The new year is almost here once again. For producers, 2006 was another challenging year. The problem is the challenges keep changing. For instance, 2004 was one of the coolest years on record while 2005 was one of the wettest years on record. 2006 started out looking pretty promising in […]
District News
Two hunters have been fined a total of $4,000 for illegal hunting after firing at a moose decoy. Luigi Mesto, 72, of Red Lake, was fined $1,500 for careless use of a firearm while hunting and $500 for discharging a firearm from a travelled portion of a roadway. He also […]
Described as “A time for sharing the pain as well as the hope of the holiday season,” the annual “Longest Night” service at Knox United Church will take place this Sunday (Dec. 17) at 7 p.m. Rev. Jill Warner encourages people of all denominations to attend. “It’s a more meditative […]
More than 3,600 Hydro One customers across the district experienced a power interruption for about two hours last night after a lightning arrestor failed at Hydro One’s Crozier distribution station. Hydro One said 3,652 customers from Crozier to Rainy River lost power at 6:37 p.m. Of those, 3,294 had power […]
Lyle Abbott, provincial manager of KidSport Ontario, visited Rainy River District last week offering the opportunity to launch local chapters in Fort Frances, Emo, and Rainy River. Speaking to residents in each community, Abbott explained that the charitable program raises money to help disadvantaged children play organized sport and that […]
Town council may end up combining the Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) and Committee of Adjustment (CoA) for the sake of efficiency after referring a proposal to do so to the committee level for further consideration. In a written report received by council at Monday night’s regular meeting, municipal planner Faye […]
Persistent dry conditions in the Rainy-Namakan basin, and continued decline in the level of Rainy Lake, forced the International Rainy Lake Board of Control to authorize a reduction in the lake’s outflow last Thursday—and the Township of Emo is concerned. “We talked about it at the last council meeting and […]
The Emo Centennial Choir presented its eighth-annual Christmas celebration—“Sing Noel!”—on Monday night at the Christian Reformed Church and director Renée Martin-Brown said it was one of the group’s best performances ever. “From the comments I heard, it was one of the best concerts yet and I really think so, too,” […]
A Thunder Bay man was fined $750 for leaving his camper on Crown land. Peter E. Black, 41, pleaded guilty to illegally depositing material without the consent of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Court heard Black left his truck camper by Trout Lake Road, near Northern Light Lake, from May […]
A few months ago, Penny Strongman of Strongman Travel in International Falls, through listening to residents, put in requests to many charter companies to fly out of the Falls airport. She then notified Einarson Flying at the airport about her plans. As well, a presentation on her behalf was done […]
Not only were Emo Reeve Ed Carlson and council sworn into office at last Tuesday’s inaugural meeting, they also were appointed to serve on numerous committees and boards during the regular meeting that followed. One of the most sought positions was Emo’s seat on the Rainy River District Social Services […]
Voyageurs National Park has begun checking lake ice conditions. At this time, ice travel is not recommended on any lake surface due to inadequate ice thickness and open water areas. An overflight was conducted Monday by park staff to determine current ice conditions. Open water exists on Rainy Lake from […]
