Sam Odrowski The Rainy River District School Board approved its 2018-19 budget during a special meeting held at the Education Centre here last Tuesday. The approved budget was balanced and represented a total of more than $56.33 million–a four percent increase over last year’s budget. A majority of the board’s […]
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From the MNRF A local man has been fined and ordered to pay forest fire suppression costs under the Forest Fires Prevention Act. Geoffrey Stanger was convicted at trial and fined $800 for starting a fire without a permit and $800 for failing to tend a fire. He also was […]
Skies will be clear tonight, with an overnight low of 13 C (55 F) and west winds gusting up to 17 km/h. Tomorrow will be mainly cloudy but hot, with a high of 29 (84) and low around 17 (62). Look for west-southwest winds at 13 km/h. Showers and thunderstorms […]
Sam Odrowski Rainy River High School students celebrated their graduation last Wednesday evening with a ceremony taking place in the school’s gym. The RRHS band kicked it off with a procession and performance of “O Canada.” RRDSB trustee Dianne McCormack and RRHS principal Michelle Mosbeck shared their remarks with the […]
Press Release The Rainy River District Transportation Services Consortium is pleased to announce that following an extensive procurement process, all routes have been awarded for the 2018-19 school year. As a result, a new school bus transportation provider, First Student, now will provide service in Rainy River District. First Student […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent Draw winners from the recent “Strawberry Social” held by the Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary included Mamie Herdman of Fort Frances (wooden lawn chairs donated by Nestor Falls Hardware) and Shirley Brown of Nestor Falls (solar lights). Shirley Wilson of Emo won the door prize. The auxiliary members […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Canada Day is this Sunday and many district communities are gearing up to provide a day of celebration. Barwick, for instance, will hold its parade, a ball tournament, and great food booths while Emo once again has a full day of activities planned. Be sure to take […]
From the MNRF “Dry lightning” activity resulted in rapid fire starts in the vicinity of Kingfisher Lake First Nation in the far north as of yesterday afternoon. Sioux Lookout Fire #31, located six km east of Kingfisher Lake First Nation, was listed as “being held” at 0.2 hectares in size […]
Glenn Boyda of Atikokan won the $500 up for grabs for Father’s Day in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for June 17-23 were Lana Sherwood (Welland, Ont.), Simone Dejardins (Fort Frances), Jim Mills (Thunder Bay), Emily Esselink (Devlin), Rochelle Duchnicki (Fort Frances), […]
Press Release The Northwest Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce the award of playground equipment improvement tenders at Sacred Heart School in Sioux Lookout and St. Patrick’s School in Atikokan to Playgrounds-R-Us, funded with Ministry of Education School Condition Improvement and School Renewal funding. The funding will be […]
From the MNRF On the hunt for new lightning-caused fires, OMNR detection aircraft had spotted five new blazes in the Northwest Region by late yesterday afternoon. Forest fuels have proven receptive to at least a few of the roughly 44,000 lightning strikes to occur in the region over the past […]
From the MNRF Two new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Red Lake Fire #49, located near Guest Lake, was listed as “being held” at 0.5 hectares in size at last report. Kenora Fire #64, located near Crowduck Lake, has been declared “out” at 0.1 ha. […]
