The missing person search involving a 32-year-old Dryden man has been concluded. Shaun Peters, originally reported missing from Dryden last Friday (Jan. 27), was located in Greendale, Wis. yesterday. He has been in contact with his family. Dryden OPP would like to reiterate their thanks to everyone who took the […]
District News
Be kind to your letter carrier and “break the ice.” Each winter, snowy and icy pathways, walks, and steps present a danger to mail delivery personnel. While Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario have been experiencing milder than normal winter weather overall, there have been periods of heavy snowfall. The amount of […]
EMO—Bill Limerick and Pete Sarsfield, with the Northwestern Health Unit in Kenora, declared Saturday that they are willing to work with local farmers to petition the provincial government for an exemption from the regulations impeding them from processing uninspected meat. “We can’t promise anything,” Limerick told those in attendance at […]
FORT FRANCES—The local agriculture community was hoping for a tele-conference link to the upcoming public consultations of the “Next Generation of Agriculture and Agri-Food Policy.” But they got something even better. The Rainy River Federation of Agriculture is sponsoring an in-person session on Monday, Feb. 12 with Ruth Hawkins, deputy […]
Not only did the “Families Learning Together” literacy celebration in Emo grow this year, but the 45 parents who attended really appreciated the event. “It was incredibly helpful,” parent Anne Marie Vanderaa said of the second-annual event, which was held last Thursday at Donald Young School. “I think you have […]
District municipalities were told Saturday that provincial regulations covering electrical and mechanical work were behind the cost overruns at the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board’s new building in Fort Frances. “Without the electrical and mechanical costs, we would only be $22,000 over budget,” DSSAB vice-chair Val Pizey told […]
This week’s article is Part 2 on congenital defects in cattle. Here are some of the more common genetic defects that can occur: •Hypotrichosis (hairlessness) Hairlessness occurs in several breeds of beef cattle. It expresses itself as complete or partial loss of hair. Calves often are born with no hair, […]
Being a fair drive from Fort Frances, students at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton previously hadn’t had the opportunity to partake in swimming lessons. But now they do. “It’s part of the government and our school board’s mandate to have quality daily physical activity for our students,” […]
Rainy River won’t be without a place to take empty beer bottles and the new returnable liquor bottles after all. Although Border Service no longer is the local beer bottle return depot effective today (Jan. 31), Marion Brumwell of 316 Atwood Ave. will be taking them starting tomorrow (Feb. 1). […]
An Ignace area outfitter is the latest person convicted following a two-year investigation by Ontario and U.S. wildlife officials into illegal bear hunts. Harold St. Cyr, 69, of Renfrew, owner of Agimak River Outfitters near Ignace, has been convicted of being party to hunting black bear without the authority of […]
The Ontario government and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters are encouraging anyone looking for some winter fun to get outdoors and drop a line during the first winter Ontario Family Fishing Weekend, Natural Resources minister David Ramsay announced last week. “Many Ontarians enjoy winter fishing as a sport […]
The Emo Legion will host a walleye fish fry on Saturday, Feb. 10 (sorry for the misprint last week that read Feb. 19). The meal begins at 4:30 p.m. and runs until 7 p.m. Take-outs can be purchased at 4 p.m. The cost is $12 for adults and $6 for […]
