The Pictograph Gallery in Atikokan presents “The Gentle Side of Nature,” a watercolours exhibit by Thunder Bay artist Lee Fidler. This exhibition runs Aug. 5-26 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (CDT), with the artist’s reception slated for the opening day. The gallery is located downstairs in the Voyageur Mall. Admission is […]
District News
Effective at midnight last night, the Ministry of Natural Resources has lifted the Restricted Fire Zone previously imposed in the far northern sections of Red Lake and Sioux Lookout districts of Northwestern Ontario. But the fire ban remains in effect in the territorial districts of Fort Frances, Kenora, Dryden, and […]
Laura Mills, the superintendent of business for the Rainy River District School Board, will be leaving her position at the end of August to accept the position as superintendent of corporate services with the Lakehead District School Board in Thunder Bay. Mills came to Fort Frances in June, 1999 from […]
EMO—Although he wouldn’t call himself an avid cyclist, one of Emo’s former ministers is spending the summer cycling across the country with about 60 others from the Canadian Bible Society (CBS). Wib Dawson, who was the minister at Knox United Church there from 1972-75, and the group of cyclists set […]
While 70 fires remain active across Northwestern Ontario, the number of new starts took a dip over the weekend with the Ministry of Natural Resources reporting only six. Two of these were in Fort Frances District while one was reported in Dryden District, another in Kenora District, and the remaining […]
A 32-year-old British Columbia man is facing numerous charges after failing to stop for police. On Monday at 11 a.m., a business in Dryden reported a theft of gas to the Dryden Police Service and provided the licence plate of the vehicle involved. A police check revealed the vehicle had […]
FORT FRANCES—Given the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market has been in operation here for 22 years, Rainy River District producers seem to have the experience and expertise needed to assist in creating other markets in the region. And there not only are positive results for those communities, but also this district. […]
After an in-camera session of Alberton council last Wednesday night, it was announced that roads superintendent Larry George, along with his company, Wayne George Grading Ltd., had submitted a letter of resignation. “It’s basically time constraints,” George explained Thursday afternoon, noting his company has been working in the Quetico area […]
FORT FRANCES—The Township of Alberton no longer is just an unidentified piece of land on the outskirts of Fort Frances. The municipality now is properly marked at either end with a blue highway sign, just like most other communities in Rainy River District. “I’ve been pushing for that for about […]
Join park ranger Beth Adamek this Friday (July 21) to learn about adaptations, behaviour, and the habitats of moose. Also, discover the historical role and importance of moose to Minnesota and Voyageurs National Park. This “Special Speakers” program will be held at the Woodenfrog State Forest Campground refectory (near Kabetogama, […]
As of midnight last night, the Ministry of Natural Resources has imposed a Restricted Fire Zone (RFZ) across Northwestern Ontario because of the growing threat of wildfires resulting from a prolonged heat wave and dry weather. The forest fire hazard is “extreme” across the region, and all open burning is […]
A hundred Grassy Narrows supporters from across North America have shut down the TransCanada Highway in solidarity with Grassy Narrows’ call to halt clearcut logging by Weyerhaeuser Corp. and Abitibi Consolidated Inc. on their traditional lands in the boreal forest. Yesterday, supporters erected a 30-foot tall tripod on the highway […]
