Leo Pruys, Shawn Hyatt, Gary Victor Hughes, Allan Empey, and Bill Enge all participated in “Fire Con ’98” over the weekend, which offered specialized training in all aspects of firefighting. They drove down Thursday and returned home after the Sunday workshops. In order to get a certificate for this conference, […]
District News
This Saturday should mark the final sale of 1998 at the Stratton sales yard and indications are the year will end on a high note. Peter Spuzak, president of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association, said yesterday he’s expecting almost 1,000 head of cattle to move through the auction ring this […]
Although the school year is well underway, local Catholic school board trustees were told at their regular meeting here Saturday that many unknowns remain in the education system. The topic came up during Education Director Paul Jackson’s report on staffing levels in schools across the board. He said enrolment levels […]
With bird hunting season now in full swing here, hunters will be frequenting area back roads as part of their search for game like partridge. But if they plan to use logging roads, Melanie Mathieson and other members of the Rainy River District Logging and Safety Committee are urging hunters […]
Eight district girls are out to prove they know all there is to know about 4-H when they head to Bruce Mines (near Sault Ste. Marie) for the regional “Go for the Gold” competition Saturday. A sort of “Reach for the Top” in 4-H, it pits teams against each other […]
The fourth-annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival is set to go Saturday, Oct. 3 at Hannam Park in Rainy River, and organizer Dr. Ewan Affleck said this year’s crop could be big. Dr. Affleck said he’s heard rumours of pumpkins being grown in the district that weigh more than […]
There’s an old joke that goes, “You can tell if someone’s a farmer or not because they are the ones who are out standing (outstanding) in their fields.” But you could take that joke literally during the Emo Research Station’s pasture tour last Saturday. About two dozen people were out […]
The “Great Escape” is coming soon to Emo residents as part of Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 4-10). It is a concerted effort to get citizens across North America actively involved in fire safety, especially the importance of having an escape route from their home. The Emo Fire Department is strongly […]
Glyphosate, better known as “Roundup,” is one of the most common weed killers used in Rainy River District. But a report by an American-based group is raising doubts about the safety of this herbicide. A report printed in “Nature Alert,” by the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides, contended: •in […]
Pegeen Keffer, Adriana Schulz, Kerri Tolen, and Dorothy Wiersema are no strangers to the local board of education system but they’re all new to Donald Young School in Emo this year. Schulz and Tolen, who came over to DYS from Nestor Falls, will be teaching grade four/five and seven/eight respectively […]
Four new forest fires were reported in the West Fire Region yesterday, including two in Fort Frances District. Fort Frances Fires #159 and #160 were both small, lightning-caused blazes which broke out late in the day in the northeast corner of Quetico Provincial Park. MNR FireRangers, along with a Twin […]
The Rainy Lake Ojibway Education Authority is taking its place in the history books by offering a municipal administration course to First Nations people for the first time ever. Program co-ordinator Bill Perrault said the course was being offered in anticipation of self-government. “When self-government starts coming down, [area chiefs] […]
