FORT FRANCES—More than a dozen livestock producers from across Rainy River District gathered at La Place Rendez-Vous here Friday morning for a marketing workshop sponsored by the Ontario Cattlemen’s Association. Ken McKinnon, president of the local cattlemen’s association, noted it was beneficial to all producers, but especially those on the […]
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FORT FRANCES—Last week, the Rainy River First Nations’ Watershed program hosted “The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup” to tidy the shores of the Rainy River across the district. Five groups of about 35 people participated from Riverview School, Sturgeon Creek School, Crossroads School, Donald Young School, and a Rainy River First […]
With the fire hazard staying “low” in each district in Northwestern Ontario, firefighters are making great progress on active blazes. Previous road restrictions in the Northwest Region have now been lifted and travel is allowed on all roads. The most recent restriction—Ruffle Road east off of Jackpine Road on the […]
ALBERTON—At a special meeting Monday night, Alberton council determined its fire department will not respond to calls outside township limits. “It’s as simple as black and white,” noted Coun. Doug Mitchell. “They cannot go outside the boundaries because our municipality can’t get into the liability issues—that’s just the way it […]
FORT FRANCES—The Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre (Manitou Mounds) has again postponed a meeting between it and several other parties because some officials were not prepared to meet Wednesday. The centre was planning to request emergency funds to assist in its operating costs—and also hoped for help to share the $1.5-million deficit […]
As tears welled in her eyes, Bernice Campbell noted how honoured she felt to be offered the “Senior of the Year” award by the Township of Emo. “It will be 60 years this month that we first moved to Emo,” she said during a party held for her yesterday. “This […]
A missing Atikokan woman has been found in good health and has returned to her home, the OPP reported yesterday afternoon. Police on Friday had issued a plea for public assistance in helping to locate Toni-Lynn Mainville, 20, who was last seen in Atikokan back on Sept. 13. It was […]
Summer officially ended on the weekend and with it came cooler, wetter weather that has helped ease the active fire behaviour on hundreds of forest fires burning in the region. Despite this reprieve, though, there still are weeks of work remaining on active fires. As such, hunters are urged to […]
No new fires were reported in Ontario yesterday—the first time that’s happened since May 14. Here in the Northwest region, Aug. 23 was the last day with no new fires, but that was followed by an unprecedented number of new fires that ignited from Sept. 7-19. Fire crews are […]
FORT FRANCES—Each year, the Rainy River First Nations Watershed program hosts a shoreline clean-up throughout the district. But this year, the area might make it on the map, with Devlin’s clean-up on Sept. 27 being listed nationally alongside communities like Ottawa, Hamilton, and Toronto. “We got contacted by the people […]
It’s only September but the Emo Centennial Choir is ready to start gearing up for its eighth-annual Christmas concert, with rehearsals beginning this Monday (Sept. 25) at the Christian Reformed Church. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by the first rehearsal at 7 p.m. There is a fee of $35 […]
FORT FRANCES—Having to deal with one of the busiest fire seasons in recent years, the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Forest Fire Management Centre here in Fort Frances has seen 187 fires since April 1—more than double the average number of 83. And while there’s been a temporary lull in the […]
