There wasn’t even any standing room available last Tuesday night for the annual Christmas concert at Our Lady of the Way School. The students and their teachers obviously had worked overtime to give the audience a piece of the Christmas spirit, namely, peace and goodwill to all mankind. Prior to […]
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Our Devlin/La Vallee volunteer fire department had a busy week, responding to two calls. The first occurred last Tuesday afternoon with the crew rushing off to River Road North, where a longtime resident’s home was on fire. Fortunately, firefighters were able to contain the blaze to one room (this was […]
The Township of La Vallee will improve local recreational infrastructure, emergency services, and road conditions with a $200,000 investment from the provincial government, it was announced last week. “Our government understands the importance of investing in civic infrastructure to improve the quality of life and help build strong northern communities,” […]
December has been a very busy month, with classes preparing for the annual Christmas concert coming up Thursday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m., noted Donald Young School principal Lucinda Meyers. Mrs. Mose and Mrs. Loney have been singing Christmas carols on Tuesdays and Thursdays with interested students. The response has […]
Students in public and Catholic schools across the district have reached a higher level of achievement in reading, writing, and math over previous years, according to recently-released provincial test results. The Education Quality and Assessment Office has released test scores for literacy and math for Grade 3 and 6 students […]
The pieces of the puzzle are starting to fall into place for economic growth in Northern Ontario, said Tannis Drysdale, president of the Northern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce. NOACC has proposed to the provincial government a plan to make so-called “grow bonds” available to people in Northern Ontario wanting […]
So, if the early bird gets the worm, then the early birder must get . . . the count? That’s right. The 103rd-annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) for the Audubon Society has begun and getting that early worm were members of the Rainy River Field Naturalists. On Sunday, more than […]
Highway 17 was closed between Highway 699 and Upsala for almost two hours overnight today due to a collision involving two tractor-trailer units. Two westbound tractor-trailer units were travelling on Highway 17, near Corman Township, about 45 km east of Ignace, around 1:50 a.m., police said. When one of the […]
Cliff Hagen must have tree sap running through his veins. He built his first log home at the age of 12, and then his second at 17. “I haven’t looked back since,” said Hagen, who now owns a log home business called Hagen Log Homes up Highway 71 in Finland. […]
The 2003 Rainy River Festival of Performing Arts (running March 31-April 13) will mark its 70th anniversary. And to mark the milestone, association president John Jankiewicz dug out the original ledger from the first festival in the spring of 1933 at the group’s monthly meeting Monday night at the library. […]
“Holly Daze” activities, organized by the Emo Chamber of Commerce, are all set to go up at the fairgrounds this Friday and Saturday (Dec. 6-7), where an outdoor rink has been completed with the help of the weatherman. Emo’s municipal maintenance crew, led by Danny Wilson, certainly got what they […]
For those who love dolls and horses, and would like to contribute to the longevity of the Northern Therapeutic Riding Association, tickets for NORTRA’s raffle just may be the perfect early Christmas gift this year. “Basically, the money we make with this is for vaccinations against the West Nile virus,” […]
