Many area businesses are pleased by last Wednesday’s announcement by Bell promising to provide fast, up-to-date services throughout most of Rainy River District. “This is a very good day, it’s going to move us forward,” said Geoff Gillon, community investment manager for the Rainy River Future Development Corp., which had […]
District News
The Rainy River Future Development Corp. held its annual meeting last Thursday at La Place Rendez-Vous to update members, elect new board members, and to take in safety advice from an entertaining speaker. “We have raised the community benchmark to another level thanks to people from across the district who […]
Morley and Patullo township residents who had passed away were honoured at a special Memorial Tree dedication service attended by about 70 people Saturday in Stratton. Moe and Joyce Henry came up with a unique idea last winter. “I anticipated that we would get about 10 takers,” Moe Henry said. […]
The Alberton rec committee met Monday night to consider building a new community hall. “This isn’t just a hall we want to build, it is a cornerstone for people to gather,” noted Coun. John Milling, who has been pushing for a new facility. A Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. grant […]
It’s been a busy four weeks for Cloverleaf and Fairway employees as they marched back and forth to get the highway store in shape, adding new shelves, stocking shelves, painting, and refreshing the interior. On Wednesday, the store was ready for customers. The Lotto centre will stay, and a money […]
Saturday, May 13 was one of the most exciting days of my life. That was the day I arrived in London, Ont. for the Canada Wide Science Fair 2000. Young scientists from all across Canada would be taking part in judging and activities for eight days, with 550 grade seven-12 […]
KBHW Radio in International Falls is pleased to have the Carpenter family participating in the All-Class Reunion ladies’ breakfast slated Saturday, July 2 at the Holiday Inn, Peggy Gustafson said. The Carpenters are a family of nine that perform a variety of music with a Christ-centered focus. They range in […]
Kids aren’t shy at the Willow-Mor Farms–and neither are the animals. “Last week I had 40 kids in with the pigs,” chuckled Tom Morrish as he and his wife, Shirley, sat in their farmhouse kitchen drinking coffee and recalling some of the hundreds of children who have visited their home. […]
Two programs–the Provincial Homelessness Initiative Fund and the National Child Benefit Strategy–have been adapted to the needs of local families and approved by the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board. The programs, designed to fill in the gaps between existing social services, had to be formatted to suit local […]
The Rainy River District Social Service Administration Board received a brief letter from Health minister Elizabeth Witmer confirming it has been designated as the land ambulance delivery agent for the area. DSSAB beat out the Town of Fort Frances, which also had applied to administer the ambulance service. “We’re up […]
A little peace and quiet. That’s what members of Northwestern Ontario’s Elk Restoration Coalition (NOERC) are giving the herd of wild elk that has been living near Cameron Lake since their release there earlier this year. Monitoring of the elk was cut back in mid-May until at least July to […]
Gordon Armstrong will be setting down the gavel this fall after 15 years after 15 years as mayor of Rainy River. “I’m not running [in November], I’m retiring,” said Mayor Armstrong. “I’ve loved it [but] it’s the time now to try something different . . . to get some new […]
