It wasn’t a great year to be a farmer in Rainy River District, with forage crops being hardest hit. “Hay probably got on average 60 percent of normal yields,” noted local ag rep Gary Sliworsky, noting low moisture conditions stunted growth in most hay fields. As a result, local producers […]
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Morson and McCrosson-Tovell councils were both acclaimed but they may only reign for six months if voters go to the polls next June to elect a council for the Township of Lake of the Woods. If it gets approval from the Municipal Affairs and Housing minister Al Leach, the new […]
There won’t a race for the top job but voters in both Emo and Rainy River will have plenty of choice for who they want to see sitting on their respective councils for the next three years. Both Emo Reeve Brian Reid and Rainy River Mayor Gord Armstrong were acclaimed […]
Alberton voters may not have a say Nov. 10 as to who will sit on council there as the township scrambles to find enough candidates to fill the available seats. It had until 5 p.m. today to come up with names. Coun. Judy Koski was acclaimed reeve while incumbent Coun. […]
Numbers were high Saturday at the last sale of the year by the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association, with about 1,450 head of cattle moving through the sales yard at Stratton. Combined with the number of cattle sold at last month’s auction, more than 2,700 head have gone through the sales […]
The Northwest Regional Council for TV Ontario has pledged to fight the Harris government’s attempts to privatize the public broadcaster. And the campaign is starting immediately. At its quarterly meeting held at Ross’s Camp last Friday and Saturday, the regional council decided to make people aware of what privatization of […]
Flood relief efforts in Atikokan got a big financial shot-in-the-arm yesterday thanks to a $10,000 cheque from Videon and Cancom. “It’s really something,” enthused Moreen Cox, a flood disaster relief volunteer. “This is the biggest donation by far,” she noted. “There have been some astronomical amounts of financial loss for […]
With the clock ticking towards the deadline of 5 p.m. Friday, more people have filed their nomination papers to be candidates in next month’s municipal election. Here in Fort Frances, seven people already have indicated an intention to seek the six seats up for grabs on town council. Couns. Deane […]
Is the sturgeon population in the Rainy River/Lake of the Woods system strong enough to withstand the removal of 200 immature fish a year? Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Natural Resources here are saying “yes” but the cry from Rainy River First Nations is a resounding […]
Darryl Lewis, the person in charge of community planning for Duluth, Mn., spoke Friday at the “Northern Networks” trade conference here to explain his department’s outlook on tourism. “We’re a crossroads,” he noted of people travelling east and west and north and south en route to destinations. “And we’re looking […]
The Northwestern Ontario Association of Chambers of Commerce is trying to initiate a study to look at how variables interplay in the Northwestern Ontario economy in an effort to help those doing business here. The 35 delegates attending NOACC’s annual general meeting in Fort Frances last weekend approved budgeting $5,000 […]
There was no question that Sleeman native Kenny Trenchard was the big winner at the third-annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival on Saturday, taking the $1,000 grand prize and the coveted “Golden Hoe” for his 456-pound entry. “I’m not sure what I’ll do with it,” Trenchard said after pocketing […]
