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 […]
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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 […]
The $3.3-million renovation at Emo hospital got a $2.08 million boost from the provincial government Monday. “Our government is committed to improving access to long-term care services for Northern Ontarians,” said Northern Development and Mines minister Tim Hudak, who presented the cheque on behalf of Health and Long-Term Care minister […]
Elk really do get around. A radio-collared bull elk, released near Cameron Lake back in January as part of an effort to reintroduce a herd to this area, was sighted near Ely in northeastern Minnesota by a Department of Natural Resources officer last week. That’s a distance of about 240 […]
The number of cattle that have been killed by anthrax in Rainy River District has crept up to 15–and has now affected a second farm. “In total, there was 11 animals that had died on the first farm–one was doing badly and was euthanized,” said Dr. George Luterbach of the […]
