Cleaning up a portion of Highway 11 and keeping track of local wildlife populations are just two of the projects the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists are tackling this year. The club is committed to encouraging conservation and wise use of the environment, noted Bill Morgenstern, who was elected president […]
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Rainy River First Nation reps met with local municipalities at the Red Dog Inn here last week to discuss the progress of their land claims negotiations. “There’s nothing etched in stone. Things are still up for negotiation,” said Rainy River F.N. Chief Gary Medicine. “There’s no land set aside, no […]
Rainy River council decided Monday night to sever ties with the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association, joining similar moves by Emo and Alberton last week. These are the latest of 10 area municipalities that have served notice of their intent to opt out of NORA, including Morley, La Vallee, Sioux Narrows-Nestor […]
The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association annual meeting will take place next Wednesday (Jan. 23) at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton. Current president Tom Morrish said no major concerns are facing the RRCA, but added there are ongoing issues the association will be working on […]
Arnold Kaemingh, 41, rises before 5 a.m. each morning, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Depending on the weather, he’ll get on his snowmobile or four-wheeler to cross the road to his Devlin dairy farm trailed by Princess, the family’s four-month-old German shepherd. He’ll work anywhere from eight […]
After a break in service from Dec. 24-Jan. 2, the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association is getting back on track with local pickups, said Pat Hickerson, the town’s manager of operations and facilities. “They’ve been working to get caught up on the pickups,” he noted Friday afternoon after getting an update […]
Nuinsco Resources Ltd. is set to resume drilling tests this month once temperatures return to normal. Winter conditions are needed to permit drill crews to access swampy areas. “Everyone’s waiting for the mother lode,” said Doug Hume, Nuinsco’s chief investor. “People in the area have been very supportive. “We’re planning […]
Local hunting and fishing advocate Jack Hedman has become the first Northwestern Ontario member of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters to be elected as a provincial director-at-large. Hedman, a retired school teacher, was one of seven OFAH members vying for the five director-at-large seats. He got a phone […]
School closures, improving literacy levels, recruiting staff, and keeping under-funded programs afloat are just some of the issues local school boards will have to grapple with in 2002. But both education directors with the Rainy River District School Board and the Northwest Catholic School Board say they’re prepared to tackle […]
About 60 people were on hand at the Barwick Community Church last month for its annual Christmas supper and concert, featuring Willie and Rodi Longenecker Pastor Les Abbott said grace and welcomed everyone to this special occasion. The Longeneckers always present Gospel music for whatever occasion they’re asked perform at […]
While the year-end report isn’t due until early February, all indicators show Normiska is on track to have had another record sales year for 2001. The company also is on track to surpass its forward-looking projection in 2000 of $8 million in sales and an EBIDTA (earnings before interest, taxes, […]
Given the low water levels on Rainy River in recent summers, Emo is planning to remedy the situation in accordance with the requirements of a class environmental assessment for municipal water and wastewater projects. Council there then will proceed with the recommendations of this study and begin designing a proposed […]
