Rick Neilson “We’re going to build an abattoir,” Steve Loshaw announced to spontaneous applause by the two dozen or so members attending the annual meeting of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. at the Barwick Hall on Thursday night. “When we first started this four years ago, Geoff Gillon […]
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Rick Neilson About 20 district farmers gathered at Emo Legion last Wednesday to join ag co-ordinator Jeannette Cawston for soup and sandwiches while getting an update on the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s ag initiative program. “We have just finished the second year of our two-year program, but it has […]
Mitch Calvert Pardon Duncan Keith if he’s spending a little extra time on the couch these days. Including the NHL regular-season and playoffs, the Chicago Blackhawks’ defenceman who grew up in Fort Frances spent 2,387 hard minutes of ice time matched up against the top forwards the world has to […]
Peggy Revell They’ve spent the past four years hammering home an anti-tobacco message, but Youth Action Alliances across the province will be shutting down at the end of August following the Ontario government’s decision to end the program’s funding. “I was completely shocked,” Tiffany Whalen, a Northwest YAA senior peer […]
Staff Don’t start building an ark just yet. While water levels on Rainy Lake currently are sitting above the International Rainy Lake Board of Control’s rule curve at the moment, it remains to be seen whether these high levels will stick around for the summer. “Rainy Lake is definitely higher […]
Elisabeth Heslop Mark Bysfield, deputy consul general with the U.S. consulate in Toronto, met with Mayor Roy Avis, several councillors, and members of the local Economic Development Advisory Committee on Monday to discuss the implementation of the new U.S. entry requirements. The meeting was primarily a question-and-answer period about the […]
Elisabeth Heslop Getting a job often is the first thing students returning home from university or finishing up a year of high school think about once summer rolls around. Whether it is pumping gas at Safeway, doling out treats at Dairy Queen, or working in the mill, students usually are […]
Peggy Revell The Rainy River District School Board approved a balanced budget of $42,899,608 for 2009/10 at its regular monthly meeting last night. “I, for one, am quite pleased with the budget and how it worked out,” board chair Dan Belluz said following the presentation by Superintendent of Business Laura […]
Duane Hicks According to customer service guru Tony Alessandra, “Being on par in terms of price and quality only get you into the game. It’s service that wins the game”—a philosophy apparently shared by district businesses that participated in the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s 2009 Customer Service Challenge. And […]
Mitch Calvert Earn trip to all-Ontarios It took a team effort, and a few favourable bounces, but the Muskie boys’ soccer team did almost the unthinkable here last Wednesday—claiming the NorWOSSA crown and a trip to the all-Ontarios in Hamilton this week with back-to-back wins over the Dryden Eagles and […]
Mitch Calvert Despite a revamped coaching staff, the Muskie girls’ soccer team is headed back to the all-Ontarios for the second-straight year. Sarah Noonan and Adam Scott, newly-appointed coaches this season after Adam and Laura Craig moved away, led the Muskies to a 4-2 regular-season record and then an OFSAA […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres have locked up three members of their core for next season. Fort Frances native Kyle Turgeon and Atikokan’s Graham Dyck have signed on for a third season with the black-and-red while Kenora’s Colton Kennedy will return to the fold for a second year […]
