Local News

Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

Many people are unaware that this time of year can be great time to plant a trees or shrubs in your yard or garden. Trees and shrubs prefer the cooler temperatures and moister conditions of the spring and fall when they are newly planted. The month of September can be a great time to add some trees and shrubs to your landscape and have a bit of growing time for the roots before the tree goes dormant for the winter. Selection may be limited the end of the gardening season but because the local nurseries are eager to reduce their inventory of trees and shrubs this time of year, you may find the variety you are looking for on sale.

Ken Johnston

All the planning is done, but the next step is finding funding to make improvements to Rainy River’s Canada Customs facility.
Last summer surveyors visited the building at Rainy River and sent their data to a consultant who then proceeded to work up blueprints for improvements to the existing facility which is too small to meet the needs of the local officers.

Ken Johnston

It could be the last Railroad Daze parade ever in Rainy River, but Parade Marshall Susan Douglas is determined to make it a good one!
With waning interest in the annual festival, which started 18 years ago, there has been a great deal of talk about shifting the event’s activities to Canada Day each year. There was even some people who thought the parade should be on Canada Day this year and none on Railroad Daze. However, others thought differently. One of those people is Susan Douglas who helped marshall the Canada Day parade this year.

Ken Johnston

Mayor Glen Armstrong expressed his concern Monday evening to town council about the cuts being made to hours at the Ontario Government Services Office (Ministry of Northern Development and Mines).

Al Lowe
Contributor

One of the birds which comes back early - as early as the robins - is the killdeer. Most people are familiar with this bird. It breeds all across Canada, from the Yukon to the Maritimes. Here in the Northwest, it breeds as far north as Hudson Bay. You can often hear him (or her) quite a while before he comes into view. The Killdeer is a noisy bird.

Wes Gilbertson
Summer reporter

What a difference a few years can make.
Five years ago, Austin Zin and Kyle Jewett had never even set foot on a sailboat.
Now, the Stratton teens are busy gearing up for the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet National Regatta, which is slated to take place Aug. 22-26 on Lake Ontario near Kingston.

Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

Summer has passed the midway point and our perennial beds may be looking a little rundown and in need of a summer spruce up. With just a bit of time and effort you will have your gardens looking fresh once again.

News Release
Oak Harbor Golf Club

The Junior Golf program is underway at Oak Harbor Golf Club of Baudette. Every Thursday morning dozens of kids gather on the greens for a quality round of golf and a chance to learn about team-work, practice skills and enjoy the camaraderie that comes with a sport that can be enjoyed for a lifetime.

Ken Johnston

Science fiction has become reality for the Rainy River volunteer fire department.
Last week a trainer was at the department’s regular meeting to demonstrate how a brand new piece of high tech equipment works and will be useful.

News Release

Emo July 4, 2005 - Trees need water, but heavy rain near Emo has prompted Natural Resources Canada and partners to cancel a tree planting celebration scheduled for July 6. Flooding of land owned by Stuart and Marian Williams (EMO Rd #1) has delayed the Forest 2020 Plantation Demonstration and Assessment Initiative planting of almost 16,000 trees. The scheduled planting of 8 ha. on the Williams‚ property is one of the last of over 200 sites across the province which will have been planted this spring. Natural Resources Canada representative stated, “As soon as the land is workable, we will have the trees in the ground as the old saying goes, better late than never.”