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 […]
District News
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 […]
Funding concerns for the Northwestern Ontario Recycling Association have proven negligible as it heads into the fall in good financial condition. “Everything’s going along the way it should be–the way we predicted in the budget,” NORA co-ordinator Keith Sveinson said. “I don’t see any reason we should run out of […]
The new school year at Donald Young in Emo is off to a great start, with the installation of a new computer lab expecting to be completed by the end of September. Principal Nancy Fretter said the new lab will have 28 “modern” computers, all with a high-end Pentium II […]
The second auction at the revamped Stratton cattle barn was a success Saturday despite the threat of anthrax in Rainy River District. More than 640 head were sold during the annual yearling auction for prices exceeding those at similar sales in Winnipeg and southeastern Ontario. “This year I can’t buy […]
Angela Halvorsen is hoping people will want to “Get out of Town” this October. Halvorsen is a co-ordinator for the “Get out of Town” district farm tour slated Oct. 1. A joint effort between the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture and the Rainy River Future Development Corp., it offers town […]
Anthrax, a disease which can kill an animal 12 hours after it is infected, may have hit the Rainy River District. “On Thursday last week, a farmer in the Rainy River area had a few animals that died within a few hours on his farm,” said Dr. George Luterbach, a […]
