Registration for the “Fun in the Sun” queen pageant has started early this year to give contestants more time to prepare for each event. Organizer Melissa Gushulak said last week the deadline for applications is Friday, May 5. Anyone interested in participating in the pageant should contact either herself at […]
District News
The local Kiwanis Club once again is looking to raise money to help district children with its 28th-annual TV auction next Saturday (April 29) on Channel 10. “Everything is pretty much into place. All of the items have come in and now we’re just waiting for the day to arrive […]
With the ever-popular “Quest for the Best” slated for Tuesday, July 25 this year, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is looking for a logo. “We are currently seeking entries for our ‘Quest for the Best’ logo contest,” declared Chamber manager Dawn Booth. “To my knowledge, there has never been […]
“It reeks.” “It’s disgusting and disgraceful.” These are reactions from area residents all too familiar with what is rotting at the entry to a roadway in Miscampbell. Deer and moose carcasses—including their severed heads, limbs, skeletons, and other debris—pile up at the turn-off to “Blueberry Mike’s” road on Frog Creek […]
Another round of formal negotiations between the Rainy River District School Board and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B Occasional Teachers’ Bargaining Unit ended without resolution Friday, which could lead to further sanctions by the teachers. “We thought it was possible, or very probable, that we would get […]
A small group of concerned citizens from across the district is looking at youth services in the area, and held a mini-summit Monday night to get some input from both youth and interested residents. “The purpose is to explore ways to best serve the youth of our community,” said Erma […]
In a report for the Ministry of Education, the Northwest Catholic District School Board is predicting an average two percent decline in enrolment at its five schools over the next eight years—given past enrolment numbers and population trends across the northwest. The ministry requires all board across the province to […]
The Ainsworth OSB mill in Barwick is not following the example of recent layoffs and cutbacks at Abitibi-Consolidated. In fact, it is expanding with a building in the works for strand storage which is expected to be put to use June 1. “It’s coming along,” site manager Mark Alderson noted […]
The OPP resumed its search for missing Ear Falls resident Geoff McClain yesterday. Members of the Red Lake-Ear Falls OPP conducted a search by boat of the shorelines downstream of the bailey bridge at Highway 804 to the Ontario Power Generation Hydroelectric dam at Manitou Falls. The search yielded no […]
Twenty members of the Rainy River Regional Abattoir project were nominated to sit on the board of directors (or steering committee) at a public meeting Tuesday night at the Chapple Community Centre in Barwick. Of the 20 nominees, 15 let their names stand in an election for the nine-person board […]
Mike Scheibler, owner of Tamarack Motocross Track north of Emo, is excited for the first full year of dirt bike racing there. And he’s set dates for the racing competitions—July 1, Aug. 5-6, and Sept. 8-9. “They shouldn’t interfere with other race events or local activities,” Scheibler noted. The track […]
A girl who had been reported missing was found safe and sound around 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Jade Hammer, 13, of Fort Frances had been reported missing earlier that day. She had been last seen here Thursday morning. The OPP would like to thank the media and public for their […]
