Once again, the local chapter of Ducks Unlimited garnered strong support for its annual fundraising banquet—to the estimated tune of more than $42,000. “That’s about the ballpark. We were shooting for $50,000 so it’s a bit down from past years,” said local DU chair Barney Maher. “But I’m quite happy […]
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Local MP Robert Nault, also the minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, has invited district municipal councillors to spend several days in Ottawa in order to gain an inside look at how the federal government operates. “We’ve been thinking about how to get the leadership engaged in federal issues and […]
With word Tuesday that the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association is disbanding at the end of June, the City of Dryden is buying up NORA’s assets. But it now may only serve four areas—and for a greater price tag. “We have to recycle, we have a plant here, so this is […]
With delegates from 33 countries attending, the World Health Organization’s Conference on Safe Communities, which officially started here Tuesday morning, has lived up to be a truly international event. And in keeping with the spirit, the Rainy Lake Multicultural Association has planned a free mini “Culturama” on Wednesday to ensure […]
The Northwest Ontario Recycle Association will be no more as of June 30, selling its assets to the City of Dryden, NORA chair Dennis Brown revealed Tuesday. “At our board meeting on April 24, we decided the future just wasn’t there for NORA,” he remarked. “So the City of Dryden […]
Pipers, a children’s choir, and hundreds of volunteers, parents, and community members gathered on Tuesday morning to welcome the world to Fort Frances for the World Health Organization’s 11th International and 5th National Conference on Safe Communities. “Welcome to the greatest district in Ontario and also the safest,” said Mayor […]
While the Muskie girls’ soccer team snowed the competition in Winnipeg, the boys were simply snowed out. The ‘B’ final of the St. John’s Ravenscourt Invitational, which was to feature the Muskie boys against River East, was cancelled yesterday after the city awoke to blizzard-like conditions. “Just before our game, […]
Local Métis are being asked to come out to the Sunset Country Métis office and cast their ballot to elect a secretary-treasurer to the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO). One of the names on the ballot is local resident Brent Calder, who is vying against Tim […]
Fishermen and boating enthusiasts rejoice! The ice on Rainy Lake might be completely gone by the end of the day, according to Silvia Ottarson of Rusty Myers’ Flying Service here. “Officially, it’s not completely out yet. We’ve had open water here for a while, out to Kettle Falls,” she remarked […]
Drivers licences will be issued, fire crews will be protecting local forests, and all corrections officers will be back to their regular shifts starting today as public service workers voted to end their eight-week strike. Striking Ontario Public Service Employees Union members voted this weekend to ratify a tentative deal […]
The federal government announced Friday it’s chipping in $75,000 for the World Health Organization conference being held here next week. Local MP Robert Nault, also the minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, announced this morning that the money would be given to the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition to help […]
Ontario public servants could be back to work Monday if they vote to accept the province’s latest contract offer. About 45,000 members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, including 4,500 in Northwestern Ontario, will be voting on the offer this weekend. Local OPSEU members will vote tomorrow afternoon at […]
