Duane Hicks The local BDO Canada office once again is looking to local residents to help “Drive Away Hunger” over the next few weeks. From Sept. 21-Oct. 12, BDO will be accepting donations of canned goods and other non-perishable foods on Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4:40 p.m. at its […]
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Press Release Last Thursday, leaders from Northern Ontario’s indigenous and non-indigenous communities prepared a historic framework that will be used to bring communities, industry, and government together with a common goal to achieve sustainable and shared economic development prosperity. The Transforming Ontario’s North (TON) Summit used a grassroots approach to […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The second-annual “Run for the Donut” is planned and ready to go. Runners are advised to lace up their shoes and start preparing for the 5K race hosted by the Rainy Running Club, the Municipality of Emo, and the “Run for the Donut” committee. You are invited […]
Press Release In order to improve mobility network performance, Tbaytel will be performing scheduled network upgrade maintenance tomorrow (Sept. 20) from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. During this time, Tbaytel mobility customers in the Atikokan area may experience service disruptions or outages to their Tbaytel HSPA mobility service, including voice calls, data […]
Duane Hicks Ted and Ruth Brockie of Brockie’s Jewellers were recognized for their outstanding contribution, and years of dedication, to the local business community last Wednesday evening during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 22nd-annual business awards at La Place Rendez-Vous. The Brockies, who retired earlier this year after owning […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The municipal election will take place on Monday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. at the La Vallee municipal office. Advanced voting will be held there on Saturday, Oct. 13 from noon-5 p.m. The four candidates for reeve in La Vallee are Lucille Macdonald, Ross Donaldson, Ken […]
Press Release The Backus Community Center in International Falls will host a fall harvest fundraising dinner on Sunday, Sept. 30 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The second-annual dinner, featuring a menu of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots, rutabagas, pickled beets, and dinner rolls, will be held on the Backus stage, […]
David Loewen of Loewen Greenhouses & Landscaping was proud to be named Business of the Year (one-15 employees) at last Wednesday night’s business awards. He urged area businesses to continue to strive to make Rainy River District an even better place to live.
Duane Hicks Long known for her award-winning photorealistic artwork, Cher Pruys recently has expanded her oeuvre in the opposite direction. Nonetheless, she’s still catching the eyes of her peers. Two recent paintings, “Winter Solstice” and “Midnight in London,” both were accepted into the 2018 Elected & Associate Members Juried Abstract […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Sept. 9-15 were Aimee and Chris Matheson (Fort Frances), Wayne Learning (Atikokan), Anita Anderson (Emo), Donald Bolen (Stratton), Dave Hawn (St. Thomas, Ont.), Lorne Ferguson (Atikokan), and Allan and Sheila Kennedy […]
Duane Hicks Tim Hortons was a “double-double” award winner at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 22nd-annual business awards last Wednesday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous. The local franchise, owned by Gord McQuarrie, received two awards: Business of the Year (16+ employees) and Customer Services (Business). McQuarrie was overwhelmed with […]
From the MNRF One new fire was confirmed in the Northwest Region by mid-afternoon yesterday. Sioux Lookout Fire #167 was located on an island in Abram Lake, about five km southwest of the town of Sioux Lookout. The 0.1-hectare blaze was listed as “not under control” at last report. There […]
