Numbers were high Saturday at the last sale of the year by the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association, with about 1,450 head of cattle moving through the sales yard at Stratton. Combined with the number of cattle sold at last month’s auction, more than 2,700 head have gone through the sales […]
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The Northwest Regional Council for TV Ontario has pledged to fight the Harris government’s attempts to privatize the public broadcaster. And the campaign is starting immediately. At its quarterly meeting held at Ross’s Camp last Friday and Saturday, the regional council decided to make people aware of what privatization of […]
Flood relief efforts in Atikokan got a big financial shot-in-the-arm yesterday thanks to a $10,000 cheque from Videon and Cancom. “It’s really something,” enthused Moreen Cox, a flood disaster relief volunteer. “This is the biggest donation by far,” she noted. “There have been some astronomical amounts of financial loss for […]
With the clock ticking towards the deadline of 5 p.m. Friday, more people have filed their nomination papers to be candidates in next month’s municipal election. Here in Fort Frances, seven people already have indicated an intention to seek the six seats up for grabs on town council. Couns. Deane […]
Is the sturgeon population in the Rainy River/Lake of the Woods system strong enough to withstand the removal of 200 immature fish a year? Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Natural Resources here are saying “yes” but the cry from Rainy River First Nations is a resounding […]
Darryl Lewis, the person in charge of community planning for Duluth, Mn., spoke Friday at the “Northern Networks” trade conference here to explain his department’s outlook on tourism. “We’re a crossroads,” he noted of people travelling east and west and north and south en route to destinations. “And we’re looking […]
The Northwestern Ontario Association of Chambers of Commerce is trying to initiate a study to look at how variables interplay in the Northwestern Ontario economy in an effort to help those doing business here. The 35 delegates attending NOACC’s annual general meeting in Fort Frances last weekend approved budgeting $5,000 […]
There was no question that Sleeman native Kenny Trenchard was the big winner at the third-annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival on Saturday, taking the $1,000 grand prize and the coveted “Golden Hoe” for his 456-pound entry. “I’m not sure what I’ll do with it,” Trenchard said after pocketing […]
It’s out there. It’s all around us. It’s not something we can easily put a finger on but it’s there just the same. What is it? “It” is that feeling of community, that sense of spirit, that open neighbourliness that gives a place heart. And sometimes you’ll find the biggest […]
Speed could be the essential for Rainy River District to have its own area services board (ASB)–and not be forced to join in with Kenora District. Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines wants no more than 10 ASBs across Northern Ontario. To help […]
Why settle for great pumpkins when you can go for giant ones? That’s the attitude Rainy River will be taking Saturday as the town hosts the third-annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Contest. Grower of the heaviest pumpkin will walk home with $1,000 and the “Golden Hoe,” with second and […]
About 100 people ventured into farm country Sunday afternoon, making many call the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s “Drive in the Country” farm tour a success. Organizer Deb Cornell said attendance was up from last year’s tour and the feedback she’s been hearing has been very positive. “Those participating seemed […]
