Our Devlin/LaVallee community had a strong show of fishermen and accomplishments at the Fort Frances annual bass tournament held last week. Congratulations to Doug and Zack McBride who finished in 7th place and with picking up the prize of $1000.00 for the Top Rendezvous Trail team. Also doing extremely well […]
District News
Dozens of district residents hopped on the tractor wagon Monday to tour Emo’s research station and learn about what is, and isn’t, growing well this year. “The canola has been underwater more than overwater. There’s been some fairly major washouts” said research station manager Kim-Jo Bliss, who was joined by […]
Kenora-Rainy River Member of Parliament, Bob Nault yesterday announced $145,293 in funding to help address the Aboriginal homelessness. Kenora is one of twelve smaller urban communities throughout Ontario to benefit from the $2,051,200 agreement signed between the Government of Canada and the Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (O.F.I.F.C.) in April […]
Three people walked away with only minor injuries after a plane made an emergency crash landing on Mainville Lake road. On Saturday, a Piper PA-28 Dakota aircraft left Pickle Lake heading for South Dakota with three people aboard. It was north of Fort Frances near Mainville Lake when the plane […]
The restricted fire zone that has blanketed the West Fire Region for more than a week will be lifted as of midnight Friday, the Ministry of Natural Resources fire headquarters in Dryden reported this morning. “We did get some rain lately and while there are still some dry spots, there’s […]
The International Rainy Lake Board of Control yesterday authorized a reduction in the outflow from Rainy Lake. This action will begin the process of gradually slowing the rate of decline in the level of the lake, which is expected to return back to within its IJC rule curve band within […]
Preparations are well underway for KBHW’s “Sharathon” 2002 coming up Aug. 13-15 over in International Falls. KBHW would love to have you—the listener—join them on these days as they pre-empt their regular programming from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. Local pastors and other special guests from the listening area are […]
Last Thursday (July 18), I had an opportunity to meet a man who made me realize my complaints about the extreme heat were not really valid. That’s because this gentlemen—Jeff Timmermans—has been cycling everyday since June 1 and he’s 74 years old. I met up with him at the home […]
As previously reported in the Times, Chapple council defeated a bylaw on banning smoking in all enclosed public places in the township at its July meeting. But council did adopt a policy that as of Sept. 15, all municipal buildings and enclosed spaces there will be smoke-free. In other news, […]
Toby Barrett, parliamentary assistant to Agriculture and Food minister Helen Johns, visited last Thursday with farm families in the west end of the district devastated by last month’s flooding. “I’ve reported back to the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing,” Barrett said yesterday. “I think […]
The International Rainy Lake Board of Control yesterday authorized the targeting of Namakan Lake levels in the range of 80-90 percent of its rule curve band. This action was taken under the terms of a supplementary order issued by the International Joint Commission (IJC) on June 28. This action will […]
Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls OPP charged a 34-year-old Whitefish Bay resident with criminal negligence causing death following an incident there yesterday morning. Police were notified that shortly before 9 a.m., a 32-year-old Whitefish Bay woman was struck by a motor vehicle she had been hanging onto. An investigation revealed the woman […]
