Staff Due to freezing rain, poor visibility, and treacherous roads, the annual Christmas Bird Count, held throughout the district on Dec. 15, turned out to be a difficult day. “Four teams had to quit by mid-morning because of dangerous driving conditions,” noted Ilka Milne. “However, there were interesting birds to […]
District News
Heather Latter Despite the fact Rainy River District has been without a resident judge since last June, the president of the District of Rainy River Law Library Association told municipal leaders she intends to keep up the fight. “We cannot just sit back and accept it,” Barb Morgan stressed to […]
Heather Latter An accommodation review process, which will provide a recommendation for the future of Crossroads School in Devlin, is getting underway, with an initial committee meeting held last month. This review follows that of Donald Young School in Emo, which held its accommodation review process last year, and Sturgeon […]
the OPP Shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday, the Rainy River District OPP responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver on the 800 block of King’s Highway in Fort Frances. Officers located the vehicle in question and conducted an investigation as a result of the complaint made by […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL — Resolute Forest Products (TSX:RFP) says it’s going to build a new saw mill in the Atikokan area of northwestern Ontario. Once completed, the operation will employ about 90 people directly and others indirectly. Resolute said Thursday that a site for the mill will be chosen […]
Heather Latter As much as those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease need help, those who care for them need assistance and support, too. That was Helene Cone’s message during her talk, “A Caregiver’s Story: My Experience with Dementia,” last Tuesday afternoon at the Super 8 Motel here—an event co-facilitated by the […]
Heather Latter The Ministry of Transportation believes Transfield Services Ltd. is meeting the requirements of its maintenance contract for area highways but delegates at the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s annual general meeting Saturday in Barwick made it clear they don’t agree. “We’ve carried out some audits and they have […]
Heather Latter Riverside physician recruiter Todd Hamilton is making some headway to bring doctors to Rainy River District, with several “promising prospects” on the horizon. “We have a lot to offer,” he told delegates at the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s annual general meeting Saturday in Barwick. As previously reported, […]
Heather Latter This year’s “Relay for Life” kicked off Monday afternoon with a donation of $32,150 to the Riverside Foundation for Health Care, which teamed up with the Canadian Cancer Society last June for the 12th-annual event here. “Partnerships like ours unite organizations engaged in the fight against cancer on […]
Duane Hicks “The Gentle Bear Man of Emo,” the feature-length documentary on Mike and Betty Scheibler and the Isaiah Wildlife sanctuary, will be released next Tuesday (Feb. 5) on DVD and through streaming video online. Directed by acclaimed Colorado filmmaker Steve Greisen, it documents the Scheiblers and their day-to-day relationships […]
Press Release The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has ratified a new collective agreement that includes a two-year wage freeze. The agreement was ratified by OPSEU members this week after about 700 hours of bargaining. It is consistent with the government’s fiscal plan to balance the budget by 2017-18 while […]
Press Release “Word at the Library” is a new program that promotes keeping your wits—with words. With the sponsorship of the Canadian Mental Health Association, the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre has purchased a number of word games for all ages. Together with the CMHA, the library wants people […]
