Staff Four new fires were reported in the Northwest Region over the past two days. Yesterday evening, a new fire was reported in the Thunder Bay District, with both the City of Thunder Bay and the Thunder Bay MNR Fire Management Headquarters responding. Thunder Bay Fire #4 currently is classified […]
District News
Instrumental Division (April 28) •CLASS B812(II) 1. Hailey McEvoy 2. Justis Gauthier •CLASS B105 1. Robert Moore School, Grades 4 and 5 (Mrs. Donald director) •CLASS B300 1. Robert Moore School, Grades 7 and 8 (Karen Peltomaki director) •CLASS B302 1. Fort Frances High School Intermediate Band (Lisa Loney director) […]
Heather Latter Former district resident Douglas Judson has held a unique job for the past four weeks—acting as an advance to Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff’s national tour. “In short, my team and I travel to locations ahead of Mr. Ignatieff’s campaign delegation and confirm venue, logistical, technical, and accommodation details,” […]
Peggy Revell Local families and advocates are calling on the province to take action as the wait lists for support services for adults with developmental disabilities have hit an all-time high both in Fort Frances and across Ontario. “Provincial funding announced in last month’s budget for supports and services for […]
Peggy Revell FORT FRANCES—Looking to curb the ever-expanding budget of the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board, municipal reps approved a motion last Thursday to proceed with a complete operations and efficiency review of the board. “This all started right back when we first started doing the budget and […]
Heather Latter Dawn Sharpe never knew her biological father. In fact, Donald Keith Nelson died during World War II before she was born. But the Edmonton resident now has a piece of the father she never knew after receiving some of his war medals, trinkets, and old letters, which were […]
Peggy Revell A third all-candidates’ forum for the district has been scheduled for this Wednesday (April 27) at Rainy River First Nations in the hopes of increasing voter turnout among local First Nations’ people for the May 2 federal election. “I think that as aboriginal people in this area, there’s […]
Jack Elliott In the spring, it is not only the young man’s fancy that turns to love. The same holds true for our feathered friends—and many of the courtships are very open and readily viewed by any interested observer. Some of the more exotic and secretive courtships you might think […]
Dave Ogilvie The unwelcome sight of snow did little to dampen the spring fever spirit of those who attended last week’s annual celebration in Emo. The inclement weather did, however, force the cancellation of the International Early Iron Club’s “Show and Shine” car show and the “chem-free grad” car wash. […]
Duane Hicks Area residents soon will have the chance to vote online as to which businesses offer top-notch customer service here in Rainy River District. Some 28 district businesses signed up for the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s 2011 Customer Service “People’s Choice” Online Challenge by Friday’s deadline. These include […]
Heather Latter On the final day of a week-long trip to Churchill, Man. last October, local photographer Shannon Curtis captured an image that would earn him national recognition. Called “Waiting for Ice,” the photo shows a sub-adult polar bear asleep on a rock—patiently awaiting the winter freeze on Hudson Bay […]
the OPP Dryden OPP is pleased to advise that the three missing persons have been located alive and well in a remote location about 45 km north of there. Their vehicle got stuck after making a wrong turn on a logging road and are said to be healthy but hungry. […]
