Staff The number of thefts under $5,000 reported in Rainy River District was up from 10 in February to 17 in March. A total of 12 of the incidents were in Fort Frances, Insp. Steve Shouldice reported at the Police Services Board meeting Tuesday. These included one theft of a […]
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Lucas Punkari The Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams proved to be too much for the Rainy River Owls to handle here Tuesday afternoon as the black-and-gold cruised to a pair of shutout wins in exhibition play. The Muskie boys ran roughshod over their opponents right from the opening whistle, […]
Staff The Thunder Bay Queens Midget women’s hockey team, which includes former Muskie forward Jillian Langtry, have dominated so far at the Esso Cup national championship in Charlottetown, P.E.I. The squad was a perfect 4-0 heading into its final round-robin game this afternoon against the Pembina Valley Hawks from Morden, […]
Press Release If the Liberal government is serious about job creation in Ontario, why won’t it employ Ontario workers in its call centres? That was question being asked by Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell during Question Period on Monday. Campbell has learned that one of the call centres responsible for […]
Allan T. Bedard A productive and cordial meeting was held between Resolute Forest Products Ltd. officials and members of the Senior Retirees Against Pension & Elder Abuse on April 19 at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre boardroom. Attending company officials were pension and benefits administrator Benoit Briere and […]
Press Release “Moving Forward” is the theme of this year’s National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, which is taking place April 22-28 across Canada. Activities across the country will focus on raising awareness of services available to victims of crime in Canada, such as those provided by the Rainy River […]
Duane Hicks Portage Avenue underpass modifications will be among the summer construction projects going on here. The town has put out a call for tenders for the installation of a storm sewer forcemain underneath the railway tracks on the northwest quadrant of the underpass, noted Operations and Facilities manager Doug […]
Dave Ogilvie Chapple Heritage and the Rainy River District Women’s Institute invite you to the “Queen’s Jubilee Dinner” to be held Saturday, May 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the Barwick Hall. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $7 for children eight and under, which are available until May 5 from […]
Robin McCormick Organizers of the Devlin slo-pitch league will meet tonight (April 25) at 6:30 p.m. to set a date for the annual ball diamond clean-up, which will be held either April 28 or May 5. The first game is scheduled for Monday, May 7. If you cannot make tonight’s […]
Dave Ogilvie Excitement definitely is growing as Calvary Baptist Church in Emo continues to plan for the celebration of the congregation’s 90th anniversary. Invitations to former pastors and members have been sent out, renovations are continuing in the basement, and a new sign has been placed on the outside of […]
Press Release It was an 18th birthday present that Sgt. Keddie Brow will remember for the rest of his life—earning a ticket to the National Cadet Marksmanship Championships in Quebec City from May 6-11. Sgt. Brow, along with F/Sgt. Oryn Albanese and Cpl. Matthew Nowak, proudly represented 908 Rainy Lake […]
Press Release The Riverside Foundation for Health Care recently received a letter from the hospital board of directors giving it the go-ahead to begin fundraising for a digital mammography unit. “This is great news for the citizens of the Rainy River District,” said board chairman Deane Cunningham. “The Foundation is […]
