Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The entry deadline for the 2019 Rainy River District Festival for the Performing Arts is set for Friday, Feb. 22. Entry forms can be found on the “Forms, Fees and Resources” page of its website (ff-festival.com) and at the back of the syllabus. The updated syllabus also […]
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Duane Hicks The Rainy River District Trappers Council is hoping to revitalize interest in trapping in our area. Experienced trappers, and those maybe wanting to get into the business, will get a chance to talk and learn about trapping this Saturday (Feb. 9) when the council holds a workshop from […]
More snow is on tap for tonight, with a possible accumulation of five-10 cm (two-four inches). Look for an overnight low of minus-18 C (zero F) and north-northeast winds gusting up to 18 km/h. Tomorrow will see occasional snow, with an additional two-four cm (about an inch) of accumulation possible. […]
Sam Odrowski St. John’s Anglican Church’s new pastor recently moved here from Africa and is happy to be transitioning to the northern lifestyle. Originating from the country of Zambia, Fr. Musonda Abel Ng’andwe always was interested in moving to Canada, having learned all about the country at school as a […]
Sam Odrowski The Alzheimer Society for Kenora-Rainy River Districts held its annual “Forget Me Not” charitable dinner Saturday night at La Place Rendez-Vous here and received great support. About 60 people attended the dinner and helped raise roughly $3,200, which will be used on support services that aid people affected […]
Whether it is the Ontario Health Coalition, the Progressive Conservative Party, or the New Democratic Party, everyone seems in agreement that the provincial health-care system is not meeting expectations. Since taking office last June, the Ford government has appointed the Premier’s Council on Improving Health Care and Ending Hallway Medicine. […]
Duane Hicks Laura Gosse, community engagement co-ordinator for the Fort Frances Museum, hung “Blizzard Outside, Tropics Inside,” just one of the dozens of pieces comprising the new exhibit, “Fibre Content,” which opened yesterday in the main floor gallery. The travelling exhibit, which features a wide variety fibre art from across […]
Kim Redford of the Valley Adult Learning Association (VALA) went over the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework during a presentation by VALA yesterday afternoon. Several different agencies and organizations attended the presentation where VALA talked about their services and how they can work together to support adult learning in the […]
Press Release Effective immediately, Riverside Health Care, in partnership with Arvan Rehab Group (ARVAN), will be providing physiotherapy assessment and treatments upon medical referral to our long-term care residents at Rainycrest and the Emo and Rainy River health centres. ARVAN has been providing rehabilitation services to long-term care and retirement […]
Press Release Confederation College alumnus Michael Ozga is the first to turn a Destination Porter experience into a full-time job. Ozga recently was hired as a First Officer by Porter Airlines and though new to the airline, Ozga’s association with Porter began years before thanks to an innovative program called […]
Sam Odrowski Getting students thinking about careers–and the pathways they want to pursue in high school–is important for helping them plan for the future. To help Grade 7 and 8 students at St. Francis School, Bridget McGinnis, outreach co-ordinator at Northern Community Development Services (NCDS) here, held six career planning […]
Press Release After nearly two years of planning and preparing, the board of directors with the Rainy River Regional Abattoir Inc. is excited to announce that as of Feb. 1, we have taken over operations of Rainy River Meats in Emo. We have been looking for ways to increase revenue […]
