Many gardeners are very enthusiastic when they want to start a garden or a flowerbed. They envision their vegetable crops or flowers looking splendid without much effort once everything is planted and beginning to grow. Alas, pretty soon life commitments take over and the garden gets neglected. After some time, […]
District News
Crossroads School in Devlin held a district-wide chess tournament last Thursday as part of the Northern Ontario Schools 2005 Chess Championships. More than 130 students in four age categories from nearly every school in the district participated, with 86 qualifying for the Northern Ontario provincial finals to be held Oct. […]
The Pictograph Art Gallery in Atikokan will be holding a local juried exhibition featuring the “People’s Choice Award,” which opens next Friday (Oct. 14) from noon-3 p.m. Local artists/craftspersons have been invited to enter their best piece for visitors to the gallery to judge and select the “best of show.” […]
The Legion Ladies Auxiliary of Br. #29 held its general meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 14 with 50 members in attendance. The meeting was opened by President Silvia Gunderson. The Auxiliary Charter was draped in memory of Dora Clairmont. Rebecca Bliss and Judy Kielzewski were initiated as new members. President Silvia […]
Though only in its second year, the district-wide chess tournament held at Crossroads School in Devlin is growing by leaps and bounds. More than 130 students from 11 schools across the district descended on Crossroads last Thursday to test their skill against others in the four age groups. “It went […]
Those in attendance at the Rainy River District School Board’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday night got a glimpse into the future during a tour of the board’s new high-tech classroom at Robert Moore School. Stephen Danielson, the board’s manager of information services, delivered a presentation on the use of technology […]
The provincial government’s package to assist the forest industry in Ontario has sidestepped the issues of energy and delivered wood costs, and will do little to improve competitiveness on the global market, the Ontario Forestry Coalition said last week. “While I am pleased that our coalition efforts have put this […]
Déja-vu. That’s what it must have felt like for John Guzej and Ted Stewner when they stood on the stage at the Rainy Lake Fall Bass Classic on Sunday afternoon at LaBelle’s Birch Point Camp. After taking the top spot away from Alex/Darell Keszler and Scott Ourada/John Allen, who were […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 10th-annual business awards gala slated for Oct. 29 is shaping up to be a night to remember, with dozens of district residents having been nominated. Chamber office manager Dawn Booth confirmed Monday morning that a total of 85 nominations—some of which were for the […]
Hydro One is planning a power outage tomorrow (Oct. 1) for customers east and west of the Seine River bridge, including Mine Centre, Lac La Croix and Seine River First Nations, and the Perch Lake area. The outage is scheduled to last from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Hydro One said it […]
The Ontario government honoured 78 citizens in the Kenora-Rainy River districts on Monday night at the Ontario Volunteer Service Awards ceremony in Atikokan. Among the district volunteers honoured were seven from the Fort Frances area, including: •Marnie Cumming (Girl Guides of Canada—Voyageur Area)—30 years; •Orville Eyolfson (Halkirk Fire Protection Team)—10 […]
The Environmental Farm Plan 3 program provides more than $57 million in federal government support for programs to help Ontario farmers expand their environmental stewardship activities as well as make environmental considerations a farm business priority. The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association has qualified local program reps in place […]
