Local News

Alan W. Lowe
NRAC

Everybody knows some of the animals which live in the forest. Deer, moose, wolves, squirrels. And we know about the eagles, the osprey, and the herons. And we know about some of the insects, too - mostly about the ones which bother us, like mosquitoes, black flies, and those little tiny no-see-ums.

Ken Boshcoff M.P.
Thunder Bay-Rainy River

We know why we love living here.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Quite by chance, Corrie and Janice Wiersema of Rainy River found a link to home half way around the world. But it was not just any link, it was a link to World War II.

Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

In some regions of Ontario forage is plentiful. In other areas, herds were pulled off pasture in August and have been on hay since then. We are probably somewhere in between the two. When feed is limited and hay is expensive, you may need to do aggressive culling in your herd.

Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

With the arrival of October and early November, gardening thoughts start turning towards ignoring the garden and leaving the cleanup until spring. There are still a number of gardening tasks that can be carried out on the pleasant autumn days, right up until the ground freezes.

Al Lowe
Contributor

Well, you might see a lot of frogs around in the fall, but they are not going a-wooing at this time of year. They are wandering - in your garden, on the lawn, on the road - everywhere.

Ken Johnston
Editor

At the November meeting of the Rainy River District School Board, held in Rainy River, the Rainy River High School First Responders received a certificate recognizing excellence.

Ruth Brett
Contributor

The Lake of the Woods Township Council met on Friday, Nov. 4th at Bergland with Mayor V. Pizey, Councillors T. Sepers, B. Lundgren, J. Moen, C. Fadden and Clerk-Treasurer P. Giles present. There were no delegations on the agenda so council went right to the regular business.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Rainy River Town Council held a special meeting last Tuesday evening to deal with a couple of items.

News Release
Crimestoppers

This week we need your information, and help to solve the following crime.
 It is no secret that crimes committed against private and other property owners is a major problem everywhere in Northwestern Ontario and Northern Minnesota.