The Sportsmen’s “Get Outdoors” Club spent a couple of hours Tuesday, Aug. 7 digging and removing purple loosestrife from roadside ditches near Devlin. Loosestrife is spreading quickly along roads, into fields and pasture lands, and into waterways. Each plant can produce up to 2.7 million seeds and are easily […]
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The Rendezvous Yacht Club held its annual Kettle Falls Regatta back on Aug. 4 with a variety of wind conditions. Wind speeds varied from 0 to 35 m.p.h., coming mostly from the south but also from the southwest, southeast, and even the northeast for a short time. With the […]
NWO Regional Peewee AAA All Stars will be hosting a two-day evaluation and team selection camp for players interested in participating in their 2007-2008 program. The camp will be held on Saturday, Sept. 1 and Sunday Sept. 2 in Kenora at the Keewatin Memorial Arena. The camp starts […]
The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association announced Thursday they have hired a new manager for their Stratton sales barn. Clayton Teeple of Barwick was the successful candidate of the position foremost for his qualifications from having worked in the sales barn previously. “We’re glad that he applied,” noted RRCA secretary […]
The bear hunting season opened today in Northern Ontario, Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay announced. “I know how important hunting is to Ontario’s culture and recognize its contribution to the economy, particularly in the north,” said Ramsay. “That’s why we have expanded the bear hunt and provided increased hunting opportunities.” […]
The Emo Speedway will host its annual Rea Memorial two-day championship this Friday and Saturday, beginning both days at 6:30 p.m. “The fair weekend is very prestigious,” explained Anthony Leek, vice-president of the Emo Speedway. “Winning it is probably one of the biggest things that can happen to you […]
The 2007 Rainy River Valley Agricultural Fair is set to go. Organizing volunteers have been busy and it looks like this fair will not let you down! Four of the traditional events are scheduled for Friday and Saturday. The annual cloggers contest takes place Friday morning at 9:30. Thursday […]
The day started off with all the 4-H members unloading their steers and heifers at Barb and Brent Miller’s residence. After the cattle were settled, Jared called the meeting to order and we recited the 4-H pledge. Next, all steers and heifers were weighed. Then all intermediate members led […]
The six Emo Fair Queen contestants—Brittany Roen, left, Chelsea Bragg, Raylene Smith, Rebecca Mosbeck, Bridgette Thompson, and Sairah Chabot—showed off their formal wear during the fashion show last night at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. The winner will be crowned there Thursday evening following the entertainment portion of the competition. […]
Three new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by yesterday evening. The fires were located in the Red Lake, Fort Frances and Dryden Districts. A total of 21 fires were reported in Northwestern Ontario over the weekend. The fire behaviour on the new starts ranged from creeping, […]
THUNDER BAY, Ont. —Some old ideas which have never been implemented may see new life from a panel geared toward forest sector recovery. The Task Force of Resource-Dependent Communities stopped in this northwestern Ontario city yesterday to hear ideas and suggestions to fix the forestry crisis, which has hit […]
Council approved a report last night ensuring that signage marking the existing hospital route will remain the same for at least the next four years. Upon direction from the Operations and Facilities executive committee, the town’s Traffic Safety Committee was asked to consider revising the route, for traffic in the […]
