The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts, 2008 is soon to begin. This will be the 68th Festival of the Performing Arts—a long and proud tradition that has played host to thousands of talented performers over the years. Please visit the festival’s web site at www.ff-festival.com, where all […]
District News
“Tonight we are here to share some wonderful food, to help some of our community members who need our support right now, to recognize someone who is making a difference to our community, to hear the words of those who will inspire us to work together, and, of course, to […]
Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton has received a grant for swimming lessons from the Please Mum Foundation Fund . . . Funds for Fun! Please Mum is a B.C.-based company that has been making growing up fun for Canadian children for more than 20 years. The establishment […]
The board of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. has announced public consultation results on its proposal to construct an abattoir in Emo, as well as the measures it will take to mitigate concerns expressed by some residents of the town. “In response to 725 mail-out packages, we received […]
An employee of the Town of Rainy River contacted the Rainy River OPP detachment on March 23 to report a break-and-enter at the recreation centre located at 302 Broadway Ave. Investigation revealed the culprits broke an exterior window and gained entry. Once inside, the culprits went into the kitchen and […]
Mark your calendars, Rainy River District—Railroad Daze is taking place July 18-20. Planning is well underway and we are excited with the prospects of rejuvenating some past successful events, as well as introducing some new activities to take part in. The Rainy River recreation board once again is a huge […]
Saturday night is going to be so busy in the centre of the Rainy River District that Stratton had to postpone a planned event. With a cowboy poet, a casino, two dances, a bonspiel, a golden wedding anniversary, and food everywhere, the towns of Barwick, Emo, and Devlin all will […]
The Devlin 4-H Beef Club held its first meeting of the year back on Feb. 15 at the municipal office in Devlin. We began the meeting by reciting the 4-H pledge, then held introductions of members and discussed our steers and heifers. The group then held a vote for executive […]
MetalCORP Limited is pleased to announce the discovery of additional Platinum Group Metal (PGM) and base metal mineralization on the North Rock Property, located 25 km east of Fort Frances. This Phase 3 drill program was designed to test several airborne EM conductors over a 20-km strike length on the […]
The Emo spray park fundraising committee is thrilled to announce the donation of $10,000 by Kaemingh Fuels and Imperial Oil, making it the first “Builder” status sponsor. David and Arnold Kaemingh committed to make a cash donation of $10,000 before construction of the spray park breaks ground—hopefully by July 1. […]
Public info session set for April 3– A salvage operation proposed to reduce the fire hazard presented by dead and dying trees in the Lake Despair area will be the focus of an open house tomorrow (April 3) at the Naicatchewenin community hall. The open house will give the public […]
The Rainy River District Logging & Safety Committee will be hosting a two-day health and safety forum for its members, which will take place May 8-9 at the Memorial Sports Centre in Fort Frances. The forum will be of interest to anyone involved in the forestry industry, including owners, operators, […]
