A mere 48 hours after Abitibi-Consolidated announced plans to halt operations at its mill in Kenora in October, Mayor David Canfield had a simple message for his counterparts across Northwestern Ontario. “Give us some support, that’s what we need,” the mayor said from his office Friday morning. After all, the […]
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Although it has been a fixture on their summer schedule since 2000, no United Native Friendship Centre youth group will be paddling from Fort Frances to Rainy River this year as they usually do in mid-August. But Ryan McMahon, the program co-ordinator for the UNFC’s Urban Multipurpose Multicultural Youth Centre […]
There is a new trend in agriculture sweeping across Ontario—and Rainy River District soon will be part of it. At the Emo agricultural research station’s annual open house last Wednesday evening and the farm tour the following day, the theme was organic farming. And judging by results in other parts […]
Rob Peters of Fort Frances is the latest winner of the Kiwanis Trip-of-the-Month draw held this morning at International Travel Services. Peters will be heading to Victoria, B.C., a trip valued at $2,000, after Laurie Walsh and Virgil Dahl pulled his ticket from the barrel at 10 a.m. The trip […]
Three new blazes were reported in the West Fire Region yesterday, but there remains little fire activity in the Fort Frances District. Deb MacLean, a fire information officer with the Ministry of Natural Resources, reported this morning from Dryden that crews are monitoring two new blazes in the Thunder Bay […]
The long weekend is here and the OPP will be highly visible throughout Rainy River District ensuring that area roadways and waterways are safe. As you head out to the cabin, the beach, or fishing for the day, please adhere to the current boating regulations. OPP marine units will be […]
Beginning today (July 29) and continuing on a weekly basis until the end of the year, motorists in Northwestern Ontario will begin seeing some very large tractor-trailers travelling along Highways 17 and 11 enroute to Fort Frances. OPP officers will be escorting these vehicles from eastern Ontario via Wawa and […]
While the day was sunny, the skies darkened and the clouds thickened as evening drew closer. Then the rain came about 30 minutes prior to race time Saturday at the Emo Speedway. But after 20 minutes of the light droplets, the clouds moved on and the sun returned. And the […]
In hopes of tapping into the fastest-growing source of energy on the planet, the Ministry of Natural Resources last week released a comprehensive study of the wind power potential within our province—and their findings brought a gust of possibly good news for parts of Rainy River District. Although the wind […]
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board is expecting to lose about $397,000 in funding from Atikokan after that town’s coal-fired generating station closes in 2007—a sum that will have to be recouped by other district municipalities. The figure was brought forward at the board’s regular monthly meeting last […]
Several members of the public made a plea last Thursday night to modify the rule curve for Rainy Lake to keep water lower in the spring in order to avoid flooding later on in the year. “For five years we’ve had the new rule curve and Rainy Lake has had […]
When Glen Gunderson retired from teaching in Fort Frances a decade ago, he and his wife, Sylvia, were looking forward to spending time with their ever-growing family. Their four children were growing up and starting families of their own, scattered all over the country and beyond, but somehow, they all […]
