Staff A total of 416 Hydro One customers east of Fort Frances suffered a power outage yesterday after a Hydro One equipment failure. Hydro One crews were still working this morning, with the aim to restore power to residents of Mine Centre, Seine River 23Afn, Baker, Lac Lacroix Fn, Tanner, […]
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Staff “Music in the Park,” a fundraiser for the “I Am Awesome (And I Know It)” girls’ retreat, has been postponed to this Wednesday (Aug. 12) from 4-8 p.m. at the Emo Spray Park. Initially scheduled to take place yesterday, the wet weather led organizers to postpone the event. “So […]
Press Release The International Joint Commission is announcing the formation of the International Rainy and Namakan Lakes Rule Curve Study Board. It will make scientifically-supported recommendations to the IJC for modifying or retaining the 2000 Rainy and Namakan Lakes rule curves after reviewing the wide range of hydrologic, hydraulic, cultural, […]
Staff Miss Teenage Rainy River District Alyssa Chiasson is now in Toronto vying for the title of Miss Teenage Canada. Her eight-day pageant stint began Monday and each day so far has been filled with plenty to do. Chiasson said she has been busy meeting the other 80 contestants. She […]
the OPP The OPP is pleased to announce that Supt. Darrell Smiley has been named as the North West Regional Commander. His official start date was Aug. 3. Supt. Smiley replaces Supt. Ron van Straalen, who officially commenced retirement duties on July 31 after 33 years of police service. Supt. […]
Staff A lengthy power outage is scheduled for next Wednesday (Aug. 12) for residents west of Fort Frances. A total of 897 Hydro One customers in Emo, Fleming, Chapple, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, Richardson, Kingsford, Senn, Sifton, Godson, and Ojibways Of Onigaming FN will be without power from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. […]
Heather Latter When Mel DeGagne closed the doors to Nor-Fab’s truss plant a few years ago, it became Brian Hagarty’s dream to reopen the business. Now under a new name, Hagarty and his partner, James Mainville, have opened Titan Manufacturing on Highway 11/71 just west of Fort Frances. “Nor-Fab’s truss […]
Lindsay Campbell At only six years old, Matthew Egan has a heart so big it might astonish people. Last Tuesday, Egan ran a lemonade stand outside his grandparent’s house on Colonization Road West here. But what’s different was that he didn’t charge people for the lemonade, but instead collected voluntary […]
Duane Hicks The volume of air traffic is up at the Fort Frances Airport compared to last year thanks, at least in part, to extra flights tied to New Gold’s Rainy River project. An 57 additional aircraft landed at the airport here as of the end of June compared to […]
Duane Hicks With the federal election campaign officially underway, Mayor Roy Avis is wondering how that is going to affect the anticipated federal funding component for the demolition and redevelopment of the old Rainy Lake Hotel here. Last August, the town received $1 million from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund […]
Duane Hicks Candidates running to be the next MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River are ready for what will be longest federal election campaign in recent history leading up to the Oct. 19 vote. Incumbent NDP MP John Rafferty, who is seeking a third term, said the 11-week election campaign period […]
Heather Latter Upwards of 100 delegates from as far away as Hawaii, Alaska, Norway, New Zealand, and Australia will be gathering in Rainy River District next week as part of the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium’s annual meeting. “It’s a network of indigenous higher education academics, elders, and knowledge-keepers […]
