Alberton council voted last week to allow the Town of Fort Frances to provide water service to residents of Alberton after some residents there had requested it. Users would have to pay for the service. In a recorded vote of 3-2, Alberton council decided to allow water service from Fort […]
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Chapple held its regular monthly council meeting last Tuesday (Jan. 8), with Bill Clink taking the oath of allegiance as reeve after longtime reeve Cecil Wilson announced his retirement. Also on hand for the meeting were Couns. Peter Van Heyst, Rick Neilson, and Rilla Race, Road Supt. James Teeple, and […]
Cleaning up a portion of Highway 11 and keeping track of local wildlife populations are just two of the projects the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists are tackling this year. The club is committed to encouraging conservation and wise use of the environment, noted Bill Morgenstern, who was elected president […]
Rainy River First Nation reps met with local municipalities at the Red Dog Inn here last week to discuss the progress of their land claims negotiations. “There’s nothing etched in stone. Things are still up for negotiation,” said Rainy River F.N. Chief Gary Medicine. “There’s no land set aside, no […]
Rainy River council decided Monday night to sever ties with the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association, joining similar moves by Emo and Alberton last week. These are the latest of 10 area municipalities that have served notice of their intent to opt out of NORA, including Morley, La Vallee, Sioux Narrows-Nestor […]
The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association annual meeting will take place next Wednesday (Jan. 23) at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton. Current president Tom Morrish said no major concerns are facing the RRCA, but added there are ongoing issues the association will be working on […]
Arnold Kaemingh, 41, rises before 5 a.m. each morning, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Depending on the weather, he’ll get on his snowmobile or four-wheeler to cross the road to his Devlin dairy farm trailed by Princess, the family’s four-month-old German shepherd. He’ll work anywhere from eight […]
Something will have to give Friday night as the second-place Borderland Thunder, unbeaten in 11-straight games, host the fourth-place Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs, who have gone without a loss in their past seven. “It’s going to be a hard fought battle,” Thunder coach Wayne Strachan said. “Out of the top […]
The local Wado Kai’s “Sidekicks” program for young karate beginners returns in full form later this month. Registration goes today from 5-6:30 p.m. at the St. Francis School gym, where regular classes will be run until April. “This is a format to get kids interested in the real program with […]
An art show is being organized to showcase the mermaid of Rainy Lake, with artists—and anyone else with ideas—welcome to attend a meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. at St. Jude’s Coffee House here. “The more ideas we can get, the bigger the scope of the art show,” organizer Mark Kowalchuk […]
The Rainy River District School Board will discuss an early reading forum at its regular monthly meeting here Tuesday night. The board is organizing the forum for 150 primary teachers and principals from across Northwestern Ontario on Feb. 22 in Thunder Bay. The Ministry of Education awarded a grant of […]
Town council agreed Monday night to form a sports banquet committee, with the intent to recognize local athletes, coaches, volunteers, and organizations on an annual basis. The group to be the honoured at this year’s inaugural will be the ’52 Fort Frances Canadians, who this year are celebrating the 50th […]
