The North Western Ontario Tourism Association is not alone in its efforts to maintain a thriving industry in the face of increasing costs and government regulations, it learned at its annual meeting last Thursday in Emo. Guest speaker Jim Ticknor, president of the Manitoba Lodges and Outfitters Association, made it […]
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With the introduction of “bag tags” earlier this year, and then the increase of acceptable recyclables in “blue boxes” since late September, town residents are recycling a total of 66 percent more materials each month than they did at the start of the year. “For the period running January to […]
Tourist outfitters in Northwestern Ontario go to great lengths to make sure their American clients have the hunting or fishing adventure of a lifetime when they visit here. Every effort is made to show these clients what a wonderful area this is so they not only will come back, but […]
Members of the Rainy River District Athletic Association will outline the group’s goals and responsibilities at tonight’s regular monthly meeting of the public school board. Established in 2001, the RRDAA’s mission is to manage elementary athletic opportunities as well as promote a healthy lifestyle through sports. The association is run […]
Boise Cascade Corp. announced Friday it had completed the sale of its paper, forest products, and timberland assets to a private equity firm in Chicago, Ill. for roughly $3.7 billion (U.S.) The transaction puts the corporation in the hands of a new company, Boise Cascade LLC, formed by Madison Dearborn […]
Rainy River District saw an unusual amount of rainfall over the Hallowe’en weekend, but not enough to break the record. Environment Canada said Fort Frances received 49 mm of rain from Friday evening through Sunday. Atikokan received slightly more with 55.6 mm, but Devlin topped both with 68 mm—the most […]
“Snowbank,” the four-part radio drama mini-series from Icbox Radio Theater, will continue tomorrow (Oct. 30) at 7:30 p.m. on local radio station 91.9FM The Edge. It will present subsequent chapters over the next two Saturdays at the same time and station. Each Saturday’s live broadcast will be followed by a […]
Time is running out to nominate someone as the town’s 2004 “Citizen of the Year”—the selection committee is asking the public to get those names submitted by 4 p.m. this Friday (Oct. 29). “I’ve only got four or five as of today. Not a lot,” town administrative assistant Loreen Holt […]
The Kenora-Rainy River NDP is planning a spaghetti supper and auction next Friday (Nov. 5) at 7 p.m. at the Ukrainian Hall here. The evening also will feature Winnipeg Centre MP Pat Martin as the guest speaker. Martin was first elected to the House of Commons in 1997, and was […]
The Kiwanis Builders Club of Robert Moore School welcomed its new executive into office last Wednesday night in front of a group of parents, siblings, and friends. Club members elected Lindsey Roehrig as president, Kristina Wreggitt as vice-president, Paige Ward as secretary, and Tressa Galusha as treasurer. Ken Koprowski of […]
The agenda was filled with reflections and predictions at the monthly meeting of the Emo Chamber of Commerce on Monday. But the first order of business was to congratulate Mark Loney on Cloverleaf Shop Easy Foods being named Business of the Year (16+ employees) by the Fort Frances Chamber of […]
When Mac Creech talks bull, people listen. And no wonder. The former veterinarian from Alberta—one of two guest speakers at the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s annual meeting Saturday at the Millennium Hall in Stratton—brought with him 34 years of experience in the cattle industry and some sound advice. And […]
