Peggy Revell The ball is starting to roll to establish an art collective for Rainy River District. “We’d love to have more people coming out,” said local musician Carson Webber, who was one of a dozen locals who came out Saturday for a workshop at the Fort Frances Museum to […]
District News
Staff The number of active fires in the West Fire Region is dwindling, having dropped from more than 30 a week ago to 18 as of this morning. Those 18 blazes include eight in Fort Frances District, all of which are being managed because they are beneficial to ecological renewal […]
Staff Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd. announced earlier this week that impressive gold assays have been discovered from its ongoing exploratory drilling campaign in the Pine Centre area of its Straw Lake project, located about 50 km north of Fort Frances. But given the company only is in the early stages […]
Press Release The new minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing will be conflicted when dealing with land claims as minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Couchiching First Nation charged in a press release yesterday. “We need an advocate, not a conciliator, “ said Couchiching Chief Chuck McPherson. “The most valuable undeveloped land […]
Dave Ogilvie The Emo and District Lions Club, along with the Voyageur Lions from Fort Frances, will be making perogies on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo starting at 8 a.m. A dozen perogies will be selling for $5. Anyone wishing to order perogies, and support […]
Heather Latter LaVerne Tibold, who has been quilting for 14 years and sewing since she was a teen, had never exhibited any of her handiworks at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair in Emo until this year. She’s glad she did. Not only did the Emo resident […]
the OPP Thunder Bay OPP received notice yesterday afternoon of an overturned kayak on Black Bay of Lake Superior. Earlier in the day, a group of people went out kayaking and a woman became separated from the others. A short time later, the group noticed she was missing and at […]
Staff Six new fires were reported in the West Fire Region between Sunday and yesterday evening, the Ministry of Natural Resources said in a release. As of this morning, there were 34 active fires in the region, with 24 of these listed as “being monitored.” Nine of the fires are […]
Dave Ogilvie This month’s “Men’s breakfast” will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15 starting at 8 a.m. at the Emo Legion. For only $10, the men of the district are invited to enjoy another fantastic buffet breakfast and listen to this month’s featured speaker, Bruce Christopherson, station manager for Psalm […]
Dave Ogilvie Crossroads School in Devlin held its annual cross-country meet last week. Nearly 300 students from across the district took part, with the results as follows: •Grade 4 boys’—1. Andrew Kehl (Atikokan) 2. Isaac Dykstra (SCAP) 3. Carson Noga (St. Francis); •Grade 5 boys’—1. Jackson Arpin (Riverview) 2. Nick […]
Duane Hicks In a historic moment for Naicatchewenin First Nation, Chief Wayne Smith signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nelson W. Baker of Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd. during a ceremony Friday morning. The MOU sets the terms of an ongoing relationship with respect to gold exploration activities on Mineral Mountain […]
Staff The fire hazard is “high,” with a rash of new fires reported in the Northwest Region in the past 24 hours. Red Lake Fire #222, an island fire located a few kilometres north of Red Lake, is now “out” at 0.1 hectares. But Red Lake Fire #223, a 0.1-ha […]
