Town council passed a resolution on Monday evening regarding the province’s cuts to legal aid which affect the Northwest Community Legal Clinic (NCLC). The resolution calls on Premier Doug Ford and Attorney General Caroline Mulroney to respect the commitment of their government to not decrease front line services. It also […]
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Jamie Mountain Tatum Martin, left, and Tia Wagar showed off their catches while Amber Hughes looked on with pride during the “Kids Gone Fishing” event last Thursday afternoon that kicked off the 18th-annual Emo Walleye Classic. District students from Grades 5-8 were paired up with a team fishing in the […]
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The Sunny Cove Advisory Committee held its first meeting of 2019 on Thursday. “The 2019 calendar at Sunny Cove is already quite full,” noted committee member Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft in a report to council on Monday evening. “Bookings go from late may all the way to early October,” he added. […]
Jamie Mountain Les Morrison, left, of Baudette showed off the 6.78-pound lunker that he and his partner, Oliver Gibbins of Morson, caught on Day 2 as part of a 11.24-pound haul. The walleye was the biggest of the tourney and helped Morrison and Gibbins–who won the tourney back-to-back in 207 […]
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With another school year drawing to a close, students at Fort Frances High School got to flex their creative muscles and show off some newly developed skills to their classmates. The co-operative education students held the annual “Co-op Display Day” held last Thursday in the high school cafeteria. Fort High […]
From the OPP
Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are looking for witnesses to a hit and run motor vehicle collision (MVC) that occurred on Monday (May 27) on the 600 block of Second Street East in Fort Frances. During the evening hours, two boys were riding their bikes […]
of Michael Christianson/Dryden Observer Cassie Krawchuk cruised her way to the finish line during one of her races at the annual Harry McMaster Classic meet held in Dryden last Thursday. Krawchuk finished with three medals for the Muskies, which included one gold and two silvers.
Jamie Mountain To the victors go the spoils, as Josh Pollard, left, and Dan Pollard of Emo hoisted the championship trophy this past Saturday at the Emo-La Vallee Arena after claiming their first Emo Walleye Classic title together with a winning haul of 15.69 pounds.
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A local organization will be hosting a BBQ to help raise awareness about resources available to the victims of crime. The Rainy River District Victim Services Program (RRDVSP) will be holding a community BBQ on Friday outside their office at 334 Scott St. The BBQ is being held in conjunction […]
Staff It was a no-go for district stock car racers on Saturday night. The Borderland Racing Association suffered its first cancellation at the Emo Speedway as the track was too wet and the pits were full of water from all of the recent rainfall. Racing is scheduled to resume this […]
Jamie Mountain The season may have came to an end a little earlier than they would have liked but both the Rainy River Owls girls’ and boys’ soccer teams battled hard and earned silver at the NorWOSSA ‘A’ playoffs in Kenora last week. After finishing the regular season in second […]
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Borderland Pride festivities are getting underway with PRIDE WEEK+ officially starting this Sunday. Coun. Douglas Judson of Borderland Pride commended the councils of Rainy River and Morely for joining Fort Frances in declaring June 2-9 as Pride Week during Monday evening’s council meeting here. “It is mission critical to our […]
