Dave Ogilvie With 10 albums and over 30 years performing his songs across Canada and the UK, award-winning singer-songwriter Rodney Brown remains committed to his Northwestern Ontario (and Rainy River District) roots and is currently getting ready to release his new CD, “Songs of Fort William.” A special CD launch […]
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Robin McCormick The annual harvest supper is coming up Sunday, Sept. 30 from 5-7 p.m. at the Devlin Hall. Come enjoy turkey, ham, stuffing, potatoes, veggies, salads, and pie. Adults are $13, ages six-12 $6, and five and under Free. • • • Happy Belated Birthday to Maria Gibson, she […]
Ken Johnston The “Together We Can” fund-raising kick-off for a new digital mammography machine was a huge success last week. The event began in Rainy River with a pancake breakfast, then teams of cyclists took to the road from Rainy River Health Centre to Emo Health Centre and then on […]
Heather Latter With an updated and revised positive Preliminary Economic Assessment released late last month, Rainy River Resources is continuing to move forward with it’s Rainy River Gold Project, located in Blackhawk north of Barwick. “Things are going really, really well,” enthused Kyle Stanfield, the company’s vice-president of environment and […]
Laurel Beager – International Falls Journal SkyWest Airlines has been selected by the United States Department of Transportation to provide commercial air service to International Falls and three other locations in the state. The service at the Falls International Airport, Brainerd, Iron Mountain/Kingsford, Mich., and Rhinelander, Wis., will include flights […]
Courtesy of the A former International Falls man who kidnapped his seven-year-old son from his ex-wife for 11 days in March was sentenced Sept. 6 to two years at the Northeast Regional Corrections Center and 10 years of supervised probation and was ordered to undergo chemical dependency and mental health […]
Press Release On Oct. 1, the Conservative government will close Canada Revenue Agency service counters in Sudbury and Thunder Bay—a move that will dramatically reduce assistance for Northern Ontarians looking for tax advice, said NDP MP John Rafferty (Thunder Bay-Rainy River). “Once again, Canadians are paying the price for the […]
Staff Fort Frances District has reported escalated fire activity under high winds, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. Two fires at the south end of Quetico Provincial Park grew in size under these conditions. Fort Frances District fire #53 is now listed at 21 hectares in size and fire […]
Press Release Ontario is taking the next step in eliminating coal-fired power generation. On Tuesday, the Atikokan Generating Station burned its last piece of coal, helping ensure cleaner air and a healthier future for families. Conversion of the Atikokan plant from coal to biomass is now underway. This project, the […]
Staff With the Northwest Region is under an “extreme” forest fire hazard, more and more new fires are being reported. Fort Frances District fires #62 and #63 are still burning as of this morning. The blazes, one hectare and 0.2 ha. in size respectively, both are classsed as “not under […]
Press Release Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North West Regional Command in partnership with the Rainy River District Detachment Commander are please to announce that Staff Sergeant Scott Gobeil has been named as the Rainy River District OPP Detachment operations manager. A police veteran with over 24 years of policing experience, […]
Dave Ogilvie The “Meals on Wheels” program in Emo provides a service for those who are aged 60 and older to receive a nutritional and balanced meal once a day, Monday to Friday. The meals are prepared at the Emo Health Centre and delivered to homes in Emo between 11:30 […]
