Nicole Horn Since April, students taking shop class have had to take extra steps to learn about safety before working with any machinery. “There have been no new regulations added to the safety of the machinery. However, there has been a slight change in the way that the procedures in […]
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Staff Due to quick work and ideal conditions, the construction that was required to be completed on the road at the Portage Avenue Underpass was completed yesterday, reported the town late yesterday. As a result, the Portage Avenue underpass was reopened to all traffic at 7 p.m. yesterday and will […]
Press Release Seniors Retirees Against Pension and Elder Abuse (SRAPEA) executive officers spoke to a full house at the Sister Kennedy Centre last Wednesday evening regarding serious issues dealing with Resolute Forest Products Ltd. pension fund deficits and the federal budget cuts affecting the Old Age Supplement. In attendance was […]
Ken Johnston The “Together We Can” fund-raising kick-off for a new digital mammography machine was a huge success last week. The event began in Rainy River with a pancake breakfast, then teams of cyclists took to the road from Rainy River Health Centre to Emo Health Centre and then on […]
the Canada Safety Council The majority of Canadian firearm owners have long guns, which they use for hunting, sport and wildlife control. About three-quarters have a rifle, and two-thirds a shotgun, according to the RCMP. Almost always, they keep these firearms at home when not in use. “Most gun-related deaths […]
Press Release Three Kenora residents have pleaded guilty and been fined a total of $4,750 for illegal moose hunting. Diane Neniska was fined $2,000 for discharging a firearm from a roadway and $750 for making a false statement to a conservation officer. Stuart Neniska was fined $1,000 for unlawfully hunting […]
the MNR If you see what you think may be sick, injured or orphaned wildlife, don’t remove it from its natural habitat. The bird or animal may not need assistance and you could actually do more harm in your attempt to help. Where an animal is in need of help, […]
Press Release A southern Ontario man has been fined a total of $3,500 for illegal moose hunting. Salvatore Verduci of Maple pleaded guilty to the charge of hunting without a licence and was fined $2,500. He also pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm from a roadway and was fined $1,000. […]
Press Release As of Sept. 16, the public can help support Epilepsy Ontario and local epilepsy agencies by making a donation at any of the more than 620 LCBO stores throughout Ontario. Donation boxes for Epilepsy Ontario will be displayed at LCBO checkout counters until Oct. 13. Proceeds from the […]
Heather Latter This year’s local Terry Fox Run saw more participants than last year, with 118 registered participants hitting the pavement from the Sorting Gap Marina to Seven Oaks and back—and raising more than $9,700. “I thought it went fabulously,” enthused Jane Trivers, who helped organize the event along with […]
Staff Residents of the Rainy River District may have spotted a man, dressed in an orange robe, trekking along the highway this weekend. Bhaktimarga Swami, as known as The Walking Monk, is walking across Canada for the fourth time to encourage the notion of pilgrimage. “That’s the type of think […]
Heather Latter The local Confederation College campus, in collaboration with the Rainy River District School Board, has launched a new program this fall which has seen an overwhelming response. As part of the province’s School College Work Initiative, the School Within A College (SWAC) program supports individuals in completing high […]
