Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc.’s board of directors saw two new members join—and three step down—at its annual general meeting last Thursday in Rainy River. After five years on the board, former vice-chair Brigitta McGreevy left and was replaced in that role by Wendy Judson, who now is serving her […]
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The walls in his mauve-coloured office were nearly bare last Wednesday, with just a few documents left tacked to the bulletin board by his desk, as Treaty #3’s deputy chief prepared to leave his long life of police enforcement on June 30. But as much as he enjoyed his career, […]
EMO—Attracting more than 30 racers from across Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba, the first race day at the Tamrack International Motocross track on Sunday was a success. “It went like clockwork,” enthused Mike Scheibler, owner of the track located north of Emo. “I knew it would do well, but what surprised […]
Shortly after midnight on July 1, officers from the Ear Falls OPP stopped an ATV on Ash Street in Ear Falls after it was spotted driving without headlights. During the ensuing events, the ATV collided with a door of the police vehicle and also struck an officer standing outside it. […]
Eight new fires were reported in West Fire Region over the Canada Day weekend, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported this morning. Two fires were reported Saturday, with another six blazes starting Sunday. No new fires were reported yesterday. All the weekend fires were contained by fire response personnel and […]
Highway 17 was closed for about six hours yesterday after a semi caught fire near Parker Road in Eton Township, west of Dryden. At 4:18 p.m., members of the Dryden OPP and Oxdrift and Dryden Fire Services responded to a vehicle fire on the highway. Upon arrival, a large semi […]
Lightning continues to be the main cause of new fires in the region, with seven new blazes reported yesterday. Two of these were located in Fort Frances District, with one in Dryden District and the remaining four in Nipigon District. The two Fort Frances fires were located east of Fort […]
Light smoke from forest fires burning in northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba has been drifting into Northwestern Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources fire management headquarters reported yesterday. The smoke may be persistent in your area over the next few days. If you are concerned with the health effects of smoke […]
PINEWOOD—The recent work at Amos Brielmann’s Pine River Ranch in Pinewood was more than just a bit of tree-planting—it was a $70,000 demonstration project aimed at protecting water quality, controlling erosion, and enhancing biodiversity and wildlife habitat. The project was funded by the Greencover Canada Program, which is meant to […]
After 12 days of spraying the insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt, for jackpine budworm, the Ministry of Natural Resources will begin a post-spray assessment within the next month. The assessment will compare defoliage checks from before and after the spraying. “They are looking at the effectiveness of the spray,” said […]
FORT FRANCES—After months of negotiations, the Rainy River District School Board approved a four-year contract with its local occasional secondary teachers Tuesday night. “I think we can truly say we have a collective—meaning both sides—agreement that’s going to work well for the next little while, and above all, will form […]
FORT FRANCES—As a result of changes to provincial funding formulas, the Rainy River District School Board is facing a $1-million shortfall for the 2006/07 school year—and will have to make cuts to balance its budget. Special grants for remote, rural, and distant schools have been realigned while the declining enrolment […]
