There is a group of people in Canada whose youth population is growing at twice the rate of the general population, yet this same group has a significantly higher suicide rate than the general population. This group is six times more likely to die by drowning than the rest of […]
District News
Three of the four victims of a fatal accident that occurred last month on Highway 17 just east of the junction with Highway 71 have been identified. The victims were identified as Troy Lansall, 35, of Winnipeg, Man., Balinder Chandi, 30, of Brampton, Ont., and Dilbag Singh, 48, of Montreal, […]
The Fort Frances, Dryden, Nipigon, and Sioux Lookout districts all reported new forest fires over the weekend, bringing the total to 82 so far this season in the West Fire Region. Fort Frances District had a 0.1. hectare fire Saturday, east of Namakan Lake, while another was reported yesterday at […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is advising travellers that the bridge joining Canada and the United States at International Falls will remain open during a brief construction project. Travellers coming into the U.S. should expect delays during the hours of construction, which are Monday-Thursday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. There will […]
Fr. James has been called to St. Agnes Parish in Thunder Bay after spending more than seven years serving four district parishes (OLOW, Our Lady of Good Counsel in Rainy River, Our Lady of the Lake in Morson, and St. Patrick’s in Emo). When Fr. James was ushered into the […]
Sunday was a special service of ordination for Daniel J. Vos at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo, where the sanctuary was filled with special guest speakers, friends, and relatives, as well as visiting pastors from other Christian Reformed churches. The worship team led in the gathering song, “Here I […]
“We have been not so patiently waiting for the weather to allow us to pour concrete for the new Chisholm translator and the tower is up,” said KBHW manager Bruce Christopherson. He said there’s still some equipment to be delivered and some antennas to mount, but “we should be near […]
OPP Cst. Greg Johnson acted as emcee as the Grade 5/6 students at Our Lady of the Way School held their D.A.R.E. graduation last week. Cst. Johnson had taught the Drug Abuse and Resistance Education program to the students for seveal weeks and then listened to the essays they had […]
Things are not healthy in Rainy River District and they’re not getting any better, Alberton council learned last Wednesday. Emo Reeve Russ Fortier, the district’s municipal rep on the Northwestern Health Unit’s board, briefed councillors on the health unit’s regular monthly meeting held May 19. He said the general state […]
When Rachel Ravwerda and Andrea Dykhoorn signed up to plant trees for eight weeks in Northwestern Ontario, little did they know what they were getting themselves into. The pair hail from Chatham, Ont.—the breadbasket of southern Ontario. Both have worked on farms before and thought they were prepared for what […]
The people of Iraq may be on the brink of reclaiming power in their country, but the role of the United States military is not yet over. In just a few months, Fort Frances native Rebecca Beck (nee McEvoy) and her American husband, Sean, will be leaving to do their […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is advising travellers entering the United States at the border here to consider crossing elsewhere for the next few weeks due to delays caused by construction. In a press release issued late Tuesday, the agency reported that from “now until mid-July, construction crews will force […]
