Local News

On Jan. 26th ten seniors met at the depot for fun and fellowship. My arthritis had decided to kick in during the last couple days so was upping heating pad, and pain killers, Florence was our driver today.

Editor’s Note: Here are the next two articles in a series researched and written by Rainy River High School students on WW I veterans.

Thomas Edward Tilson
Private 8th Battalion, Manitoba Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Canadian Expeditionary Force

Ken Johnston
Editor

God willing, the congregation at Rainy River’s Evangelical Covenant Church will be holding services in a new church within the next couple of years.

News Release
CN Rail

CN today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and 12-month period ended Dec. 31, 2004.

News Release
O.P.P.

During the period from September 22nd, 2004 through to January 3rd, 2005 officers from the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police assisted by the Northwest Region Criminal Investigations Unit have investigated six armed robberies to local businesses in the Fort Frances area.

Michael Hilborn
F.F. Times

The Rainy River District Municipal Association said goodbye to its old executive and welcomed some new faces at its 14th-annual general meeting and convention Saturday in Barwick.

News Release
Ministry of Natural Resources

An Atikokan woman has been fined $1,000 after pleading guilty to failing to tag a deer.

Ken Johnston

Racing season is well underway for the John Gavel family of Stratton.
Just this past weekend they travelled to Dauphin, Manitoba where they competed in several classes of snowmobile racing.

Melanie Mathieson
The Gardening Guru

Tomatoes are, by far, the most popular vegetable with the home gardener. Even people who do not grow any other vegetable often will have a tomato plant or two tucked in a flower bed, in a patio pot, or a hanging basket.

Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

Livestock that cannot walk or stand on their own cannot be shipped to an abattoir under new rules being implemented by the Canadian Food Inspections Agency (CFIA). Following is information from a CFIA news release on the new rules.