The Canadian and U.S. economies may be on the verge of a recession, but the Canadian market is in perfect shape for the development of the mining industry. That was the message delivered by Brian Robertson, president of Victory Nickel, as he addressed more than 30 potential investors and interested […]
District News
Municipalities now can apply for a share of new provincial funding to fix roads, bridges, community centres, and other public facilities. The provincial government’s $300-million Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative will help communities restore and revitalize public infrastructure. This could result in safer local roads and bridges, cleaner, safer water, better […]
Stemming from an incident that occurred while he was off-duty in the summer of 2006, Cst. Dan Bailey, a K-9 officer with the Rainy River District OPP detachment, received a medal of bravery from the province Friday afternoon. Lt.-Gov. David C. Onley invested a total of 14 police officers and […]
An Ear Falls trapper has been fined $700 for illegally-possessing a wolverine, an animal designated as “threatened” on the Species at Risk in Ontario list. Court was told that James Buckner, 58, sent a letter in late December, 2006 to the Ministry of Natural Resources office in Red Lake indicating […]
There were seven more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Jan. 13-19 were Pierrette Campbell (Sarnia, Ont.), Peggy Armstrong (Fort Frances), Ronald Hosken (Dryden), Doug Baird (Fort Frances), Samantha and Joel Taplin (Winnipeg), Vi Fulton (Thunder Bay), and Bea Gushulak […]
Marriages today face an enormous number of obstacles and challenges. In fact, the Vanier Institute of the Family has announced that one in three Canadian marriages will end in divorce. What are married couples and adults contemplating marriage to do? Well, several couples in Emo believe they’ve found an effective […]
The Rainy River OPP is looking for the public’s help concerning two residential break-ins that were reported there Friday (Jan. 18). The first occurred on the 300 block of Atwood Avenue. When the owner returned home, he found a door to his garage had been forced open. The owner told […]
Nearly 60 people were on hand for the annual meeting of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association last Wednesday night at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton. RRCA president Ken McKinnon opened the meeting by thanking staff for all their hard work throughout the year. He also expressed his […]
Atikokan OPP responded to a motor vehicle collision with a moose on Saturday on Highway 11 about five km west of Atikokan. The driver was not injured, but his vehicle sustained enough damage that it could not be driven from the scene. The moose ran into the bush. Then on […]
The Royal Canadian Legion in Emo is hosting a fish fry this Saturday (Jan. 26) from 4-6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $12 for adults and $5 for children aged six and under. A seniors’ dance will follow from 7:30-10:30 p.m. • • • The Emo Environmental Advisory Committee held its first […]
FORT FRANCES—Sending the message that district motorists must obey the same laws both on and off-road, local OPP officers have been busy patrolling district snowmobile trails this winter. “What we really want the public to know is that we are patrolling the trails,” OPP community services officer Cst. Anne McCoy […]
FORT FRANCES—Last Tuesday morning (Jan. 15), Fort Frances Museum curator Pam Hawley welcomed 15 people to the upstairs meeting room there. Representatives from district municipalities, field naturalists, the Rainy Lake Conservancy, First Nations, and parks were on hand to consider whether to pursue having the area west of Quetico Provincial […]
