While he wouldn’t reveal exactly how many individuals are vying for three positions with the local volunteer firefighting brigade, interim human resources manager Brian Hagarty said the town is “satisfied” with the number of applications received. “We’re up to several,” Hagarty said Tuesday morning. “We now have enough applications to […]
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While the hockey world was fixated on Sidney Crosby’s fate in the National Hockey League draft on Saturday, the Albert Beller family of Rainy River was watching another player of great interest. Their 18-year-son, Greg Beller, was chosen by the N.Y. Rangers in the sixth round (178th overall). The recent […]
The provincial government on Thursday pledged more than $80,000 to support the arts and culture in Northwestern Ontario. Culture minister Madeleine Meilleur first was in Atikokan on Thursday morning, where she presented the Atikokan Intergenerational Centre for Arts and Alternatives with a cheque for $28,000 to implement a pilot project […]
Close to 115 people with the United Church camp had their week of activities cut short Thursday when an outbreak of a bad ’flu-like bug ripped through Sunny Cove, bringing in officials from the Northwestern Health Unit. “We had a couple of kids wake up early in the morning [Thursday] […]
Three new blazes were reported in the West Fire Region yesterday, but there remains little fire activity in the Fort Frances District. Deb MacLean, a fire information officer with the Ministry of Natural Resources, reported this morning from Dryden that crews are monitoring two new blazes in the Thunder Bay […]
The long weekend is here and the OPP will be highly visible throughout Rainy River District ensuring that area roadways and waterways are safe. As you head out to the cabin, the beach, or fishing for the day, please adhere to the current boating regulations. OPP marine units will be […]
Beginning today (July 29) and continuing on a weekly basis until the end of the year, motorists in Northwestern Ontario will begin seeing some very large tractor-trailers travelling along Highways 17 and 11 enroute to Fort Frances. OPP officers will be escorting these vehicles from eastern Ontario via Wawa and […]
Rainy River First Nations Chief Albert Hunter welcomed Ontario Minister of Culture Madeleine Meilleur to Manitou Rapids yesterday. The minister presented the resource centre with some new books before going to the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung historical site, where she presented a Cultural Strategic Investment Fund and another from the Sports, Cultural, and […]
Jana Groot of Smithers, BC took time to do some maintenance on her bicycle before joining her colleagues for a fish fry dinner at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo last night. She is part of the “Sea to Sea” cross-country that is riding from Vancouver to Halifax to celebrate […]
Northwestern Ontario’s forestry industry was dealt another major blow yesterday when Abitibi-Consolidated announced both machines at its mill in Kenora will fall silent in October. But the Montreal-based company did leave the door open to the possibility of bringing the larger of the two machines—capable of churning out 150,000 tonnes […]
It was just a bad three days of golf for Steve Wood and Glen Mills. The professionals at Kitchen Creek both shot well below what they expected at the MPGA Championships at the Elmhurst Golf and Country Club, which began Monday and wrapped up yesterday. Mills shot a collective score […]
Fishing and poker; poker and fishing—the two go hand in hand like diuretics at a Victoria’s Secret summer fashion show. And the dock at the Sorting Gap Marina perfectly encapsulated such a statement—especially when the top 10 boats after Day 2 started filtering their way to their designated spots on […]
