If you are thinking about donating food or clothing to the Atikokan Crisis Centre for the upcoming Christmas season, staff there won’t refuse it. But they’ll likely say there’s a better venue for those items. “Donate to your local food banks and Christmas cheer boards,” Charene Gillies, executive director of […]
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What’s Christmas without “Yuletide carols being sung by a choir?” After all, we wouldn’t hark the herald angels if they weren’t singing, would we? Ah, it’s a joyous sound when voices combine in the “Carol of the Bells” and blend through “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” with apparent ease. But […]
It was a dry year for the Emo research station in 1997 in more ways than one, manager Kim Jo Calder told the annual meeting of the Rainy River Soil and Crop Improvement Association last week in Emo. Yields seemed to be down across the board, she said, especially in […]
A University of Guelph agricultural project that’s studying the possibility of growing low-THC hemp wood fibre as a cash crop got a bit of cash thrown its way last week to help cover expenses for this year. The Rainy River Future Development Corp. presented Gordon Scheifele, the University of Guelph’s […]
Lights are everywhere at this time of year, and the same held true at Donald Young School for its annual Christmas concert. The students, through their performances, told the capacity crowd on hand that this was the season to celebrate the Light of the World bringing life to all. The […]
While the unseasonably mild weather so far this winter is being welcomed by some, district farmers wouldn’t mind if the mercury would fall–along with a bit more snow. Near record high temperatures this week have made pastures a bit mucky for animals. In fact, local ag rep Gary Sliworsky said […]
It was standing room only in the gymnasium as Sturgeon Creek School staged its Christmas concert. After Principal Jerry O’Leary welcomed parents, friends and neighbours, the senior and junior kindergarten classes, directed by Vicki Ogilvie, presented two selections–“Jingle Bells” (ringing those bells enthusiastically) and “All I Want for Christmas is […]
A group of local stakeholders is hoping the province will look at its solution for the future of Crown land in northwestern Ontario and not be grouped into a regional decision. A draft proposal, put together by reps from various different interest groups, was presented to the North Western Ontario […]
About 50 people turned up at the Civic Centre last night to hear what representatives from Normiska Corp. had to say about their plans for a peat plant here. Alex Bartholomew, general manager for Normiska, led the half-hour presentation, giving details on the company’s short and long-term operation plans. Topping […]
The West Fire Region saw an average number of fires this year but the number of hectares consumed by flames is well below the average. Although the fire season doesn’t officially end until Oct. 31, the region had 732 fires in 1997. While that’s about normal, what isn’t is the […]
Those interested in speaking for or against the privatization of Ontario’s public broadcaster will have to travel to Thunder Bay next month to state their views. And that has Susan Flemming, the local rep on TVO’s Northwest Regional Council, offering to speak for anyone who can’t make it there. “I […]
While she said “downloading” probably has caused some people to hesitate, incoming reeve Judy Koski admitted she’s in the dark as to why no one has come forward to fill the two vacant seats on Alberton council. And one of the first official duties when the new council sits Dec. […]
