Heather Latter The new year will be a busy one for both local MP John Rafferty and MPP Sarah Campbell as they continue to tackle several issues to ensure the best for the residents of Northwestern Ontario. The issues at the top of Campbell’s list are winter highway maintenance and […]
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Heather Latter “I expect [it] to be a blessing and to be blessed, challenged, and inspired.” That’s what local resident Melissa Friesen wrote in a blog back in October, 2012 before she embarked on a missions journey to 11 countries in 11 months through a program called “The World Race.” […]
Heather Latter Jackie McCormick, chair of the accommodation review committee at Sturgeon Creek School, is urging the public to attend a committee of the whole meeting scheduled for next Wednesday (Jan. 15) at 1 p.m. at the Rainy River District School Board office here. The intention of the meeting is […]
Duane Hicks Couchiching First Nations chief Chuck McPherson passed away suddenly at home yesterday. Co-worker and long-time friend of Chief McPherson, Christine Jourdain, said the news was a shock to the community. “Our community has a huge loss here and we just don’t know what to do,” she said tearfully. […]
the OPP On Jan. 1 around 12:35 p.m., Rainy River District OPP officers, as well as local fire and ambulance personnel, responded to a two-vehicle collision at Portage Avenue and Fifth Street East here. Four adults were taken to hospital by ambulance but later released with minor injuries. As a […]
the OPP Shortly before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, members of the Rainy River OPP responded to reports of a deceased male on the 100 block of River Road in Atikokan. Members of the Rainy River District Crime Unit, as well as a Scenes of Crime officer from Atikokan and the […]
Sarah Pruys District municipal leaders took a little time last week to look back at 2013, as well as focus on upcoming topics including rural schools, mining, official town plans and bylaws, and the municipal elections that will take place in October. “We had a good year. We certainly had […]
Sarah Pruys The presents have now been opened and the new has replaced the old. But what to do with the old? There are a number of organizations around the district in need of donations to redistribute to people in need, but a problem all of them seem to face […]
the OPP The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind motorists of the importance of activating your vehicle’s headlights and tail lights during winter conditions. As you are likely aware, most new model vehicles are equipped with daytime running lights that are always on. As it gets darker outside, […]
Staff Nearly 200 Hydro One customers north of Emo were without power this morning. A spokesperson for the company noted crews had been dispatched “to patrol the line to see what the cause of the outage is.” The estimated time for restoration was 10:45 a.m. The “Storm Centre” page was […]
Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a little snow, and just minus-14 C (seven F) with northwest winds at five-15 km/h. Tomorrow will be snowy and much colder, with a high of minus-13 (nine) and a low dropping to minus-33 (27 below zero). Expect northeast winds to pick up to […]
Keith Robinson of Atikokan won the $2,500 Christmas Day prize in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association cash calendar draw for Dec. 22-28. Meanwhile, Bob Hammond (Fort Frances), Robert (Bob) Wilson (Fort Frances), and Shelly and Kelvin Caul (Devlin) each won $30. Marie Warburton (Atikokan), Jeff Dawydenko (Thunder Bay), […]
