Given the lack of rain this summer, residents who live along Emo Road addressed Emo council last Tuesday night regarding the condition of the thoroughfare, as well as the amount of dust being generated. Emo Reeve Ed Carlson explained dust suppressant had been laid there, but hasn’t managed well because […]
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Members of the Rainy River Valley Food Council have decided to postpone its “Taste Local! Taste Fresh!” event, which was being planned for late October. “I hate to say it but I’d be more comfortable doing it next summer,” said Rainy River Elk Company owner Deb Cornell, who also is […]
Innovation is a crucial ingredient in the success of Ontario’s farmers. To recognize and foster innovation in the agri-food industry, the Ontario government has established the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence. Over the next five years, $2.5 million will be awarded to outstanding farm innovators. There will be up […]
The Ontario government is supporting the use of alternative energy sources in the north by investing in the installation of a solar power system at a tourism camp in the Lake of the Woods area, Northern Development and Mines minister Rick Bartolucci announced last week. “Our government is helping small, […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship held its annual random entry draw last Wednesday. Forty-eight lucky anglers won this year’s lottery—an increase of two teams from years past. The increased number of available spots was due to the withdrawal of two teams that had finished in top 90 this past […]
Local school students participated in a forest habitat and sustainability program co-operatively designed and taught by the Red Lake Heritage Centre and the Ministry of Natural Resources in Red Lake District. Fifty-five Grade 4 students from the Golden Learning Centre and Red Lake-Madsen Public School were taught about forest habitat […]
Northwestern Ontario hunters are being asked to help the Ministry of Natural Resources conduct a monitoring program for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) this fall. In exchange for donating the head of adult harvested deer, hunters will receive a crest as thanks for their assistance. CWD is a degenerative, fatal brain […]
Seven Generations Education Institute hosted its annual “Fall Harvest” here last week, with more than 500 students from across the region participating in various traditional skills demonstrations. The three-day event took place Oct. 3-5, with different students from about 15 schools arriving each day. “This is like a celebration of […]
Help prevent electronic waste while simultaneously raising funds for the Atikokan Crisis Centre. The Atikokan Crisis Centre is embarking on a mutually-beneficial partnership with “ThinkGreen,” a community-based, environmental fundraising program created by Greentec. Simply gather used print cartridges and cell phones, bring them to the Atikokan Foodland in Atikokan or […]
The Rainy River District School Board stepped on a nerve, or rather into a nerve centre, last Tuesday night while holding its regular monthly meeting at Rainy River High School. RRHS principal Casey Slack gave the board a tour of the nearly completed Alternative Learning Centre (ALC), which has been […]
After more than a year of fundraising, Robert Moore School installed its new playground equipment last week. “It’s been a real community effort,” said vice-principal Brad Oster. The school council there was involved from the beginning, in the 2005-06 school year when fundraising efforts began in earnest, Oster explained. The […]
Former Fort Frances resident Jim Pattison, a Canadian certified pedorthist from Prince Albert, Sask., was selected for the second year to attend the Calzateenia conference, sponsored by CIATEC, on Aug. 18-19 in Leon, Mex. As last year, Pattison was the only Canadian in attendance and each day he addressed more […]
