Brian Trimble is vying for a position as councillor in the Township of La Vallee. He is a businessman with a wife, Barbara, four sons, Denny, Darien, Chip, and Ben, and six grandchildren (with another on the way). Trimble has both life and business experience. He is a former director […]
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Dale Stamarski is running for councillor in the Township of La Vallee. He has been a heavy equipment operator for 33 years and currently works for Abitibi-Consolidated. He has a wife, Sheri, five children, and one grandchild. Stamarski has gained experience from his pervious four terms spent on the municipality’s […]
Once again, that honourable time of the year is upon us when we take a few moments to pay our respects to the many Canadians who have lost their lives while serving in war. Saturday, Nov. 11 will see many services honouring war veterans held in rural communities across the […]
Lucille MacDonald, a paramedic with Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., is running for a position as councillor for La Vallee. She lives with her husband, Mel, and sons, Brodie and Neil. Her oldest son, Russ, with his wife, Ashley, and son, Nolan, live in Woodyatt. Her very large extended family […]
“reNeW” Northwest is a new magazine-style publication available to women in Northwestern Ontario from Manitouwadge to the Manitoba border. It will educate women about breast health and other women’s health issues. The content is 100 percent northern, from the articles to the models. Authors from across the region have contributed […]
Can cattle survive on poor-quality forage? How bad is too bad? What problems does feeding low-quality forage present? When feed is in short supply and that old field of mature grass is baled up, sometimes these questions arise. The following are some considerations from Barry Potter, a livestock specialist with […]
You can find the perfect pumpkin this Saturday (Oct. 28) at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market. There will be pumpkins just for Jack O’Lanterns, impeccable for pies, or tiny for trimming the table. Pumpkins in all shapes and sizes will be at the market. Best of all, you will find […]
This past weekend was a busy one for some students of Rainy River District as both the Northern Ontario Schools 12th-annual Chess Championships and the Mid-Canada Elementary School Cross-Country Run were held in Thunder Bay. < *c>Cross-country Although students took part in the Rainy River District Athletic Association’s regional cross-country […]
Abitibi-Consolidated will be conducting burning of the residual branches and treetops that remain after logging operation. The objective of burning is to remove the material in order to permit reforestation of the land, to reduce fire risk, and to improve visual aesthetics in our forests. Burning occurs anytime after Oct. […]
Voyageurs National Park staff confirmed the presence of spiny waterflea (Bythotrephes longimanus) in Namakan Lake on Oct. 10. Spiny waterflea, a non-native zooplankton, was found on Rainy Lake this summer, but detection monitoring at that time on the Namakan reservoir did not reveal its presence. Staff from the University of […]
FORT FRANCES—Catholic education supporters living in unincorporated areas east of Fort Frances will have the opportunity to vote for their local trustees through a mail-in ballot. At its regular meeting Tuesday night, the Northwest Catholic District School Board agreed to send mail-in ballots to those voters for their convenience—and for […]
FORT FRANCES—He has five gold records, three Junos, three Country Music Awards, and three TV specials to his credit. And this Canadian country music star will be hitting the Townshend Theatre stage in Fort Frances next month in a fundraising performance for the 4-H clubs in Rainy River District. George […]
