Local News

Carrie Hasbargen
Lake of the Woods/Rainy River/Indus Girls Hockey Coordinator

Lake of the Woods/Rainy River/Indus Girls High School Hockey will host their first home game of the season on Friday, November 19, 2004 at the Lake of the Woods Arena at 7:00 p.m. In order to promote this event, all spectators will be given the opportunity to win numerous prizes throughout the game.

Ken Johnston
Editor

The ratings for The Shopping Channel likely spiked in the Rainy River District on Friday when Erin Rencher of Erin’s Candy in Bergland, took to the airwaves.

Staff

The Electrical Safety Authority has joined forces with Schneider Electric to issue a product safety notice to members of the public who have purchased and installed an Arc Fault.

Ken Boshcoff, MP
Thunder Bay-Rainy River

They call us “government watchdogs” and it’s our job to examine the way the system operates. As a member of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimations I have the opportunity to help protect your tax dollars through investigations and new legislation.

Ken Johnston

126,000 bolts and 4+million pounds of steel later the 103 year old swing span railway bridge between Rainy River and Baudette has been replaced.

Ken Johnston
Editor

As the rest of the world watched the devastation of the recent hurricane season, aid groups like Samaritan’s Purse were preparing efforts to help the victims.

Ken Johnston Editor

As the rest of the world watched the devastation of the recent hurricane
season, aid groups like Samaritan’s Purse were preparing efforts to help the
victims.
During the month of November four short-term missions have been organized to do just that and four people from the Rainy River area will be joining them
from November 20-28th.

Ken Johnston
Editor

As Remembrance Day approaches this Thursday many of us will take time to reflect on the ultimate sacrifice that so many young men gave for our freedom. But for some families, even 60 years later, the memories are very personal, as is the case for the family and friends of Private Carl Westburg (Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders).

Craig Nicholson
The Intrepid Snowmobiler

Many people are surprised to learn that snowmobiling is big business. Sure, it began over 40 years ago as seasonal recreation operated out of the garages and basements of a few local snowmobilers. But today, what’s known as "organized snowmobiling" is Ontario’s premier winter tourism product, with snowmobile trails that generate $1 billion in economic impact annually. Because of its predominantly snowbelt location, snowmobiling primarily benefits small town and rural Ontario.

Jim Cumming
Publisher

If there was ever a year to take up deer hunting in the Rainy River district, this must be the season. Saturday morning on a walk to Tim Horton’s for breakfast, several half tons passed by me heading east toward the border or east to Thunder Bay and points beyond in Ontario.