The following is the full text of the Treaty Three Document. TREATY 3 BETWEEN HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN AND THE SAULTEAUX TRIBE OF THE OJIBBEWAY INDIANS AT THE NORTHWEST ANGLE ON THE LAKE OF THE WOODS WITH ADHESIONS (REPRINTED 1966) (REPRINTED 1978) LAYOUT IS NOT EXACTLY LIKE ORIGINAL TRANSCRIBED FROM: ROGER DUHAMEL, […]
District News
Staff District businesses were in the spotlight yesterday evening as the Rainy River Future Development Corp. unveiled the winners of its 2010 Customer Service Champion awards during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s “Business After Hours” deck party at La Place Rendez-Vous. This year’s top 10 champions were (in alphabetical […]
Staff Fort Frances OPP detachment commander Insp. John Kendrick delivered a police services activity report for the first quarter of 2010 to town council Tuesday night. The first quarter of 2010 has shown a 15 percent increase in violent crime over last year, with the most common form being common […]
Robin McCormick The annual Devlin T.O.P.S. Salad Supper is set to go this Monday (May 31) at the Devlin Hall. The start time is 6 p.m. (last week’s column printed the time at 5 p.m. for the supper and I apologize for my mistake). There will be a large variety […]
Dave Ogilvie The Dance Fire committee, which hosted a concert featuring “Country Blend,” raised $1,000 for the Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary. Funds raised will go towards paying for the upgraded X-ray equipment at the Emo Health Centre. The auxiliary would like to thank the committee, and everyone who attended, […]
Duane Hicks A group of 17 students in Grades 1-8 got to show off what they learned over the past month in the “Kids in the Kitchen” program by treating about 60 community members to dinner last week at Seine River First Nation. Thanks to the Fort Frances Tribal Area […]
the MNR Heading into the May long weekend, recreational activity and outdoor fire activity is expected to increase. As such, people are cautioned to use extra care with all outdoor fires under these high fire hazard conditions, the Ministry of Natural Resources warned. Three new fires were reported in the […]
Bryce Forbes Located at a new venue, the 40th-annual Manitou Fish Fry was a great success Friday. This was the first time the fish fry was hosted at the new pow-wow grounds at Rainy River First Nations. “I think it went well because of more facilities and it went smoothly,” […]
Bryce Forbes Coming out of high school, students face a few different options: university, college, or the workplace. Those who choose one of the first two opportunities typically want to stay close to home, noted Fort Frances High School guidance counsellor Mary Jane Gushulak. “When [students] are in Grade 9 […]
Peggy Revell Local First Nations signed a memorandum of understanding with mining exploration company Rainy River Resources on Thursday afternoon to mark a mutually-beneficial relationship between them. “I see this as something that we need in the district, and continue to make it happen,” Rainy River First Nations Chief Jim […]
Dan Falloon The Ministry of Natural Resources is expecting another good year of walleye fishing in 2010. “Walleye catch rates should remain high and similar to last year,” noted Darryl McLeod, an area biologist with the MNR here. “Anglers can expect to see exceptional numbers of large fish protected by […]
Press Release Sioux Lookout OPP, with assistance of the Lac Seul Police Service, are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 54-year-old Lac Seul First Nation man. The body of George Carpenter’s body was located in a residence on Whitefish Bay on Sunday subsequent to an […]
