Extreme fire behaviour has forced the Ministry of Natural Resources to place a ban on all open burning in the southern half of the West Fire Region. The ban–which went into effective as of midnight Thursday and extends until Monday–means no fires may be ignited for cooking or warmth anywhere […]
District News
The Northwestern Health Unit re-opened Morley Beach at Stratton on Wednesday after having declared it “unsafe for swimming” on Friday due to high bacterial counts found during routine sampling. Morley Beach was the most recent of district beaches to be closed due to high levels of bacteria. These levels most […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board chose its new director of education during an in-camera session at Tuesday night’s special meeting here. “The board has completed the process and the chosen candidate’s name will be released in the near future,” said Education Director Carol-Lynne Oldale, who is leaving her position […]
Six Rainy River First Nation residents spent last Friday picketing at the reserve to demand the opportunity for more community involvement in council decisions. “We haven’t been getting any community meetings, we haven’t been getting any information and the council has been meeting in Fort Frances,” complained Agnes Saderwasser, one […]
Chapple Day gets underway Friday, Aug. 10 with a bonfire and wiener roast at 7:30 p.m. at the Both Farm north of Barwick (across from Sturgeon Creek School). Everyone is welcome. Then on Saturday, Aug. 11, activities will include an old-time threshing and other events at the Both Farm. The […]
Fifty teams left the Lake Despair shore bright and early last Saturday and Sunday in hopes of catching the “big one” (or rather, several big ones) as they competed in the first-annual “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament hosted by Nell and Bill Godin of Lake Despair Lodge. And from all […]
When you’re driving down Front Street by the Sorting Gap Marina later this week, you might have to look twice. A large 12’x16’ sign featuring a map of Rainy Lake will be standing next to the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship sign the bass committee erected last July. “The first […]
The fifth meeting of “The United Beef Club” was held at Anthony and Erica Boersma’s house on Monday, June 11 at 7 p.m. Club president Matt Neilson called the meeting to order and we recited the 4-H pledge. Then all the members said roll call, which was, “Name the breed […]
The Rainy River 4-H exchange club held a meeting July 3 at 8:30 a.m. at the Devlin municipal building. We had a great turnout for the meeting as we were finalizing arrangements for our departure on an exchange visit to La Belle Province. We were slated to land at Dorval […]
Rebecca Dodd is hoping to get a good response for the Rainy River First Nation Watershed Program’s annual “Adopt-A-River.” “Basically, this program was designed to promote awareness and involvement of different groups in the maintenance of our watershed,” Dodd said Monday. “Surprisingly, there is a great deal of waste that […]
A wildfire that broke out around 5 p.m. Sunday in the Dryden District may continue to challenge Ministry of Natural Resources firefighters for the next few days. Dryden Fire #18, burning near Upper Scotch Lake, about 17 km west of English River, grew to 35 hectares and threatened nearby structures. […]
After months of planning and preparations, Lake Despair Lodge is set to host its first “Castin’ for Cash” live-release bass tournament Saturday and Sunday. Lodge co-owner Nellie Halver-son is anticipating a smooth weekend. “It’s going to be a great weekend,” she said. “Things are looking good, [and] the fishing seems […]
