Nerves are getting short among cattle producers in Rainy River District when it comes to BSE. With the U.S. border closed to live Canadian cattle for nearly two years, cattlemen are getting edgy as they struggle to survive, which certainly was apparent at last Wednesday’s annual meeting of the Rainy […]
District News
FORT FRANCES—The 14th-annual general meeting of the Rainy River District Municipal Association this Saturday in Barwick is shaping up to be a potpourri of issues and information concerning virtually everyone in the district. The meeting will get underway at 9 a.m. with introductory remarks from Emo Reeve Russ Fortier, chair […]
A group of 70 people gathered in fellowship and prayer here Sunday night on behalf of victims of the Boxing Day tsunami in Southeast Asia. The event, sponsored by the Fort Frances Ministerial Association, was hosted by Knox United Church. Rev. Marietta Marshall of Knox United Church said Monday she […]
The Thunder Bay-Rainy River NDP riding association is in the early stages of preparing for the next federal election. A nomination committee has been formed to seek out potential candidates to carry the party’s colours, and fundraising and membership drives have been successful so far. “We had a successful fundraiser […]
Parents interested in learning more about the junior and senior kindergarten classes offered at St. Michael’s School—both in English and French Immersion—are invited to attend a meeting there tonight. Marie Brady, president of the local chapter of Canadian Parents for French, said the meeting, which runs from 7-8 p.m. in […]
Officers with the Thunder Bay Tri-Force/Kenora Joint Forces Drug Unit executed a search warrant in Kenora on Tuesday that resulted in drugs seized and two people being charged. Police executed a search warrant at a motel in Kenora and seized items including a crack pipe, digital scales containing cocaine residue, […]
After a nearly month-long investigation by the Fort Frances OPP, a Thunder Bay man has been charged in relation to issuing a forged document and obtaining goods by false pretense. On Dec. 29, Fort Frances OPP began an investigation into the use of a fraudulent document to obtain prescription medication. […]
The provincial government has served notice that truckers will be facing more stringent safety regulations shortly, with significant implications for log haulers in Rainy River District. The National Safety Code Standard 10 became law Jan. 1 for all commercial vehicles with a registered gross weight of more than 4,500 kg—and […]
The unneighbourly activities of some individuals have become a matter of concern for the Township of Emo. At its regular meeting last Thursday, Emo council addressed the issue of non-residents bringing trash to town and, in some cases, placing it in commercial receptacles belonging to local businesses. Reeve Russ Fortier […]
As if it wasn’t trying enough with the bitter cold last Friday, Jack and Angela Fiset of Devlin and their three children also faced the loss of their home and everything they owned in a fire that morning. The blaze also claimed the life of “Pumpkin,” their cat. The La […]
The provincial government has served notice that truckers will be facing more stringent safety regulations shortly, with significant implications for log haulers in Rainy River District. The National Safety Code Standard 10 became law Jan. 1 for all commercial vehicles with a registered gross weight of more than 4,500 kg—and […]
Catholic secondary education was a topic of much debate at the regular monthly meeting of the Northwest Catholic District School Board on Tuesday night. The board eventually defeated a motion by Dryden trustee John Borst to direct administration to meet with representatives of a group interested in making Catholic secondary […]
