Local News

Ken Johnston
Editor

Curling is truly a game of inches and the final stones thrown at the Rainy River Ladies Bonspiel proved that Saturday.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB) was the topic of several discussions at the Rainy River District Municipal Association (RRDMA) annual meeting Saturday in Bergland.

Ken Johnston
Editor

The Town of Rainy River is looking at options that could involve closing the Little Street Railway crossing.

Ken Johnston
Editor

The Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC) pitched the Rainy River District Municipal Association (RRDMA) on a 42.8% increase in per capita fees from $7 to $10.

Ken Johnston

At a special meeting Rainy River Town Council passed by-law 1461-06 which in effect terminated Clerk Administrator Deb Bowman’s employment with the Town.

Ken Johnston

It was a sold out crowd at the third annual Alzheimer’s fundraising dinner in Rainy River Saturday evening.
About 110 enjoyed the roast beef dinner and participated in the penny table draws and the Chairs for Charity raffle.

Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

The following information related to income of farm families is from a December 2005 Statistics Canada news release.
For the first time since 1990, families with relatively large farm operations relied on off-farm sources for more than half of their total income — joining the ranks of families with small- and medium-sized farms who have relied on off-farm income for the majority of their income for several years. Families operating Canada’s largest farms are now the only ones that continue to rely on farm sources for more than half of their total income.

Al Lowe
Contributor

This is one of the ‘seaducks’. There are three species of Scoters which live in Canada, but this is the only one which lives in the interior of the country. The other two are usually in the Arctic, or on the ocean coasts.

On December 14th, 24 Legion Auxiliary ladies enjoyed a Christmas party in the Legion Hall. A delicious meal was served by the men, followed by a gift exchange and general meeting. A donation of $5000.00 was presented to the branch during the meeting.

Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

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