Representatives from Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. were on hand at the 20th annual Strawberry Social in Emo on Friday to honour the Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary. “Thanks to all members for the outstanding dedication to your local hospital and also to health care in the Rainy River District,” […]
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The Swedish Singers are coming to International Falls as part of their third U.S. tour. This outstanding 50-voice Lutheran youth choir will appear Monday, June 25 at 7 p.m. at the Evangelical Covenant Church. The choir is made up of high school- and college-age students coming from Hassleholm, a city […]
The Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment would like to remind the travelling motorist that there is a large increase of motor vehicle collisions involving wild animals on the local highways. In May 2007, members of the Dryden OPP investigated 29 motor vehicle collisions in the Dryden area, 21 of […]
Despite light winds and the threat of rain, the Rendezvous Yacht Club had the best turnout yet for its Wednesday night race series. Six boats competed in a windward/leeward course, which was shortened to four legs due to the light winds. The win went to Ron Bowman and his J24 […]
The Rainy River District School Board’s results for the 2007 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) indicate the district’s students continue to perform well in the areas of reading and writing. Of the 248 Grade 10 students who wrote the test for the first time in March, 88 percent passed […]
A sub-committee of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. has been struck to determine the supply commitment of its members in order to move ahead with an accurate business plan to establish an abattoir in the area. This came following a majority vote at a general membership meeting in […]
In an efforts to establish a dedicated youth justice system, the province announced Friday it would fund the construction of a new youth detention facility here in Fort Frances. The 12-bed facility will be dedicated to aboriginal youth aged 12-17, and is scheduled for completion in early 2009. “Our government […]
There are six contestants competing in this year’s Emo Fair queen pageant, which once again is being held in conjunction with the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair in August. Organizers Sis and Trisha Wilson, who took over the event last year, are thrilled with the boost in […]
An Efficiency and Effectiveness Review of the Rainy River District school bus transportation services was conducted by a review team selected by the Ministry of Education. The review is the result of recent governmental initiatives to establish an equitable approach to reforming student transportation across the province. The review was […]
On Sunday, June 17, local “Joints in Motion” participant Bill Michl will be having a Father’s Day Speghetti Dinner at the KC Hall between 5-7 p.m. The cost is $10 each, with proceeds going to the Arthritis Society. The funds raised stay in local society’s area and are used to […]
Two southern Ontario men have been fined $5,000 and banned from hunting for two years for illegal moose hunting. Alain Brisson, 52, of Embrun, and Andre Brunet, 61, of St. Eugene, pleaded guilty to hunting cow moose without cow tags, abandoning the kill, and allowing the meat to spoil. Court […]
The Fort Frances OPP is continuing to investigate a single-vehicle accident that left two people injured around 3 a.m. yesterday. Police said the accident occurred on the 500 block of Second Street East when the driver of the eastbound vehicle lost control and struck a utility pole. Both the driver […]
