Peggy Revell Pending ministerial approval, the Rainy River District School Board has awarded the tender to build the new Mine Centre School at a special board meeting here yesterday morning. The tender was awarded to Finnway General Contractor in the amount of $5,981,640 plus HST. Two bids were submitted to […]
District News
Dave Ogilvie This past Friday marked the culmination of two weeks of hard work and hours of dedicated practice for the 22 musical students of this year’s “River Theatre” program. More than 150 friends, family, and music lovers from across the district filled the gym at Donald Young School in […]
the MNR One new fire was reported in the West Fire Region by yesterday evening. Nipigon Fire #53 was listed as “being monitored” at 3.0 hectares northwest of Ogoki. This fire was caused by lightning. The fire hazard remains “low” to “moderate” for Northwestern Ontario. High winds still pose a […]
Staff An elderly Sioux Lookout man missing since Wednesday was located safe and sound near Falcon Lake, Man. The OPP is crediting an alert Ignace resident, who called police after he noticed Michael Marcyniuk’s car broken down on the side of the highway. The Ignace resident had heard the story […]
Staff A Mississauga woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident yesterday afternoon on Highway 17 in Hodgson Township. The OPP said a westbound passenger vehicle and an eastbound pickup truck collided around 12:50 p.m. about two km west of the junction of Highway 622 and ended up striking a rock […]
Staff Bacteriological sampling of the beaches in Emo and Rainy River has indicated E. coli levels have returned to acceptable levels, the Northwestern Health Unit reported this morning. The swimming advisory posted at both beaches has been rescinded based on two consecutive samples with average E. coli counts of less […]
Press Release Flower and vegetable gardens are exploding early this summer. Stop by the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here this Saturday morning (July 17) to find an abundance of vegetable, berries, and flowers. All varieties of plants appear to be at least two weeks ahead of normal, so there are […]
Robin McCormick The annual “Castin’ For Cash” bass tournament at Lake Despair Lodge was another success this past Friday and Saturday, with a record weight brought in by the top team. Jon Evans and Gus McFaddin captured first place—and the $5,000 prize—with a total weight of 29.39 pounds. Devlin residents […]
Dave Ogilvie River Theatre’s performance of “High School Musical” goes this Friday (July 16) at 6:30 p.m. at the Donald Young School gymnasium. Tickets cost $5, which only are available at the door. This talented group of 22 district students has been hard at work preparing for this production for […]
Press Release Cornell Farms in La Vallee is pleased to announce that “House of Doc” will be performing at the next barn concert on Saturday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. Dan Wiebe, his sister, Rebecca Harder, and her husband, Matthew Harder, compose and perform as only a family does—with uncanny […]
Bryce Forbes With three days to go until the Miss Teen Canada World pageant, Felicia Schmutz needs your help. Representing Northwestern Ontario, the Emo resident needs the public to help guarantee her a spot in the final show on Saturday. “I encourage everyone to go out and vote,” Schmutz said […]
the MNR Yesterday was a quiet day on the fire scene across Northwestern Ontario. Partly cloudy skies and scattered showers over the last 24 hours have kept the forest fire hazard at “moderate,” with a slightly higher fire hazard along the north shore of Lake Superior stretching east from Thunder […]
