As Sturgeon Creek School in Barwick and the Sturgeon Creek Annex in Stratton wait to find out if their drinking water is safe, the Rainy River District School Board is installing chlorination injection systems at both sites. “We ordered in the chlorination systems as soon as could, and they’re being […]
District News
Just south of Emo on Colonization Road, seven donkeys peer over a fence at a passing cyclist. The donkeys are all that remain of Bill and Marg Govier’s petting zoo. Now in their 70s, the couple has had to get rid of most of their animals but the donkeys are […]
Every year, Emo township employees have been required to constantly remove debris lodged alongside two municipal docks. But this year, a new dock and boat launch is being built to help solve the problem. Emo’s two docks often have been useless for passing boaters because they were always surrounded by […]
Despite cool, wet conditions earlier this summer, most of the district’s farmers are happy with this year’s harvest. “If you were fortunate enough to get it in late May, early June, you were fortunate,” said Bernie Zimmerman, who has few complaints about his grain crops. “June wasn’t very good but […]
Even though school may have been out for the summer, the Rainy River District School Board last night saluted students and teachers alike for continuing their education over the break. “Summer Institute 2000,” a four-day workshop last month aimed at honing teachers’ math skills, was awarded the board’s “Recognition of […]
While creating jobs and improving infrastructure are being touted as solutions to combat a plummeting population in Fort Frances, people simply having fewer babies may be the biggest factor. The latest enumeration released by the Ontario Property Assessment Corporation indicated an overall population decrease here. But while population levels in […]
The farm animals with anthrax have been quarantined, no wild animals have been diagnosed with the disease, and people are at very little risk, a panel of experts re-assured about 150 people who crowded into the Stratton Millennium Hall last Thursday night. “The first thing I want to say to […]
For 13 years, Gary Esselink has been getting up at 4:30 a.m., going to bed between 9-11 p.m., and spending pretty much the entire day outside. The number of dairy farms in Rainy River District has been slowly dwindling and for Esselink, the reason is obvious. “There’s not a lot […]
The transition board preparing for the amalgamation of Sioux Narrows, Nestor Falls, and surrounding areas endorsed Kenora as its service provider. Board members met last Thursday to decide whether the Kenora District Social Service Administration Board (DSSAB) or the Rainy River DSSAB would be the most suitable service provider for […]
Clean water and close communities–that’s what the “Walk to Remember” was all about. Al Hunter, from Rainy River First Nation, was one of a rotating group that walked around Lake Superior for 57 days this summer. Their goal was to bring people together to protest the dirtying of our water. […]
During Monday night’s council meeting, Fort Frances re-affirmed its decision to pursue other means of economic development instead of the Rainy River Future Development Corp.–a move that has caught some district municipal leaders by surprise. “I have no idea what to tell you. I’ll have go call [RRFDC CEO] Geoff […]
