The transition board preparing for the amalgamation of Sioux Narrows, Nestor Falls, and surrounding areas endorsed Kenora as its service provider. Board members met last Thursday to decide whether the Kenora District Social Service Administration Board (DSSAB) or the Rainy River DSSAB would be the most suitable service provider for […]
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Clean water and close communities–that’s what the “Walk to Remember” was all about. Al Hunter, from Rainy River First Nation, was one of a rotating group that walked around Lake Superior for 57 days this summer. Their goal was to bring people together to protest the dirtying of our water. […]
After last Thursday’s 65-14 romp over Sturgeon Creek (Winnipeg) here, the Muskie football team will be in for a much tougher battle this Friday at 7 p.m. over in International Falls. “We are definitely the underdogs for the game,” assistant coach Greg Allan said. “The Falls is a very well-coached […]
Old hobbies die hard. As Fr. Jerry Ward discovered last Saturday evening after he finished up his 30-year racing career at the same place it started–the Emo Speedway. “I feel great but this is going to be a hard habit to break,” enthused Fr. Ward after his final race in […]
Karate is not about learning how to kick butt–it is about discovering inner peace and harmony. “Wado Kai is a style of karate and it teaches people that karate is a martial art, but it is also a way to find inner peace and harmony among yourself,” explained local Sensei […]
During Monday night’s council meeting, Fort Frances re-affirmed its decision to pursue other means of economic development instead of the Rainy River Future Development Corp.–a move that has caught some district municipal leaders by surprise. “I have no idea what to tell you. I’ll have go call [RRFDC CEO] Geoff […]
The $3.3-million renovation at Emo hospital got a $2.08 million boost from the provincial government Monday. “Our government is committed to improving access to long-term care services for Northern Ontarians,” said Northern Development and Mines minister Tim Hudak, who presented the cheque on behalf of Health and Long-Term Care minister […]
Elk really do get around. A radio-collared bull elk, released near Cameron Lake back in January as part of an effort to reintroduce a herd to this area, was sighted near Ely in northeastern Minnesota by a Department of Natural Resources officer last week. That’s a distance of about 240 […]
The signs at the town limits read “Population 9,000” but there haven’t been 9,000 people in Fort Frances since at least 1988. The latest enumeration numbers from the Ontario Property Assessment Corporation suggest the population here is on steady decline–especially among young people. In 1991, the total population of Fort […]
The number of cattle that have been killed by anthrax in Rainy River District has crept up to 15–and has now affected a second farm. “In total, there was 11 animals that had died on the first farm–one was doing badly and was euthanized,” said Dr. George Luterbach of the […]
Funding concerns for the Northwestern Ontario Recycling Association have proven negligible as it heads into the fall in good financial condition. “Everything’s going along the way it should be–the way we predicted in the budget,” NORA co-ordinator Keith Sveinson said. “I don’t see any reason we should run out of […]
“We’re satisfied that our water supply is without question safe, clean, and pure,” interim Operations and Facilities manager John Callan told the town council during Monday night’s regular meeting. “Never has there been any concern of bacteria, coliform, or E. coli in our water system,” he added. The reassurance came […]
