About 40 people from across the district attended the 25th Annual General Meeting of the Rainy River Future Development Corporation in Rainy River Thursday evening. The nominating committee presented five names for election at the AGM. One more candidate, Gord Armstrong of Rainy River, was nominated from the floor. Three […]
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The Emo Spray Park committee is planning a barbecue for the end of the month, but it won’t be a regular barbecue—it’s been deemed a “Spray ‘n Slide” party. A giant 100 ft. “water slide” (a slip ‘n slide-type mat) and several sprinklers will be set up at the Lions […]
Representatives from Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. were on hand at the 20th annual Strawberry Social in Emo on Friday to honour the Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary. “Thanks to all members for the outstanding dedication to your local hospital and also to health care in the Rainy River District,” […]
The Swedish Singers are coming to International Falls as part of their third U.S. tour. This outstanding 50-voice Lutheran youth choir will appear Monday, June 25 at 7 p.m. at the Evangelical Covenant Church. The choir is made up of high school- and college-age students coming from Hassleholm, a city […]
The Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment would like to remind the travelling motorist that there is a large increase of motor vehicle collisions involving wild animals on the local highways. In May 2007, members of the Dryden OPP investigated 29 motor vehicle collisions in the Dryden area, 21 of […]
We accepted the challenge from the Fort Frances Public Library to enter their fundraising car rally for the “Building for the Future Campaign” held last week. B-93 fm, the other media outlet in town, also signed-up for the Library’s challenge. In order to hype up the event, we decided to […]
The Rainy River District Palliative Care Volunteers are pleased to inform you that we will be holding a Butterfly Release Service on Sunday, July 15, 2007 at the Legion Park in Fort Frances. The release of butterflies comes from an American Indian Legend that believes that if anyone desires a […]
NDP leader Howard Hampton said last week that though the McGuinty Liberals talk the big talk on co-generation and small-scale energy production, they have broken their promise—made two years ago—to hire a co-generation facilitator. Hampton was responding to an announcement made last week by Energy minister Dwight Duncan that the […]
Statistics Canada recently released the latest snapshot of the nation’s agriculture industry, using new data from the 2006 Census of Agriculture. This is the first of a number of data releases from the census. All farm and operator data are available for free at www.stat.ca Comprehensive information about agricultural operations […]
The Ontario government has given Horizon Hydro approval to pursue a proposed waterpower facility on a Crown land site, Natural Resources minister David Ramsay announced last week. “Horizon Hydro Inc.’s proposal has the potential to contribute to the region’s prosperity with their focus on the sustainable development of a waterpower […]
Dale Hoard, front, and Ed Katona, admired a 1937 Chevrolet Coupe that was parked Scott Street, during Saturday’s annual Show & Shine here. Several old “beauties” lined the downtown core and people came in droves to check them out. —Amanda Roy photo
Times’ summer reporter Amanda Roy attempted a hole-in-one last Wednesday at Kitchen Creek Golf Course during the Fort Frances Public Library’s car rally fundraiser for its “Building for the Future” campaign. —Heather Ogilvie photo
