Staff Those wanting to attend the 11th-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner this Sunday at La Place Rendez-Vous had better get tickets quick as it’s almost sold out. The Rendez-Vous reported this morning it only had six tickets left out of the 275 that were available. Costing $30 each, they are […]
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Press Release Northern Community Development Services (NCDS) and current host Rainy River First Nations are pleased to announce that, with the support of new sponsors TD Canada Trust and the Rainy River Future Development Corp., they are able to commence the facilitation of “The Gathering, Part II–The Roundtables.” On Monday […]
Dave Ogilvie This month’s men’s breakfast held Saturday (Feb. 21) at the Emo Legion was very well-attended. The guest speaker for the morning was Wayne Toews from Vermilion Bay, who spent nearly 10 years in India and also about the same amount of time in England before returning home to […]
Press Release Donald Young School in Emo will be presenting the musical, “Seussical,” tonight through Friday (Feb. 25-27) at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $6 each, with children under 12 admitted free. “Seussical” combines many of the best-loved characters created by children’s author Theodore Geisel, known to the world as Dr. […]
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 […]
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 […]
