A family fun day, organized and planned by the Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls Healthy Living Coalition, was held this past weekend in Nestor Falls, with about 30 people participating in the ball hockey tournament, snow sculptures, and a “Survivor” contest. The ball hockey tournament featured two teams, who played a best-of-three […]
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Book worms will be happy to know the Kenora-Rainy River branch of the Alzheimer Society of Canada’s fourth-annual book sale here begins tomorrow. The fundraiser will take place at Revco Carpet (950 Fifth St. W.) tomorrow and Friday from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and again Saturday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (it […]
Farm management skills are more important than ever in today’s fast-paced agriculture world. The skills farmers learn at Farm Credit Canada’s “AgriSuccess” workshops can transform the way producers think about—and manage—their operations. The FCC once again is pleased to offer nine workshops across the country, including one in Stratton on […]
MetalCORP Ltd. is pleased to announce a significant new diamond discovery in an area not previously known to contain diamonds. The North Rock and Cousineau properties consists of 15,000 acres, located 25 km east of Fort Frances. The diamonds are hosted in a large rock unit known as the Grassy […]
The Devlin 4-H club has been working on two projects for the past couple of months. We had a craft project where we used different materials and techniques to make crafts. We also had a project to learn to knit and purl. The next projects will be bread and baking. […]
In the recently-held election at the Lac La Croix First Nation, the following members were voted to positions of leadership: Leon Jourdain was re-elected as chief while Couns. Robert Atatise and Clayton Ottertail also were re-elected. Henry Ottertail was voted in as a new councillor.
Teachers from the primary division at Sturgeon Creek School in Barwick were honoured last night with the Rainy River District School Board’s Recognition of Excellence Award for their development of a professional learning community there. At the board’s regular meeting here, teachers Vicki Ogilvie, MaryAnn Haw, Krista Williams, Sherri Hay, […]
As of Friday, provisions of Bill 212, the Education Amendment Act, (Progressive Discipline and School Safety Act), 2007 became effective across the province in an effort to make Ontario schools safer. Locally, the Rainy River District School Board and the Northwest Catholic District School Board have been re-examining policies and […]
At the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s annual meeting late last month, Mark Perrault, acting CEO of the Northwestern Health Unit, talked about a recent hiring that had taken place. “We are finding that there are more and more young people who have grown up in the area who have […]
RAINY RIVER—Members of the Rainy River District Municipal Association passed a resolution at their annual meeting Saturday in Rainy River asking that U.S. visitors with impaired driving convictions be allowed to cross into Canada “without penalty or unwarranted delay, provided that the penalty imposed on conviction has been satisfied and […]
About 35 farmers and municipal leaders gathered at the Emo Legion last Wednesday to get a progress update on the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s Rural Agricultural Initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to expand producer opportunities in all aspects of the agriculture industry. It is a three-year project, […]
FORT FRANCES—If you are planning a summer vacation over the next several years that takes you east of Fort Frances, you’d better be prepared for construction delays. Ray Krisciunas, with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, outlined plans to rehabilitate the Noden Causeway east of Fort Frances for members of the […]
