Timberrrrrrrrrr . . . the economy of Northwestern Ontario is falling like a cut tree. That is what Northern Ontario Municipal Association president Michael Power said the message was from organizations like the Rainy River District Municipal Association at last year’s NOMA convention. “I had no idea at the annual […]
District News
A 24-year-old Barwick man was arrested by Emo OPP officers shortly before 2 p.m. on Friday for failing to comply with conditions of a release document. When searching the subject subsequent to arrest, the officers found roughly 18 grams of suspect marijuana and 54 Oxycocet pills. The man was charged […]
U.S. forestry company Bowater Inc. is shutting down a pulp mill in Thunder Bay—a move that will put about 280 people out of work. The South Carolina-based company announced yesterday it is closing the kraft mill at the end of April as part of a streamlining in the wake of […]
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario occasional teachers and the Rainy River District School Board reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract on Tuesday. The union represents 93 occasional elementary teachers across the district from Rainy River to Atikokan. Details of the settlement will be issued after ratification […]
The OPP would like to remind motorists that the Ministry of Transportation’s road information number is 1-800-268-4686. Police also encourage motorists to pay attention to local radio and TV stations for road and weather updates. The 9-1-1 service, as well as the OPP’s 1-888-310-1122 service, are “call for service” emergency […]
Five Kenora men have been fined a total of $7,250 after lying and conspiring to cover up killing a cow moose without a licence. They all pleaded guilty. Vincent Schatkowsky, 45, was fined $1,000 for hunting a cow moose without a licence, $1,000 for making a false statement to a […]
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is asking Natural Resources minister David Ramsay to intervene directly to ensure that local conservation authorities follow the intent of a recent ministry announcement dealing with wetland areas. “We’re concerned the conservation authorities may be using the new generic regulations as a tool to place […]
Join Voyageurs’ education specialist Teri Tucker this Sunday (Jan. 29) from 2-4 p.m. at the Rainy Lake Visitor Center for an afternoon of fun and learning. The program begins inside with a short talk about how researchers use snow tracking skills to look for animals within Voyageurs National Park. Learn […]
Ontarians should be vigilant and help to protect the province’s lakes and rivers from invasive species, Natural Resources minister David Ramsay said Monday. “Invasive species are a very real environmental and economic threat to the Great Lakes, inland lakes, and rivers,” warned Ramsay. “The public has a key role to […]
The Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary is co-hosting the “Pop Your Winter Blues” concert coming up this Friday (Jan. 27) at 7 p.m. at the Emo Legion. There also will be a silent auction, featuring such items as musical instruments, wooden deck furniture, Valentine’s packages, children’s toys—in general, a lot […]
The following information related to income of farm families is from a December, 2005 Statistics Canada news release: For the first time since 1990, families with relatively large farm operations relied on off-farm sources for more than half of their total income—joining the ranks of families with small- and medium-sized […]
A conservation officer rescued a local trapper who was suffering mild hypothermia and frostbite after his snowmachine got stuck in slush. The trapper was rescued on Trout Lake, 40 km northeast of Red Lake, by James Guise, who works out of the Ministry of Natural Resources office in Red Lake. […]
