People face losing hundreds of thousands of dollars they’ve invested in cottage property near Lake of the Woods after a First Nation decided not to renew their lease at the end of the year. The cottagers, who have been there for more than 30 years, have been leasing their land […]
District News
An Ontario review has cleared a Winnipeg police officer who shot and killed an aboriginal youth who refused to drop a screwdriver. The report into the Jan. 31, 2005 fatal shooting of Matthew Dumas has recommended no charges be laid against the police officer involved. The review by an Ontario […]
Around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, a three-wheeled ATV and a dirt bike were spotted by a Fort Frances OPP officer travelling at a high rate of speed eastbound on the 800 and 900 blocks of Sixth Street East. The officer tried to stop them but was unsuccessful as the suspects […]
If you were in Stratton over the weekend, chances were it was to participate in big business at the Stratton sales barn. The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association held its annual spring sale. “We will sell anything, even your chickens, at this sale,” sales manager Russell Richards noted Monday. They did […]
A Grassy Narrows First Nation man faces a second-degree murder charge in connection with a death that occurred there Saturday. Clifford Kokopenace, 24, was charged in connection with the death of Taylor Assin, 22, also of Grassy Narrows First Nation. Kokopenace presently is in custody at the Kenora District Jail. […]
Deb Cornell and Bill Darby of the Rainy River Elk Company, along with Amos and Heidi Brielmann of Pine River Ranch, were presented with awards in Thunder Bay on Friday for their agricultural innovation. The five-year, $2.5-million Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence recognizes the innovation Ontario farmers use in […]
The United Church ladies will prepare their best dainties and sandwiches for their annual spring tea this Sunday (May 6) from 2-4 p.m. at the Devlin Hall. A bake sale, crafts, and auction also will add to the fun. Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for children five and […]
Time to clean out the garage! District residents will be able to properly dispose of old paint, oil, and other materials they’ve been storing up since last May when the fifth-annual Household Hazardous Waste Day get underway here Saturday. The event is slated from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Public […]
Some $1,910,000 in joint federal-provincial funding was announced Friday under the third year of the Strategic Tourism Development and Marketing Partnership of Northern Ontario. Building on the partnership’s impressive record of success, this funding will support a number of tourism initiatives, including the development of a new five-year Northern Ontario […]
You may remember her as a past “Quest for the Best” winner or former Thunder Bay “Idol,” but most recently Courtney Jourdain, from Lac La Croix First Nation, captured the title of “Aboriginal Icon.” The national singing competition, which aired on the Aboriginal People’s Television Network last month, saw the […]
Dryden OPP officers were contacted Sunday to investigate mischief to a tree nursery located at 75 Pollard Dr. in Wainwright Township. The investigation revealed that between 10 a.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday, the culprit(s) had entered two greenhouses and sprayed the inside of both with a fire […]
Two Grade 7 students from Donald Young School approached members of the Emo recreation council last week with the idea of building a skateboard park there. Devin Meyers and Greg Maki explained they believe it would be a positive addition to the municipality. “It’s important to keep kids off the […]
