While it won’t be up and running until at least May, early work on the new dialysis unit at La Verendrye hospital here started last Thursday in the day hospital area “Things are progressing,” Wayne Woods, CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc., noted Tuesday. “We’re still working on the […]
District News
After a three-year standstill, there once again is some stirring at Echo Lake Estates in Emo. Until recently, lawyers representing the three parties involved in a dispute over who should pay for a drainage system at the 70-home subdivision weren’t even sitting at the table any more, according to co-owner […]
After receiving a counter-offer from the Town of Fort Frances to annex the landfill site along McIrvine Road, Alberton Reeve John Milling is still not pleased. “I don’t like the offer. I don’t think it’s reasonable to eat away at our tax base. It hurts us, we can’t afford to […]
The local Ministry of Natural Resources has recommended Trout Road and other branches of that road system be opened conditionally, not to have it remain closed as was wrongly reported in last Wednesday’s Times. And that recommendation is being applauded by several parties–with some reservations. “Mainly, we thought it was […]
The second-annual Rainy Lake Ice Fishing Tournament took place Saturday afternoon on Northwest Bay and many of the 250 participants said it was about having a good time. “I love it,” enthused Chrissy Soderholm, who came to the derby with her husband. “We were here for the first one and […]
“The elk are finally here and doing very well at their new home,” Mike Solomon said last Thursday about the arrival of 48 elk to Cameron Lake earlier in the week. “The elk have all adjusted quite well to their new surroundings and they appear to have settled in,” he […]
The Sioux Lookout Anti-Racism Committee is pleased to announce it has been selected by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation’s Awards Jury as one of the top nominees to be honoured at the 2001 Award of Excellence Symposium, “Inspiring Excellence to Achieve Change,” on March 2-4, in Vancouver. The official announcement […]
Each year, the grade one to three classes at Sturgeon Creek celebrate being in school for 100 days. They celebrate this by doing a number of activities involving the number 100. This year, the grade one-two class made projects out of 100 things. They made a chain out of 100 […]
In a report released today, the district manager of the Ministry of Natural Resources here has decided the disputed Trout Road will remain closed to vehicular access under the 2002-2022 Crossroute Forest Management Plan. “My decision is based upon very careful review and consideration of all available and relevant information,” […]
Anka Rebehn is energetic and confident, but has a penchant for losing her identification. Although the 16-year-old German girl has been living at the home of Corey and Darryl Dyck in Rainy River since Aug. 21, she has had the chance to visit some other Canadian destinations–losing her passport somewhere […]
They are a small group of locals who gather once a week to chat over the airwaves on their small, portable radios–but they are always prepared to jump into action in case of an emergency. Not just anybody can be a ham radio operator. Training, a knowledge of Morse code, […]
It is bringing back memories of when I used to make twice-a-week visits to the late Margaret ‘Marg’ McLeod’s residence to get an update on local news and view her quilt-making. It was something else to watch–cutting material up into squares, sewing them together on her reliable modern sewing machine, […]
