About 350 Grade 4-8 students from across the district competed in the Rainy River District Athletic Association’s regional cross-country run on Thursday at Crossroads School in Devlin. “I think everything went very smooth,” noted teacher Brad Gushulak, who co-organized the event for the second year. “The weather couldn’t have been […]
District News
Given the lack of rain this summer, residents who live along Emo Road addressed Emo council last Tuesday night regarding the condition of the thoroughfare, as well as the amount of dust being generated. Emo Reeve Ed Carlson explained dust suppressant had been laid there, but hasn’t managed well because […]
Innovation is a crucial ingredient in the success of Ontario’s farmers. To recognize and foster innovation in the agri-food industry, the Ontario government has established the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence. Over the next five years, $2.5 million will be awarded to outstanding farm innovators. There will be up […]
The Ontario government is supporting the use of alternative energy sources in the north by investing in the installation of a solar power system at a tourism camp in the Lake of the Woods area, Northern Development and Mines minister Rick Bartolucci announced last week. “Our government is helping small, […]
Local school students participated in a forest habitat and sustainability program co-operatively designed and taught by the Red Lake Heritage Centre and the Ministry of Natural Resources in Red Lake District. Fifty-five Grade 4 students from the Golden Learning Centre and Red Lake-Madsen Public School were taught about forest habitat […]
Seven Generations Education Institute hosted its annual “Fall Harvest” here last week, with more than 500 students from across the region participating in various traditional skills demonstrations. The three-day event took place Oct. 3-5, with different students from about 15 schools arriving each day. “This is like a celebration of […]
Help prevent electronic waste while simultaneously raising funds for the Atikokan Crisis Centre. The Atikokan Crisis Centre is embarking on a mutually-beneficial partnership with “ThinkGreen,” a community-based, environmental fundraising program created by Greentec. Simply gather used print cartridges and cell phones, bring them to the Atikokan Foodland in Atikokan or […]
The Rainy River District School Board stepped on a nerve, or rather into a nerve centre, last Tuesday night while holding its regular monthly meeting at Rainy River High School. RRHS principal Casey Slack gave the board a tour of the nearly completed Alternative Learning Centre (ALC), which has been […]
She always had liked children and knew she wanted to spend her career working with them. After studying early childhood education at Red River College in Winnipeg, Rainy River native Kelly Berg accepted the position of program co-ordinator at the Emo Ontario Early Years Centre (toy library) back in August. […]
FORT FRANCES—Ministry of Natural Resources fire personnel are busy fighting a peat fire burning about 10 km northwest of Fort Frances. The fire, which was reported Sunday morning burning in the harvesting area of Sun Gro (formerly Normiska) property in Miscampbell, is about two hectares in size, local MNR fire […]
EMO—Emo council has opted to follow the Township of Alberton’s example and examine fire response outside its limits, in areas such as Kingsford. At last week’s regular council meeting, Coun. Ken Fisher stressed this as an issue that should be dealt with as soon as possible. “It’s obviously a problem,” […]
FORT FRANCES—Letters seeking compensation for the lack of rain this summer have been sent, with the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture and the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association now awaiting a reply. “We have sent it to the federal and provincial ministers of agriculture [Chuck Strahl and Leona Dombrowsky],” noted RRFA […]
