Paige Desmond After a disappointing response caused the first Environmental Farm Planning workshop scheduled for last Wednesday to be cancelled, local Ontario Soil and Crop Association rep Dick Trivers said the session planned for tomorrow (Oct. 22) is still on. Trivers received no registrants for last week’s session and is […]
District News
Press Release Marathon OPP, fire, and ambulance services attended a train-pedestrian collision at 2:35 p.m. on Saturday in Marathon. A CP train travelling westbound through Marathon struck a 17-year-old youth west of Peninsula Road. The male, who was travelling south along a path, tried to cross the tracks and was […]
It was a Happy Thanksgiving for Daniel Rodrigues of Kapuskasing, who won the $500 up for grabs that day in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Oct. 12-18 were Larry Lennox (International Falls), Ray Thiessen Sr. (Ear Falls), Stacey Angus (Stratton), Chuck […]
Press Release Ontario is strengthening the local forest industry by helping AbitibiBowater increase the efficiency of its pulp and paper complex in Thunder Bay. The province is providing the company with a $1.16-million grant towards the $11.6-million project through the Forest Sector Prosperity Fund, which will help the company increase […]
Robin McCormick A large crowd showed up Friday to witness the unveiling of the Dance Fire monument, which coincided with the 70th anniversary of the tragic blaze that swept away 17 lives on Thanksgiving Day back in 1938. Four families who lost loved ones that day were represented as speeches […]
Dave Ogilvie Maurice MacMillan always has been known for his excellent memory. In fact, some people say he’s still as sharp as a tack! On Friday (Oct. 10), MacMillan celebrated his 102nd birthday with the residents of the Golden Age Manor in Emo and a few close friends. He said […]
Dave Ogilvie Creating successful business plans has become quite a tradition at the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program—and this year was no exception. Last week, Grade 12 student Miriam Mast was awarded first place for her work in the 2008 Northwest High School Business Plan Contest. Since 2002, the Ministry of […]
Dave Ogilvie The Emo Public Library will be celebrating Ontario Library Week from Oct. 19-25. Please drop by on the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for dainties, a beverage, and some free draws. A ribbon- and cake-cutting ceremony also will take place Friday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. to celebrate the […]
Jack Elliott Rainy River District is losing one of its major farming operations. The North End Farms Ltd. bison ranch, located in Dawson Township northwest of Rainy River, has announced it is closing the bison ranching operation. “There will be an orderly winding down of the ranch,” said Amos Brielmann […]
Jessica George The overcast sky matched the grief felt by those on hand Friday morning for the unveiling of a monument commemorating the 17 victims of the Dance Fire that occurred on Thanksgiving Day back in 1938. Held 70 years to the day, about 300 people, including survivors and family […]
Paige Desmond Neil Dennis, a grazing mentor from Wawota, Sask., will talk about holistic resource management this Friday (Oct. 17) from 7-9:30 p.m. at the Barwick Hall. Dennis has farming in his blood, currently raising cattle on the family ranch which was homesteaded in 1900. Dennis and his wife, Barb, […]
Peggy Revell FORT FRANCES—Local schools are trying to turn the tide on voter apathy with the help of “Student Vote,” a nation-wide non-partisan project that lets students participate in a mock federal election alongside the real one. On Wednesday at St. Francis, classes took turns going to the two polls […]
