Dave Ogilvie The Rainy River District Women’s Institute is hosting its annual “Spring Tea” on Friday, May 20 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Knox United Church in Emo. There will be soup, sandwiches, desserts, and coffee/tea, as well as bake tables and a door prize. Admission is $7, with proceeds […]
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the OPP The OPP is looking for help to contact the next-of-kin for a man who may have had a relative living in the Thunder Bay area. On March 21, the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry OPP detachment responded to a sudden death in a barn on County Road 18 in […]
Staff The ice on Rainy Lake went out earlier this week. Thor Einarson, of Einarson Bros. Flying Service in International Falls, reported yesterday that the ice was “out” on the Canadian side of Rainy Lake by Monday (May 2). Last year, “ice-out” on the Canadian side of Rainy Lake was […]
Staff The final concert for the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts, highlighting each of the award winners, will take place this Sunday (May 8) from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. There will be performances in each of the four categories (drama, vocal, piano, and instrumental), starting […]
Staff Rainy River District OPP located a missing teen safe and sound yesterday around 4 p.m. Tia Medicine, 15, had left her residence at Young Star House on Tuesday and attended school in Fort Frances, but failed to return to the residence that day. The OPP would like to thank […]
Robin McCormick A garage sale is being held in Devlin later this week. It will take place across from Greensides from noon-4 p.m. tomorrow and Friday (May 5-6), and again from 8-11 a.m. on Saturday (May 7). Items include slightly-used clothing, furniture, a TV, tables, chairs, lamps, bedding and curtains, […]
Dave Ogilvie The Rainy River District Logging and Safety Committee held a two-day health and safety forum last Thursday and Friday at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre, the Royal Canadian Legion, and Gavel’s in Emo. The forum, which drew more than 150 participants, began with a welcome from president Steve […]
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 […]
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 […]
