Robin McCormick Belated congratulations to former Muskie curler Mike Badiuk of Devlin, who helped the Dylan Johnston rink (Thunder Bay) to the runner-up showing at the Canadian junior men’s playdowns in Salmon Arm, B.C. earlier this month. Mike had a great time there and hopes to be back competing next […]
District News
Press Release Last Thursday around 1 p.m., the Treaty #3 Police Service and the OPP Regional K-9 Unit attended the Pegamigaapo School in Big Grassy First Nation. The officers were at the school visiting the students and giving them a K-9 demonstration. After the officers concluded the K-9 demonstration in […]
Press Release Farmers’ Markets Canada (FMC) unveiled the results of the National Farmers’ Market Impact Study 2009 Report at its first annual conference and general meeting held Feb. 16-17 in St. Catharines, Ont. Farmers’ markets from every province participated in the survey, which is the most comprehensive study of its […]
Ken Johnston What would you do if your child went missing? You likely would call the police, but would you be ready to help them find your child as quickly and as effectively as possible? Ken McDonald of Stratton, a member of the Masonic Lodge in Emo (Manitou Lodge #631), […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition is seeking the community’s help in setting goals and priorities for the future, and will be hosting a strategic planning session on Tuesday, March 31 at La Place Rendez-Vous. “We need to know what the communities feel are the indicators for risk, […]
Duane Hicks With more and more “baby-boomer” police officers retiring every day, the demand for new constables is steady. As such, the Ontario Provincial Police is looking for young men and women to consider a rewarding career in a field that promises learning opportunities and room for advancement. Local OPP […]
Peggy Revell While there’s been a decrease in the number of households experiencing homelessness, or at imminent risk of homelessness, across the district, an increasing number of families are accessing services such as food banks, according to the most recent statistics kept by the Rainy River District Social Services Administration […]
Peggy Revell Covered by bush less than a year ago, an area of Manitou Rapids will have been completely transformed into a new pow-wow grounds for Rainy River First Nations by this summer. “It’s actually a fairly big structure,” said Rainy River First Nations’ education counsellor Marcel Horton, who also […]
Dave Ogilvie Donald Young School’s annual musical is set to go! The cast and crew of “Seussical the Musical” will be staging three performances for the general public starting next Wednesday-Friday (Feb. 25-27) at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $6 for adults and $3 for children. The students, under the direction […]
Duane Hicks The Ge-Da-Gi Binez Youth Centre, the new 12-bed youth justice facility being constructed on Eighth Street, will be operational next month, with a grand opening planned for March 23 and its first clients expected to arrive the following day. Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services is managing the Ge-Da-Gi Binez […]
Press Release With current tough economic times, many people are disheartened to hear the news of job loss and unemployment levels rising. The OPP is please to report it is hiring and recruiting new members. The local detachment is hosting a constable/cadet recruitment information session this Wednesday (Feb. 18) at […]
Dave Ogilvie The Catholic Women’s League at Our Lady of the Way is inviting all area seniors to an appreciation tea this Saturday (Feb. 14) beginning at 1 p.m. at the senior drop-in centre in Stratton. There will be games, readings, poems, food, door prize, and lots of small prizes. […]
