It was a Happy Valentine’s Day for John Glover of Atikokan, who won the $500 up for grabs that day in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Feb. 11-17 were Doug Wright and Shawn McCaig (Fort Frances), Steven Johanson (Thunder Bay), Sam […]
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Press Release The Rainy River District School Board is pleased to announce that two students were successful in earning the board’s Student Travel Scholarship. Samantha Ribey, a Grade 11 student at Atikokan High School, and Shallin Scott-MacNeil, a Grade 10 student at Fort Frances High School, each will receive $1,000 […]
Jamie Mountain The 36th-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival is expected to be a great time for all again this year. Running March 2-4, the three days will be chock full of events at the community hall and various other locations around Nestor Falls. The Friday will feature the Nestor Falls […]
Staff Lac Seul Chief Clifford Bull has been nominated to be the PC candidate for the new riding of Kiiwetinoong. It formerly was the northern part of the Kenora-Rainy River riding. Chief Bull is the first candidate to ever be nominated in this new riding, which has a majority indigenous […]
Press Release The Rainy River Future Development Corp. once again is seeking donors for “Project Petunia,” an initiative to beautify Fort Frances in the spring and summer months by hanging baskets of petunias along King’s Highway. Baskets can be purchased by individuals, businesses, or community groups, and can be sponsored […]
It will be mainly clear but cold tonight, with an overnight low of minus-21 C (five below zero F) and southwest winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny and milder, with a high of minus-two (28) and low around minus-11 (12). Cloudy skies are forecast for […]
Press Release The Legion Ladies Auxiliary to Br. #29 met Feb. 14 with 26 members in attendance. After president Alfreda Easton called the meeting to order, an application for membership was received and approved for Carla Krawchuk. Reinstatement for membership was received and approved for Helen Brow. The positions of […]
From the MNRF A Vermilion Bay area man has been fined $2,000 for offences under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act. Robert Wisneski pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawfully causing the placement of a structure within the Eagle-Dogtooth Provincial Park. Court heard that sometime between May 1 and […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The annual “Lenten Lunch” five-week worship series is being hosted by Knox United Church in Emo. Come and enjoy a short worship service, followed by a soup-and-sandwich lunch for $4, at noon every Wednesday from February 21-March 21. Proceeds will be donated to the Emo and District […]
Press Release Kenora-Rainy River NDP MPP Sarah Campbell issued a statement following news late last week that the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care issued a cease of new admissions at Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home in Fort Frances: “This most recent development is very concerning for patients and their families […]
It will be clear to partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-19 C (two below zero F) and west winds gusting up to 13 km/h. Tomorrow will be sunny, with a high of minus-eight (17) and low around minus-21 (five below). Winds will be west-southwesterly, gusting up to […]
Press Release For most of the past century, Americans have wondered if an authoritarian politician ever could be elected to high office in the United States. Could a persuasive individual assume dictatorial control? An answer often offered was made famous by a 1935 novel by Minnesota-born novelist Sinclair Lewis entitled […]
