Anyone with questions or concerns regarding the regulation of Rainy Lake and Namakan Lake, or the water quality on the Rainy River, is invited to the joint annual public meeting of the International Rainy Lake Board of Control and the International Rainy River Water Pollution Board here tonight. The meeting […]
District News
MANITOU RAPIDS—The Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre, or Manitou Mounds as it is often called, has offered district residents and visitors a gateway to learn about native culture for more than a decade. But with the small community of Manitou Rapids carrying all the operating costs, keeping the centre open on its […]
With Larry George completing his term as Alberton’s roads superintendent early next month, council spent a portion of last Wednesday’s meeting reviewing three Phase II submissions in order to contract out the road maintenance work Wayne George Grading Ltd. had managed. Two contractors from Emo and one from Alberton scored […]
With last year’s grand champion market steer cashing in at $2.25/pound, Matt McQuaker of Stratton was thrilled when his steer fetched a $2.40/pound bid at the annual 4-H steer auction Saturday in conjunction with the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fall fair in Emo. John Gerber of Landmark Feeds made […]
Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff last week declared his support for Ken Dryden’s candidacy for the Liberal leadership. “Ken Dryden is the genuine item—sincere, knowledgeable, and able to unite all regions of Canada,” said Boshcoff. “During my term as chair of the Subcommittee for Persons with Disabilities, I found […]
Rainy River Community College has announced it will host “The Ultimate Road Trip: Campus2Career,” a free success presentation for first-year college students, next Monday (Aug. 28) at 10:45 a.m. at the RRCC Theater. The presentation will be delivered on campuses across the U.S. this fall to more than 350,000 students. […]
Three men have been fined a total of $1,100 after pleading guilty to starting fires in separate incidents. They must also pay the Ministry of Natural Resources a total of $4,500—the cost of putting the fires out. Members of the public reported all three fires to either the MNR fire […]
Meet professional photographer Raymond Klass for an interactive evening program this Friday (Aug. 25) at Voyageurs National Park. Ray was selected as one of two artists in residence at Voyageurs National Park this year. Join us to see beautiful images taken in the park—and bring your camera for a little […]
FORT FRANCES—The local Catholic school board is facing a smaller deficit than originally expected for the 2006/07 school year, and will transfer funds from its reserves to cover the difference. Back in July, the board had predicted a $1.9 million shortfall due to declining enrolment and cuts to provincial grants. […]
Reigning Emo Fair queen Kayla Lauzon will pass along her crown tomorrow night to one of this year’s contestants—Brittany Galusha, Ashley Jewett, Samantha Loveday, or Alyssa Vanderaa. The crowning will follow the entertainment portion of the pageant, which gets underway at 7 p.m. upstairs at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. […]
BARWICK—After more than three months of research and fact-finding by the board of directors of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir, the results were presented to members last Thursday night at the Barwick Community Centre. And with 34 votes cast, there was a unanimous decision to continue with the next […]
BARWICK—With many farmers on hand for the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir meeting in Barwick last week, the presidents of two local agriculture associations took the opportunity to speak to the group about the dry season. “We are looking for support to deem this an area of disaster based on […]
