Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River District will hold a “Coffee Break” fundraiser at the Golden Age Manor in Emo this coming Monday (Jan. 28) at 2 p.m. The guest speaker will be Mary O’Connor, client services co-ordinator for the local Alzheimer Society. “Coffee Break” is the […]
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From the OPP With Snowmobile Safety Week underway this week (Jan. 19-27), the OPP is dismayed by the recurring causal factors in snowmobiler deaths, most notably those that stem from snowmobilers travelling on unsafe ice again this season. Three of this season’s six snowmobilers who died were travelling on unsafe […]
Press Release Mitaanjigamiing First Nation is benefiting from key upgrades to its local access road network as a result of a federal government investment of $300,000. The funding was announced earlier this month by local MP Don Rusnak on behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development minister Navdeep Bains, who […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Jan. 13-19 were Bill Faragher Jr. (Rainy River), Darlene and Ken Desjardins (Fort Frances), Dalrey Smith (Fort Frances), Wanda Jodoin (Pinewood), Brent Dyck (Atikokan), Courtney Hansen (Thunder Bay), and Timothy Rempel […]
From the OPP During routine patrol yesterday around 10:45 p.m., Fort Frances OPP officers stopped a motor vehicle on Stewart Street here. Upon speaking with the driver, officers immediately determined he had alcohol in his body. He subsequently was arrested and transported to the Fort Frances detachment for testing. As […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-21 C (six below zero F) and west-northwest winds gusting up to 13 km/h. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy, with a chance of light snow in the evening. Look for a high of minus-10 (14) and low around minus-24 […]
Expect periods of snow tonight, with an additional five-10 cm (two-four inches) of accumulation. The overnight low will be minus-15 C (five F), with south-southeast winds gusting up to 13 km/h. Tomorrow will see some morning snow, with a high of minus-nine (16) and low around minus-21 (six below zero). […]
From the OPP On Jan. 16 around 3:25 p.m., officers from the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and Community Street Crime Unit conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle in Dryden. As a result, police seized 24 grams of methamphetamine, as well as several Percocet and hydromorphone pills. The drugs have […]
Look for increasing cloudiness tonight, with an overnight low of minus-26 C (15 below zero F) and west-northwest winds gusting up to 17 km/h. Tomorrow will see gradual clearing, with a high of just minus-22 (seven below) and low around minus-28 (18 below). Expect north-northwest winds gusting up to 13 […]
Press Release The Backus Community Center in International Falls is excited to announce its newly-established 2019 Arts Education Program. This compilation of trainings will focus on increasing the number of art-centered learning experiences offered by the community center. It will include the current annual “Summer Arts” week, as well as […]
Staff District high school students interested in receiving a scholarship that provides financial assistance with the annual “ME to WE” trip planned for this summer must apply by this Friday (Jan. 18). The “Student Travel Scholarship,” offered by the Rainy River District School Board, selects a Grade 9-11 student from […]
Sam Odrowski The Town of Rainy River started several projects in 2018 and Mayor Deb Ewald said her main goals for this year are seeing them through. “We’re continuing with our infrastructure,” she remarked last week. “We replaced the water line on the highway on Atwood Avenue and then we […]
