David & Melba Craven and Ann Wood, of Fort Frances, were among the winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for March. Also winning $40 were Stephanie Mishibinijima (Emo), Elsie Torrie, Jamie Burley, Art Rule, Irene Wlodarek, Jill Torrie, Janet Gilfix, Nadia Romaniuk, Daniel Hutchings, […]
District News
Sam Odrowski The Rainy River Association of Professional Paramedics is a new non-profit group who volunteer their time to fundraise, educate the public, and encourage locals who might be interested in pursuing para-medicine as a career. RRAPP co-chair Kim Jacobson said the group is trying to educate the public about […]
Press Release Icebox Radio Theater (IBRT) will present a live dramatic radio-style reading of “The Shadow” on Friday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at the Backus Community Center in International Falls. The reading will be presented with live actors and sound effects, along with music in the “old-time radio” style. […]
Sam Odrowski A few decades ago, working remotely out of a home office was near impossible. But in today’s workforce, the number of Canadians “telecommuting” is on the rise, with an increasing number of people working from their homes. Roberta Oliver has worked remotely for 11 years with United Healthcare […]
Press Release The Atikokan High School Voyageurs’ robotics team competed March 3-4 at Durham College in Oshawa in a competition sponsored by FIRST Robotics. The team, comprised of Grade 12 student Eiji Moller and ninth-grader Keira Cameron, placed a respectable 26th out of 38 teams. This was their rookie year, […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-10 C (14 F) and northwest winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Tomorrow will be mainly sunny, with a high of minus-one (30) and low around minus-15 (five). Look for north-northeast winds gusting up to 15 km/h. Sunny skies […]
From the OPP Today through Sunday (March 12-18, officers from the Rainy River District OPP will be participating in the OPP’s distracted driving campaign. Although officers patrol highways all year and look for distracted driving, this campaign is used to highlight the issue in our communities. Distracted driving refers to […]
From the OPP Early Thursday evening, members of the OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit, Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, North West Region Crime Unit, and North West Region Emergency Response Team were involved in an investigation into drug- and firearm-related offences within Fort Frances. This investigation led to a high-risk traffic […]
From the OPP Early yesterday evening, members of the OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit, Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, North West Region Crime Unit, and North West Region Emergency Response Team were involved in an investigation into drug- and firearm-related offences within Fort Frances. This investigation led to a high-risk traffic […]
Sam Odrowski Thunder Bay-based folk rock band Greenbank will be joining forces with Winnipeg-based folk-country singer/songwriter Kevin Roy to take over From The Grind Up here this coming Tuesday. Greenbank has had great success since the release of their newest album, “Glory Days.” The album was released early last month […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary will be holding its annual Shamrock tea and bake sale next Friday (March 16) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the health centre cafeteria. Admission is $3 and everyone is welcome! In related news, the auxiliary will be voting on amendments to its constitution […]
Sam Odrowski Brian Perrault has been re-elected as chief of Couchiching First Nation. “It’s a very humbling experience to have the community want me to continue in this role,” Chief Perrault said yesterday. “It’s an honour to represent the community as a chief.” Nikki Perrault, Delray Bruyere, Daniel Morrisseau, Scott […]
