Local News

Al Lowe
Contributor

The badger is a weasel. This seems rather odd, because it doesn’t look like a weasel at all. It has a rather strange shape. Its legs are very short, and its fur spreads out to the side, so that it looks like a walking mat. When it walks, it waddles, and when it runs, it trots in a funny sort of way.

Ruth Brett
LoW Correspondent

On Aug. 30, Lake of the Woods Township Council held a special meeting with Larry Lundy, Fire Protection Advisor, at the request of the Fire Marshall’s office in Thunder Bay. Mr. Lundy, expressing a concern with the resignation of Fire Chief C. Pollard, discussed the matter with Council and gave advice and input from the Fire Marshall’s office.

Ken Johnston
Editor

A heavy weight weighed heavy on the minds of the pumpkin festival organizers when they discovered they had an entry that weighed more than their scale could weigh.

Submitted by
Wayne Monson
Pacific Entertainment

Harlequin began as a Winnipeg circuit band from their inception in 1978. The nucleus of the band consisted of singer George Belanger, guitarist John Hannah and Gary Golden on keyboards, along with drummer David Budzak and Ralph James on bass.

Ken Johnston

If you thought the RRWT is only about big time fishing for prizes you are only half right!

Ken Johnston

In case you have not noticed there are a few big changes to the RRWT this year.
For the past seven years fishing has taken place on Saturday and Sunday.
However, this year that is all about to change.

Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep

According to research, calm calves appear to have a better response to vaccination at weaning than excitable calves.  This better vaccination response means the calmer calves are less likely to develop sickness or die of disease.

Heather Ogilvie

To conform to updated government regulations surrounding the identification of Canadian cattle, new computer software was on trial at the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association Yearling sale held in Stratton on Saturday. 

Ken Johnston

As gardeners get ready to pick their last vegetables this week, one crop will hold a particular interest to people across the district this Saturday.

News Release
O.P.P.

(Fort Frances, Ontario) On September 1st, at approximately 6:30 pm members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the OPP investigated a disturbance in the 200 block of Scott Street. As a result of that investigation Joel Walton, age 25, of Fort Frances was arrested and charged with failing to comply with an Undertaking.