Ol’ Man Winter arrived with a vengeance here yesterday, bringing with it about 13 cm of snow and wind gusts exceeding 60 km/h. The wet heavy snow snapped trees and power lines across the district, and forced most highways to close for at least a few hours due to slippery […]
District News
District school councils for both the public and Catholic boards are being asked to meet together next Tuesday at Donald Young School in Emo in hopes of establishing a communication network between them. Dona Pollard, a member of the Ontario Parent Council who sits on its parent involvement committee, is […]
It’s all but official–Warren Hoshizaki will be the new director of education for the Rainy River District Board of Education. John McLeod, the current acting director, confirmed yesterday that only thing left to officially make Hoshizaki the director is a vote at the next board meeting Dec. 1. Hoshizaki was […]
The results were long anticipated but critics were quick to voice their opinions on the “Lands for Life” consolidated report released last Friday. It wasn’t so much what was there that had some disturbed. It’s what wasn’t there. While he vocally opposed the final draft report being sent away without […]
Atikokan residents are being advised to keep boiling their water after yet another sample tested positive for disease-causing bacteria last Friday. “It was the same problem. The Cryptosporidium was still in it,” Atikokan Mayor Dennis Brown said yesterday, adding the Ontario Clean Water Agency was working to resolve the problem. […]
Visiting the Stratton Toy Library, I discussed different programs with Sandy Shrumm, who was looking after the day’s activities while co-ordinator Patti Nordin was engaged with other matters. Shrumm did indicate that because their Wednesday after-school program has become a great success, the toy library will have to revert to […]
Crossroads School was a hub of excitement last Friday as the grade five and six classes hosted the Calvary Elementary Christian School from Wayzata, Mn. (southwest of Minneapolis). This group showed up at the door bright and early, having arrived in Devlin the evening before and spending the night at […]
The Chapple heritage committee held its final fundraising supper Saturday evening at the Recreation Centre there, with about 150 people in attendance. Blessings was said by Bill Clink. Co-chairman of the Heritage Committee, Rilla Race and June Wheatley, Heather Oltsher and Karen Jackson welcomed guests to this special occasion. Highlight […]
If “bricks” are considered bad and “bouquets” good, then the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture grew a lot of flowers this year. Kim Desserre gave her list of “bricks and bouquets” at the RRFA’s annual meeting Saturday night in Pinewood as one of her final duties as president. The RRFA […]
A new water heater is being installed at the Atikokan pool after that was determined to be the cause of a carbon monoxide leak that sent 18 people to hospital last Tuesday night. Five of the victims had to be airlifted to Minneapolis for treatment in a hyperbaric chamber. Everyone […]
Four district 4-H members are heading to Toronto this week in hopes of striking gold. Stacey Angus, Melissa Brant, Rebecca Cornell, and Angela Teeple are in the provincial finals of the 4-H’s “Go for the Gold” contest, which goes Saturday in conjunction with the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. The quartet, […]
The Emo Christian Reformed Church fellowship committee held a potluck supper last Friday evening, with about 100 people in attendance. It also was Clergy Appreciation Night, with a presentation made by Eltjo Wiersema–on behalf of the congregation–to Pastor Gerald and Cora Van Smeerdyk. “We present this small gift in appreciation […]
