The Rainy River Public Library celebrated major improvements to its facilities with an open house on Saturday. Two years ago, the library board and staff began working on making the children’s section of the library more inviting and fun for kids to use. They applied for a Trillium Foundation grant […]
District News
Although Emo council decided earlier this month that it would not be “breed specific” and pass a bylaw to cage and padlock rottweilers and pit bulls, the issue was back on the table at last Tuesday night’s regular meeting. Coun. Ken Fisher initiated the discussion, noting he had been approached […]
With a minority government in place in Ottawa, and the possibility of a spring federal election in the making, the Thunder Bay-Rainy River NDP will hold its nomination meeting tomorrow (Feb. 1). The NDP wants to make sure it has a candidate in place—ready to run for election—in the event […]
After first expanding its investigation to include the Atikokan and Fort Frances areas, Dryden OPP now has turned its eyes south of the border in the search for a missing person. Shaun Peters, 32, of Dryden went missing on Saturday (Jan. 27). The snowmachine he was driving subsequently has been […]
A Fort Frances woman has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a three-year-old child of the Whitefish Bay First Nation back in July, 2005. Falcon Cameron, 26, was scheduled to make a court appearance today in Kenora, where she presently is in custody, the Treaty […]
“Citizens for Backus” proudly present the U.S. Midwest’s premier Bluegrass and Gospel quintet, “Monroe Crossing,” in concert at Backus Auditorium in International Falls this Sunday (Jan. 28). The 3 p.m. matinee performance marks Monroe Crossing’s first-ever appearance in International Falls. They are touring in support of their new CD release, […]
FORT FRANCES—The 16th-annual general meeting of the Rainy River District Municipal Association is set to go this Saturday (Jan. 27) in Emo. But while several presentations simply will offer informative updates, there could be one controversial issue regarding the Rainy River District Social Service Administration Board. “They haven’t got a […]
FORT FRANCES—There may not have been a large turnout at the Adventure Inn here for last week’s review of the proposed insect pest management program to control the jack pine budworm infestation, but Ministry of Natural Resources area supervisor Jeff Wiume sees that, perhaps, as a vote of trust. However, […]
The abattoir steering committee of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association told members last Wednesday night they are very close to announcing an abattoir in Rainy River District. Committee member Steve Loshaw said while they have not has as many members join the abattoir project as investors, with 87 signed up […]
FORT FRANCES—It’s been months of meetings and discussions for district farmers as they try to resolve some current issues, such as not having an abattoir nearby and dealing with the effects of last year’s drought-like conditions. But while these problems seem far from over, Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff […]
Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff on Monday participated in the symposium on the future of the forest industry in Canada, hosted by the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada and the Forest Products Association of Canada. “The industry is undergoing a transition period and needs federal support to […]
Touting the concept of a new authority to enable the region to “chart its own course” into the future, the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association released a report on “Enhancing the Economy of Northwestern Ontario” last Friday morning. “The concept of creating the [Northwestern Ontario Regional Development Authority] came out of […]
