Failing to breach the NDP stronghold in Kenora-Rainy River, local Liberal candidate Mike Wood of Dryden garnered 5,753 votes (24.4 percent) to finish second in last Wednesday’s provincial election. A first-time provincial candidate, Wood admitted it was tough going up against the leader of the third party. “[Howard Hampton] certainly […]
District News
FORT FRANCES—The first-annual Rainy River District Harvest Dinner, held Saturday night at the Kitchen Creek Golf Club, not only showcased local foods, but also celebrated the “food milestones” that have been reached in the area. Kim Cornell, director of the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market in Fort Frances, spoke prior to […]
Students in Grades 1-12 across the district last week learned about drug and alcohol awareness, and risk prevention, as two multi-media presentations from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Canada toured the area. But it was the older students, those in Grades 7-12, who seemed most greatly affected by the “real” […]
The 2007-08 season is fast approaching for “Kids & Co.,” the Fort Frances family performing artists series. Since 1994, “Kids & Co.” has provided live children’s entertainment to the district. We work together with Kenora, Dryden, and Sioux Lookout to plan a children’s concert series for Northwestern Ontario. We are […]
The Town of Rainy River honoured its volunteers for the hundreds and hundreds of hours they’ve donated to the strategic planning committee last Tuesday evening (Oct. 2). Rainy River Mayor Debbie Ewald is pleased with the progress of the committee. “We’ve seen a lot of planning, which is a good […]
< *c>Grade 4 girls 1. Morgan Haw (Sturgeon Creek) 2. Claire Hyatt (St. Francis) 3. Ashley Croswell (Sturgeon Creek) < *c>Grade 4 boys 1. Hunter Neilson (Sturgeon Creek) 2. Nicholas Veldhuisen (SCAP) 3. Aaron Short (Rainy River) < *c>Grade 5 girls 1. Jennifer Hammond (Nestor Falls) 2. Emmy Arsenault (Riverview-Dryden) […]
The OPP and Crime Stoppers need your extra attention to the following unsolved crime. Sometime between midnight and 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28 of this year, someone illegally entered the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service detachment situated on the Fort Severn First Nation in the far remote north of our region. […]
There’s no doubt the district deserves the title of a “Safe Community” after the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition scored a perfect 20 out of 20 last week on the first National Report Card from Safe Communities Canada. “I think it’s wonderful. We’re just ecstatic,” RRVSC chair Grace Silander enthused […]
The first-annual Rainy River District “Harvest Dinner” is set to go this Saturday (Oct. 13) at the Kitchen Creek Golf Club and tickets are still available for the extravagant feast, which will showcase local foods. “It’s going to be a really exciting evening,” enthused rural agriculture co-ordinator Jeannette Cawston. “And […]
The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association saw more than 1,300 head of cattle move through its new and improved sales barn Saturday in Stratton. It was their annual fall calf sale and sales manager Clayton Teeple was really pleased with the final results. “I spoke to a number of buyers and […]
Local producers gathered at the Devlin Hall last Tuesday (Oct. 2) to participate in the “Quality Starts Here” workshop and “Vision for the Ontario Beef Industry” meeting put on by the Ontario Cattlemen’s Association. Ken McKinnon, president of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association, noted the session was both informative and […]
Several of the 141 students competing in the Rainy River District School Chess Tournament at Crossroads School in Devlin on Friday have qualified for the Northern Ontario Schools Chess Championships. Tournament organizer Martin Williams explained the chess players needed 2.5 points in order to represent the district at the tournament, […]
