A Chapple Township farm is adopting solar and wind power technologies to cut energy costs and safeguard the environment. The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC) has invested $29,775 to help the Elvin Taylor farm in Barwick install solar panels and a wind generator tower to replace a diesel generator. […]
District News
On Friday, May 9, Donald Young School hosted its spring chess tournament for 103 players, who tested their strategies in more than 500 games altogether. The gym was a hive of energy from start to finish—and none of it would have been possible without the parents, staff, and volunteers who […]
More than 100 volunteers from Fort Frances and area were honoured by the province yesterday evening at the Townshend Theatre here. “Everyone here tonight is a hero. Everyone has given of their time freely, and everyone has a story to tell about something they’ve learned or gained from volunteering,” said […]
It has taken a long time, but Contact North is now firmly established in its new location in Emo. Conference assistants Christy Crans and Jen Vanzwol have taken up residence in a room offered to them by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in the old OPP building […]
The slump in tourism here over the past few years has gotten local tourist camp owners worried about the future. According to the North Western Ontario Tourism Association (NWOTA), tourism provided jobs for more than 9,900 people in the area and brought some $306 million into the economy in 2001. […]
Ontario’s Education Week, according to the government, is an annual event celebrated by school boards and schools across the province. It is a time for students, teachers, and parents to celebrate teaching excellence and student achievement. Education Week at Donald Young School here in Emo included a great deal of […]
In the early hours of Saturday morning, an act of violence and vandalism shattered the peace, as well as windows, in Rainy River. Residents on the 300 block of First Street were aroused from their beds shortly after 3 a.m. when a distraught woman seeking assistance appeared at the door […]
The annual meeting of the Rainy River District Women’s Institute was held Saturday, May 3 at the seniors’ centre in Stratton, with 20 women from across the district taking part in the full-day session. The district W.I. is comprised of six local Women’s Institutes: McIrvine, Burriss, Chapple, Lake of the […]
Giggles, painted faces, hotdogs, and cake were the order of the day Saturday at the grand opening of the “Best Start” hub in Stratton. About two dozen area residents, young and old, were on hand to celebrate with co-ordinator Marni McDonald and her assistant, Laurie Anderson. Leanne Mineault, director of […]
A Geraldton man has been fined $5,000 for unsafe hunting. David Rody, 34, who was not present at his trial, was convicted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. On April 29, 2007, Rody was driving on Highway 11, west of Geraldton, with his two young sons and a dog […]
The Northwestern Health Unit is actively trying to improve health and food security by raising the nutrition level of the food we eat through a wide range of programs. These include “Plant a row, Grow a row,” food box programs, community gardens in Emo and Fort Frances, a “Buy Local” […]
North Star School in Atikokan is being recognized by the Rainy River District School Board at its regular meeting tonight for providing a theatre arts program for students there. In February, Doug Dunnet’s Grade 5/6 class participated in a workshop with the De-baj-a-muh-jig (“Storyteller” in Cree and Ojibway) Theatre Group. […]
