Those attending this year’s Harvest Dinner next month will be eating the very best Rainy River District has to offer. At the ever-popular 4-H market steer auction at the fall fair in Emo on Saturday afternoon, four bidders wanted the grand champion. In the end, however, Rainy River Future Development […]
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Several days of clear, warm weather that’s in the forecast will result in a rise in the forest fire hazard across the West Fire Region from the “moderate” to “high” range by Sunday. As such, the public is encouraged to use caution with all outdoor fires. There currently are three […]
While tick season seems to be dragging on a little longer than usual this summer, there’s been few signs of their Lyme disease-causing cousins, the deer tick (or black-legged tick), in the Kenora-Rainy River catchment area. Al Mathers, environmental health officer with the Northwestern Health Unit, said they’ve been on […]
Natural beauty and recreational possibilities await you at Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota. Join park naturalist Isaac Moll this Friday (Aug. 1) from 7-8 p.m. at the Woodenfrog State Forest Campground Refectory as he shares his own experiences of exploring all that Voyageurs National Park has to offer. View […]
The Borderland Racing Association is pleased to announce the WISSOTA Super Stocks are making a return to the Emo Speedway this Saturday (Aug. 2). They will finish the feature event that was cancelled due to rain back on July 19. Along with finishing their feature event, the WISSOTA Super Stocks […]
Kim Jo Bliss and her helpers had the Emo Agricultural Research Station looking great as she welcomed the 100 or so farmers and other interested people to the annual open house there last Tuesday (July 22). “If I could be at home haying tonight, I would be,” said Bliss, who, […]
One new fire was reported in the West Fire Region yesterday. Thunder Bay Fire #14 was reported late in the afternoon and FireRangers from the Thunder Bay fire management headquarters responded. The blaze, located east of the city, grew to 0.1 hectares in size before being put “out.” The fire […]
On Thursday around 10 a.m., Fort Frances OPP officers were notified of a disabled vessel on Rainy Lake. Two participants in the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship were operating the vessel and suspected to have broken down somewhere on Rainy Lake, but the exact location was unknown. OPP marine officers […]
While western provinces continue to report more forest fire activity, there were no new fires in the West Fire Region by the end of yesterday. The region is holding at 99 fires since the official start of the fire season back on April 1. Strong westerly winds over the weekend […]
It was a quiet day in the West Fire Region yesterday despite rising fire hazards across the northern portions of the region. No new fires were reported, but crews were busy across the region as they worked through values protection exercises, crew audits for safety and fire suppression techniques, and […]
Being nominated by one’s peers, and receiving an award for one’s accomplishments in life, is a tremendous honour. Such is the case for Robert Animikii Horton (Bebaamoyaash), a 26-year-old Sociology master’s student at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and member of Rainy River First Nations (Manitou Rapids). Horton is one […]
All remained quiet on the fire front yesterday with no new fires reported in the West Fire Region. There are three active fires in the region—one each in Fort Frances District, Thunder Bay District, and Red Lake District—which continue to be monitored by fire managers. These fires are being managed […]
