“Old Koochiching,” an original musical play celebrating the origins of Koochiching County, will be presented this Friday (April 20) at 7:30 p.m. in the Backus Auditorium for the Performing Arts in International Falls. The play is a very light-hearted look at some of the people and issues involved in the […]
District News
A Geraldton man has been fined $1,000 for disobeying a sign and using a road without authorization from the Ministry of Natural Resources. Back on Oct. 10, 2005, Andre Blanchard, 42, and a party of hunters harvested a moose off Marlene Road—a closed road about 30 km west of Geraldton. […]
“Buckle up!” That the message the OPP is sending to Rainy River District residents as it kicks off its 2007 spring seatbelt campaign this week. Starting Monday and running until April 30, OPP officers will be highly visible across Rainy River District targeting drivers and passengers who choose not to […]
An Ignace company has been fined $800 for doing trail work without a permit. Kadlec Resort Property Inc. pleaded guilty under the Public Lands Act. It must pay $500 in restitution for damaging trees along the trail as well as clean up the damaged trees. Court was told that between […]
The Rainy River District Regional Abattoir is prepared to take its next step toward the establishment of an abattoir in the district. A proposal from Sunrise Meat and Sausage to operate a facility has been accepted by the board. A business planning process and review has been started with the […]
KENORA, Ont. —A Winnipeg businessman has applied to build a six- to eight-storey condominium development on the Lake of the Woods waterfront in Kenora, but will have to convince the city to ease a height restriction. Morris Chia, president and CEO of Travel Professionals International, has submitted his building plan […]
KENORA, Ont. —That’s one grumpy old man. An OPP officer got more than he bargained for when he pulled over an 85-year-old driver on the weekend. Police say they were on the lookout for a vehicle with expired plates when they spotted it on Highway 17 east of Kenora. When […]
The 2006-07 season marks Jason Caslor’s second as resident conductor with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. In 2004, Caslor became the first-ever resident conductor with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet—a position supported by the Saskatchewan Arts Board, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the University of Manitoba Faculty of Music. […]
The 2007 fire season got off to a cold and wet start April 1, but the Ministry of Natural Resources is warning the public not to let its guard down and be aware that burning regulations are now in effect. “Because of the rain and snow, the fire hazard itself […]
EMO—Rainy River Resources Ltd., a junior exploration company currently working in Richardson Township, updated the public last Thursday afternoon on its Rainy River Project. Company president Nelson W. Baker highlighted the continued positive results they are acquiring for about 40 people who turned up at the Emo Legion. “We think […]
FORT FRANCES—It wasn’t an easy decision for Alberton council to make, but former councillor Mike Ford eventually was appointed to fill the vacancy left by the recent resignation of Coun. Yves DeGagne. Ford, who unsuccessfully ran for reeve in November’s municipal election, and resident Chane Rissman were the two applicants […]
FORT FRANCES—District singer and songwriter Sandra Allan will be recording three songs in Winnipeg on Sunday in hopes of beginning her musical career. And she attributes the opportunity, in part, to her friends and other district residents who have supported her along the way. “They’ve just be so nice and […]
