Isabelle Kempf (Fort Frances) and Dan and Vicki Dorie (Emo) 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 28-Aug. 3 were Wilfred Machimity (Savant Lake), Robert Potts (Atikokan), Frank Boros […]
District News
From the OPP Briggs Anderson, 14, of Fergus Falls, Mn., died Monday after being found floating and unresponsive in Rainy Lake, according to the Koochiching County Sheriff’s Office. According to a report, officials received a 9-1-1 call at 6:22 p.m. that assistance was needed in the Diamond Island area of […]
Press Release Hydro One is investing $25 million to build the new Barwick Transformer Station (TS), in the Township of Chapple, to improve the electricity supply and provide more capacity for communities between Rainy River and Fort Frances. The new station is expected to be in-service by August, 2014. Hydro […]
Staff Two people suffered minor injuries in a multi-vehicle collision on Portage Avenue around 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday. Police said a 65-year-old male was driving his Ford 150 pickup truck southbound on Portage Avenue when he went into medical distress. As his vehicle travelled south under the underpass approaching Third […]
Staff With about 3,500 suicides in Canada each year, it is one of the leading causes of death in the country. But Jaymee Fiset feels depression and suicide are not talked about enough. That is why she’s planning a walk to raise awareness about these issues, which will be held […]
Sarah Pruys “Quest for the Best” rookie Mike McCaig cleaned up at the annual singing competition here Friday night, winning not only the $1,000 grand prize but also first place in the second set ($500) and the People’s Choice award for the second set ($100). “I’m ecstatic,” he exclaimed following […]
Sarah Pruys About 70 people came out to the Emo Agricultural Research Station’s annual open house last Thursday evening to hear the latest on how the work there was going this year. Station manager Kim Jo Bliss began by taking the group out to the performance trials, which the station […]
CEP In voting on July 16, 130 members of CEP Local 324-99 voted 77 percent in favour of a new four-year collective agreement with Ainsworth covering its OSB in Barwick. “CEP’s relationship with Ainsworth has improved dramatically since a near strike in 2010 and these negotiations were very reflective of […]
Staff With some degree of rainfall in the forecast today and tomorrow, the forest fire hazard is expected to remain in the “low” to “moderate” range for the next few days as this latest weather system moves across the region. FireRangers are using this low period in activity to refresh […]
Staff No new fires were reported over the weekend, with the cool, wet weather keeping the fire hazard “low” in the southern part of the Northwest Region, including Fort Frances District. But the fire hazard is on the rise in the northern sectors of the region—and nice weather is expected […]
the MNR With more rain falling across the Northwest Region, the forest fire hazard has dropped to “low” in all districts. The hazard may rise to “moderate” in the far north with temporary clearing of weather on the weekend. But more rain is in the long-range forecast, so things are […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for July 7-13 were Mary and Alan Kerr (Atikokan), Robert Koroseil (Red Lake), Carrie Kellar (Fort Frances), Bonnie Cawston (Fort Frances), Jim Radburn (Ranier, Mn.), Neil Anderson (Atikokan), and Deb Riley (Atikokan). […]
