Heather Latter Every year, organizers of the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fall fair pray for sunshine for the three-day event held in Emo—and this year they got it. In fact, the temperature might have been a little too warm on Friday. “The attendance was down on Friday,” noted Emily […]
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the MNRF There were two new forest fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Red Lake District Fire #30 is “not under control” at 0.5 hectares (ha) and is located near Frances Lake. Red Lake District Fire Number 31 is “not under control” at 0.1 ha and is […]
the MNRF One new fire was confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Thunder Bay Fire #13, located north of Brennan Lake, was reported at “not under control” at 0.1 hectares in size. Four new fires were confirmed Wednesday. Red Lake Fire #25, located near Blondin Lake, is reported […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre will host a “Tween” end-of-the-summer party for those aged 10-12. We will be heading to the Lions Park on Tuesday (Aug. 19) for an afternoon in the sun, with pizza, snacks, and games. The event will begin at 1:30 p.m. and […]
the MNRF The forest fire hazard is rising in the Northwest Region, with three new blazes having been confirmed by early evening yesterday in the districts of Kenora, Red Lake, and Sioux Lookout. The current number of active fires in the region has reached 11, with nine of those listed […]
Unifor After seeing a successful re-start of the Ear Falls sawmill last week, Unifor now has reached a long-term contract with Kenora Forests Products (KFP) to re-start sawmill operations there by the beginning of 2015. The new deal also will facilitate millions of dollars in capital investment for modernizing the […]
Haley Anderson Assembling a strong roster of players is essential to the success of a football team. That’s something Fort Frances native Andrew George came to understand after playing up to the junior level and later serving as a coach at Fort High. This fall, however, the aspiring filmmaker will […]
Haley Anderson You never would have known many of those participating in the third-annual Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival here Saturday were new to the world of paddling. But with each of the six teams boasting both seasoned veterans and rookie competitors, it appeared all were in the same boat […]
Heather Latter Olympic Games tend to bring a nation together with a sense of pride and determination. That’s exactly what the local government networking group wants to do for this area by floating the idea of a district-wide Olympics. “What about doing something the brings us together, binds us together,” […]
the MNRF Three new fires were confirmed by early yesterday evening in the Northwest Region, with one each in the districts of Red Lake, Sioux Lookout, and Nipigon. An unconfirmed fire report also was being investigated in Sioux Lookout District. Meanwhile, six new fires were confirmed over the weekend, occurring […]
Staff Some district communities can expect a power outage this Wednesday. The power is scheduled to be out from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Emo, Chapple, Fleming, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, Godson, Kingsford, Richardson, Onigaming First Nation, Senn, and Sifton. Hydro One said the interruption is necessary to perform maintenance and upgrades […]
Wyatt and Brandelle Hughes (Devlin) and Donna Paterson (Fort Frances) won the $100 up for grabs July 31 and Aug. 1, respectively, in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for July 27-Aug. 2 were Rob Smith (Fort Frances), Les Mills (Edmonton), Helen Hughes […]
