Have you ever wondered what life is like inside the nest of a bald eagle? Join Voyageurs National Park guide Katey Salo to learn about the constant changes in the life of a bald eagle. You will also learn the basics of the bald eagle: its habitat, characteristics, […]
District News
There were three new fires reported in the Northwest Region on Wednesday, but no new fires by early yesterday evening. One fire near Sachigo Lake in the Sioux Lookout District is “under control” at one hectare in size and two small fires in the Nipigon District posed no problems […]
The Rainy River detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police assisted by the Criminal Investigation Unit is seeking assistance from the public in solving a break, enter and theft from three local businesses. Sometime between 5:30 p.m. on July 12, and 11:45 a.m. on July 13, suspects entered the […]
There were three new fires reported in the Northwest Region in the past two days, all three in the Sioux Lookout District. Two new fires were small and posed no problems Tuesday. A third fire was reported and responded to in the Sachigo Lake Area yesterday. With sunny weather […]
Ten 4-H members from across Rainy River District returned home from New Brunswick last week where they had been taking place in the first part of a Canadian exchange. The youth, ranging in age from 13-17, left July 1 and spent one week in rural areas near Hampstead. The […]
Several municipalities in Rainy River District have welcoming signs at either end of their community and the Township of Alberton would like to mark their territory as well. At last Wednesday’s regular meeting, council discussed plans for gateway signs welcoming district residents, tourists, and those passing through the township. […]
Whether they’re interested in dinosaurs, pirates, mummies, or buried treasure, the summer reading program at the Emo Public Library is allowing local children to explore “Lost Worlds” through books and activities. “It’s going really well so far,” stressed student librarian Lauren Davis, who is organizing the program this season. […]
Water conservation has been at the forefront of the Township of Emo’s mandate recently, but it seems residents there still are not fully aware of the consequences of excessive water use. Emo council was informed at its regular meeting last Tuesday (July 10) that the water treatment plant […]
The Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. committee has revamped its guidelines in order to make memberships financially feasible and to gain supply commitments in order to build an abattoir in the area. “It seemed there were a number of smaller producers who would like to support the abattoir, […]
No new fires were reported in Northwestern Ontario in the past 24 hours, but the forest fire hazard on the rise as sunny weather begins to dry the forest out. Dry sunny weather, forecast for the remainder of the week, is expected to result in a marked increase […]
No new fires were reported over the weekend, and there is no active fires in the Northwest Region, reported the Ministry of Natural Resources fire management headquarters. But with some sunny conditions in the region the fire hazard is now a mix of “low” to “moderate” which is an […]
The final meeting of the 4-H club, Rock’n Wood, was held at Shirley Morrish’s home. The first activity of the meeting was to clean the roadside from Van Drunen Road to Shirley’s home. Members participated in the other road clean-ups. It was about an eight-km walk through ditches and […]
