Rick Neilson With surveyors laying out the building site in the background, about 90 district farmers and residents were on hand Monday to observe the official start of construction of the long-awaited new abattoir in Emo. Steve Loshaw, president of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. (RRDRAI), thanked everyone […]
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the MNR No new fires were reported in the West Fire Region over the weekend. Rainfall has reduced the forest fire hazard to “low” across the region. Before the weather situation changed, three new fires were reported in the West Fire Region by Friday evening, including one each in the […]
the MNR Three new fires were reported in the West Fire Region by yesterday evening, including one in Fort Frances District and two in Nipigon District. Fort Frances Fire #11, located 65 km north of Fort Frances, was caused by lightning that likely struck several days ago. The fire is […]
Staff The new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology centre has received another funding boost thanks to the Royal Bank of Canada. “On behalf of the RBC, I’m proud to present this gift of $25,000 in support of the new library and technology centre,” Heather Johnson, manager of the local […]
Elisabeth Heslop ALBERTON—Alberton’s council chambers were filled to overflowing Wednesday night at a public meeting regarding a proposed zoning bylaw amendment. Of primary concern to the roughly 170 township residents on hand was the proposed purchaser of the property, should the amendment be approved: Weechi-it-te-win Family Services Inc. “Council is […]
the MNR Four new fires were confirmed in the West Fire Region by yesterday evening. There are now 30 active fires in the region in the districts of Nipigon, Red Lake, Sioux Lookout, and Thunder Bay. Fires of note include Red Lake Fire #7, multiple lightning-caused blazes in the northern […]
Dave Ogilvie Planning for Canada Day in Barwick is well underway. There will be the annual fastball tournament, consisting of eight teams, which will begin at 9 a.m. Anyone interested in entering a team should contact George Oltshere at 487-2253 for more information. Meanwhile, registration for the annual July 1 […]
Staff Start waving your Maple Leaf flags, Chapple is set to run its Canada Day celebrations again this year. The July 1 festivities will kick off at 9 a.m. with a fastball tournament at Barwick’s ball diamond. Returning for another year is the kids’ parade, as well as the one […]
Dave Ogilvie The first “barn concert” of 2009 at Cornell Farms on Friday night was billed as a “Concert of Excellence” and it was all that—and more. The evening literally got off to a bang during Pat Clysdale-Cornell’s introduction, however, as an extremely loud crack was heard throughout the building. […]
Peggy Revell A study looking at cormorants launched south of the border last year has been expanded northwards this summer to include more bird colonies on the Canadian side of Rainy Lake. The study originally was looking at the cormorant populations on Lake Kabetogama, said Steve Windels of Voyageurs National […]
the MNR In addition to 178 fire personnel already deployed from the West and East Fire Regions to British Columbia on June 12 and June 16, two CL-415 waterbombers and a birddog aircraft from Ontario went to Alberta on June 16 to provide support to firefighting efforts there. Meanwhile, an […]
Dave Ogilvie Canadians love to dance. According to the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyles Research Institute, dancing is among our top 10 favourite recreational activities. Traditional or old-time set dancing was popular throughout Canada in the early part of this century, and remains a feature of community dances in rural areas […]
