Although the flooding happened three weeks ago, the nightmare continues for a dozen farming families around Pinewood. When you call Wade and Kim Desserre’s home and get the answering machine, the first thing you hear is, “We are still cleaning up after the flood.” They incurred an estimated $50-60,000 damage […]
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Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. will receive a total increase of $651,200 as part of today’s announcement that the province is providing a record $9.4 billion in funding to hospitals for 2002/03—a jump of $645 million over last year. Other regional hospitals also will see increases, including Atikokan General Hospital […]
A post-mortem conducted yesterday at Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora revealed the cause of death of a Devlin teen Monday night as a single gunshot wound. Meanwhile, Fort Frances OPP is continuing its investigation into the shooting incident that claimed the life of Jeffrey Louis Shoemaker, 14. […]
Principal Don McBride welcomed everyone as Sturgeon Creek said farewell to its Grade 8 graduates. The theme for this year’s ceremony was “Dreaming, Believing and Achieving.” The gym was decorated with green/yellow balloons and streamers, with small lights inserted in them, to give it that enchanting atmosphere. Opening with “O […]
The Emo Fair is looking for the district’s finest vocalists—be they of the Ozzy Osbourne or Shania Twain variety. “The ‘Grandstand Jam’ will be going on Saturday, Aug. 17 during the Emo Fair,” said organizer Candy Greengrass. “It’s a singing contest for kids ages eight-19. “‘Thinking of Pinky’ will be […]
It may have taken almost an extra week but the provincial government last Wednesday also declared the Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls a disaster area. This means the municipality is eligible for funding under the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program (ODRAP). Despite the delay, Reeve Jerry O’Leary praised the provincial […]
Although rain dampened the weekend and the ball diamond in Devlin, it didn’t stop a ball tournament from being completed. When the dust finally settled Sunday, Shade had taken the ‘A’ side crown, the Clippers had won the ‘B’ event, while the River Rats, of Devlin, had captured the ‘C’ […]
Fort Frances OPP have identified the victim of a shooting incident that happened Monday night at a Devlin residence. Jeffrey Louis Shoemaker, 14, of Devlin was pronounced dead shortly after he arrived by ambulance at La Verendrye hospital here suffering from a gunshot wound. A post-mortem was scheduled for this […]
More than two weeks after torrential rains hit the district, the impact is still being felt. Couchiching First Nation ordered 6,000 sandbags from the Ministry of Transportation to deal with rising levels on Rainy Lake. Several homes there are in danger of flooding, with summer students having been enlisted to […]
Water spurted up from toilets, the shower, and the drain. Nothing could stop it—not towels shoved into drains nor an army of volunteers pumping gallons of water for days. In the 25 years Tom Steele has lived in his home at 656 First St. E., he’d seen nothing like it. […]
Damage from last week’s torrential rainfall is expected to be twice as bad as what was caused by last year’s wind storms but district residents are coping with the aftermath. And picking up the pieces should be easier after Municipal Affairs and Housing minister Chris Hodgson on Friday declared the […]
While many district residents battled flood waters last week, the torrential rains hasn’t dampened the progressive march of forest tent caterpillars, commonly referred to here as “army worms.” “They’re a little behind schedule but that’s pretty much what we expected,” said Mark Breon, a forestry health technician with the Ministry […]
