For a little more than a year now, counsellors at the Door of Hope Counselling Services have been helping their clients find ways to deal with the stresses of everyday life. While providing a professional level of advocacy has evolved most successfully in terms of a client base, counsellor Ron […]
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Do you remember the last time you got stuck in a power outage away from your flashlight? You probably stumbled around a bit, and cursed more than you’d care to admit, as you stumbled around in the shadows not being to make out anything with your eyes. That’s a lot […]
While teachers agree the new education legislation introduced Monday could have been worse, they also agree it could be a lot better. Education and Training minister John Snobelen introduced Bill 160–the Education Quality Improvement Act–with the impression that the most stringent legislation already had been dropped, making the bill easy […]
Town council learned Monday night that the cost estimates for the proposed auditorium at Westfort have jumped by almost $400,000 more than it expected in less than four years, prompting councillors to take a second look at the project’s design. And they wants answers by next Monday when a special […]
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 […]
You can make rope with it, not to mention clothing, plastics, vegetable oil, and other numerous products–and it could become the next cash crop for the north. Gord Scheifele, northern research co-ordinator for the University of Guelph, has been doing hemp research for agricultural purposes for the last several years. […]
He said it all started with a hunting trip. Dawson Reeve Lloyd Hodges said his hunting party came out of the bush just three days before the 1961 municipal election to find no one had come forward to seek the reeve’s position in Atwood Township. It was then that Reeve […]
For longtime district resident Helen Parris, a commitment to building a better community is being realized virtually in her own back yard. “Finland Woods”–the Parris/Nicks residence on Highway 71 near Little Pine Lake that recently was designated as a learning centre–will be the focus of future seminars and exhibitions devoted […]
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 […]
After nearly eight years as the economic development officer for the west end of the district, Dan Wright’s term is coming to an end. Wright’s contract with the Community Development Corporation for the West Rainy River District ends Oct. 3. The CDC may stay around after he leaves but Wright […]
The Muskies were handed a lesson in what it takes to win at the senior level at the eighth-annual FFHS/A&W junior and senior boys’ volleyball tournament here last week. After the black-and-gold swept Rainy River 15-6 and 15-12, then bounced Ignace by identical 15-11 scores to open the eight-team, pre-season […]
