Bigger and better. That’s what the Emo Chamber of Commerce hopes this year’s “Holly Daze” will be. After a summer break, the group met last week to brainstorm ideas to improve the annual event, scheduled for Dec. 1-2 this year. “We’re going to see if we can get a fun […]
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The annual Fall Bass Classic on Northwest Bay over the weekend once again was a huge success. Winners of the tourney were the Winnipeg team of John Guzej and Ted Stewner, who also reeled in the biggest fish of the tournament. La Vallee/Devlin angler Doug McBride and his partner, Steve […]
Ted Stewner and John Guzej of Winnipeg finished atop the leaderboard at the fifth-annual Rainy Lake Fall Bass Classic at LaBelle’s Birch Point Camp over the weekend—earning themselves the $5,000 first-place cheque. The pair, who placed second last year, netted a two-day total weight of 45.60 pounds to finish ahead […]
Nearly 160 students from schools across the district attended the Northern Ontario Schools Chess Championship at Crossroads in Devlin on Friday. Organizer Martin Williams noted the number of participants was up from last year—with Rainy River District having the largest tournament with 120 players. “So we have a great shot […]
An Armstrong man has been fined $2,000 for failing to remit fees to the Ministry of Natural Resources for hunting and fishing licences sold at his bait and tackle business in 2005. Craig Toset, 38, owner-operator of Beedahbin Adventures in Armstrong, had his authority to sell the ministry’s licences revoked […]
The Northwestern Ontario Tourism Association and the Kenora District Camp Owners Association on Thursday joined the Hotel Association of Canada in its call for the withdrawal of the decision to cut the GST visitor rebate program. U.S. tourists visiting Sunset Country generate $396.9 million of economic activity annually. “In Sunset […]
The public is helping protect Ontario’s natural resources by phoning in more than 5,000 potential violations to the tips reporting line, Natural Resources minister David Ramsay announced last week. “The response from the public has been tremendous,” said Ramsay. “Ethical hunters, anglers, and the public have called in to report […]
After serving 30 years as a trustee on the local public school board, Gord McBride is calling it quits. “I’ve decided not to run. It’s time to give someone else the opportunity to run for the board,” he said last week. Despite the long years that have passed, McBride still […]
On Monday around 1 p.m., Dryden OPP received information that a plane had crashed near Teggau Lake, southwest of Vermilion Bay. Michael Bernier, 45, of Vermilion Bay sustained minor injuries when his plane—a Piper PA12—crashed into the bush a couple of hundred feet off shore. No other occupants were on […]
The Pictograph Art Gallery in Atikokan will be featuring a multimedia exhibition by mother-daughter duo Crystal Babcook and Cara Gimblett entitled “Colour Full,” which is opening this Saturday (Oct. 7) from noon-3:30 p.m. The artists will be on hand for the opening. This exhibition will run through Oct. 28 at […]
FORT FRANCES—More than a dozen livestock producers from across Rainy River District gathered at La Place Rendez-Vous here Friday morning for a marketing workshop sponsored by the Ontario Cattlemen’s Association. Ken McKinnon, president of the local cattlemen’s association, noted it was beneficial to all producers, but especially those on the […]
FORT FRANCES—Last week, the Rainy River First Nations’ Watershed program hosted “The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup” to tidy the shores of the Rainy River across the district. Five groups of about 35 people participated from Riverview School, Sturgeon Creek School, Crossroads School, Donald Young School, and a Rainy River First […]
