Peggy Revell Surprise, shock, and great sadness. That was the reaction of Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty upon hearing that federal NDP leader Jack Layton passed away early Monday morning at the age of 61 after a second battle with cancer. “I fought three elections with Jack as a […]
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Heather Latter Having been given a message from God to write a book, that’s just what Melissa Friesen did. The 21-year-old local resident recently self-published a personal coming of age account of a year in her life and how glorifying God became her ultimate purpose. “It’s a calendar year of […]
Duane Hicks Naicatchewenin Development Corp. (NDC) has teamed up with Saulteaux Consulting & Engineering, opening an office at 242 Scott St. here in the past month. Saulteaux Consulting & Engineering’s principals, Dean Bethune and Todd Bruyere of Couchiching First Nation, bring to the table more than 35 years’ combined experience […]
Peggy Revell Students and staff at Mine Centre won’t be moving into their new school just yet. Completion of the new school now is anticipated by mid-September, with students and staff to begin the year in the old school in the meantime. “They’re very close [to completion],” said Raymond Roy, […]
Peggy Revell With the exception of three days and one centimetre, water levels on Rainy Lake have remained within the mandated rule curve so far this year. “We did very, very well basically because Mother Nature was kind to us this year,” Col. Michael Price, co-chair of the International Rainy […]
the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources is asking residents to be aware of bears in the Fort Frances area, and to take the necessary steps to avoid attracting them into local neighbourhoods. Over the past several weeks, people in the Fort Frances area have reported almost 30 conflicts with […]
Staff A series of road and sewer/water projects being done this summer are progressing according to schedule. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told council last night that work is going well on the 200 block of Third Street East, with work crews under primary contractor Wagner Construction Canada ULC […]
Staff The forest fire hazard is rebounding across the Northwest Region as warm, sunny weather returns, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported. The fire hazard is now “high” across most parts of the region and as a result, active forest fires are expected to flare up while new ones can […]
Staff Town council will receive a presentation this evening from local artist Lindsay Hamilton regarding the possibility of locating a mural on the wall in the ’52 Canadians Arena, by the doorway to the Ice For Kids Arena. She will have a short video presentation on the project for council’s […]
Zoey Duncan Following a marathon day of meetings and balloting, Kenora city councillor and sawmill manager Rod McKay was elected Saturday as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Kenora-Rainy River for the Oct. 6 provincial election. He defeated fellow Kenora Coun. Louis Roussin, who had a background in risk-management for the […]
From the MTO The Ministry of Transportation wishes to advise the motoring public that Highway 602 near Emo is now open to single lane traffic. It was closed in mid-July about three km from Emo to ensure the safety of road users and construction workers at the site of a […]
Staff Weekend rain helped the Ministry of Natural Resources with the region’s fire situation, although there continued to be a number of new starts. “The Northwest Region experienced rainfall in most sectors, providing cooler temperatures and favourable weather conditions to attack many of the multiple fires that continue to burn,” […]
