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 […]
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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, […]
With the negotiations and business planning study with Sunrise Meat and Sausage completed, it has been determined Paul and Susan Peters are unable to proceed with a partnership agreement between them and the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. But Steve Loshaw, president of the RRDRAI, is confident they will […]
Earlier settlers and First Nations inhabitants knew the secrets of the little edible tidbits and delights that grow throughout our natural habitat. This is a knowledge base that seems to be disappearing. But if you make the effort to talk to some wise elders and search the Internet, there are […]
Parents Against Illicit Narcotics (PAIN) and the Borderland Bicycle Club are partnering to host the “Run for Recovery” seven-km trail run or 3.5-km hike for health on Oct. 28 at the Reef Point/Hopkins Bay multi-use trail system. The idea of the event was to find an activity to promote the […]
With the Rainy River Walleye Tournament in the record books for another year, last Friday was a day of fishing just for the fun of it. No pressure to catch the big basket, no worry about the tournament computers crashing. Just plain fun and something to sacrifice to the frying […]
Irwin and Elaine Hughes of Devlin won the Kiwanis “Trip of the Month” draw for October. The Hughes will be heading to New York City—a trip valued at $2,400. Next month’s trip is to Nashville, Tenn. ($2,000). Meanwhile, tickets for the 2008 Kiwanis “Trip of the Month” draw go on […]
Ontario Agriculture Week is an opportunity for Ontarians to reflect on the contributions made by farmers and to support them by buying locally-produced food. Farmers and food processors throughout Ontario contribute to a vibrant industry that generates $30 billion a year for the economy, employs 700,000 people, and ships more […]
The Ontario Trillium Foundation presented Great Grant Awards to six non-profit and charitable organizations in the region Friday in Thunder Bay. Among those was the local partnership of the Rainy Lake Conservancy, Nature Conservancy of Canada, and the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists. Groups across the province were being recognized […]
