placed third overall in the conventional division. Over 50 individuals competed in the annual contest.
Tonight will have periods of rain with a low of 10 C (50 F). Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a couple of showers. Expect a high of 18 (64) and low of 10 (50). Friday will be partly sunny with a brief shower around noon, while the high will […]
Sam Odrowski
Soon residents across the Rainy River District won’t be solely dependent on ordering cannabis online. Couchiching was one of eight First Nations to receive a cannabis licence during a selection process that began on July 31 and a storefront is expected to open as early as the end of this […]
Press Release
MP Don Rusnak released the following statement regarding concerns about the potential impacts of the proposed Twin Metals Mine in Northern Minnesota on the Canadian Boundary Waters: “As a person who was born, raised, and is now raising his family in Northwestern Ontario, I have a deep understanding of the […]
Duane Hicks Jean Richards and the other co-op members have been busy getting the Fine Line Art Gallery ready to open its doors at its new location at 326 Scott St. The gallery originally was located at 306 Scott St. when it first opened in 1995. It then moved to […]
Sam Odrowski Construction along Atwood Avenue in Rainy River began during August of last year and is expected to wrap up this fall. The town’s water and sewer lines, which were 110 years old, have been replaced and the road will soon be repaved. The project is projected to cost […]
Jamie Mountain Head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan gave out some instruction to the players on hand for the Fort Frances Lakers’ annual training camp yesterday morning at the Ice For Kids Arena. The camp continued today and will wrap up tomorrow morning. The Lakers will kick-off their four-game […]
