Local News

Ruth Brett

The Lake of the Woods Township met on Feb. 3rd at the Bergland Council Chambers. Present were Councillors Bill Lundgren, Alfred Gate, Ernie McCormack, and Colleen Fadden, Mayor Valerie Pizey, Clerk-Treasurer Pat Giles, Road Supt. Ed Pearson, visitors Mike Stanger, Sherri and Colin Harris and Shane White.

Gary Sliworsky,
Ag. Rep.

Ontario Minister of Agriculture and Food Minister Steve Peters and Federal Minister of Agriculture Lyle Vanclief announced that Ontario signed an agreement to implement the Agriculture Policy Framework on December 11, 2003.

Ken Johnston
Editor

“I was carrying her then, and now she is carrying me,” said Myrna Armstrong, referring to her daughter Jen who skipped their team to the ‘A’ Championship in the 46th annual RR Ladies Curling Bonspiel Sunday.

Ken Johnston
Editor

While everyone is getting tired of shoveling, the area deer population is getting tired of trying to move around in the snow.

Jim Cumming,
Publisher

The municipal council of Fort Frances has been quite forthright about the community’s financial shape. The town’s financial books may not be as rosy as they have been in the past decade, but the community’s reserves do cover its total debt.

Ron Bonnett,
President,
Ontario Federation of Agriculture

Ontario livestock farmers and their organizations are in search of a solution to the confrontations that are taking place across the province between farmers and the Federal Department of the Environment.

Ken Johnston
Editor

About 100 people were on hand to honour the Rainy River District 4–H Association’s best Friday evening at the Stratton Hall.

Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

You must have a valid Grower Pesticide Safety Course (GPSC) certificate before you can purchase, apply, store and/or dispose of any Schedule 1, 2 or 5 pesticide on the land your farm. In addition, all agricultural workers who handle and apply Schedule 2 or 5 pesticides must either be certified through the Grower Pesticide Safety Course, or they must be Trained Assistants (TA’s) who work under the supervision of a Certified Grower. TA training must be renewed every 5 years.

Ken Johnston
Editor

At the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association Annual meeting in Stratton last Wednesday a new slate of officers were elected.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Last Thursday students from every elementary school west of Emo converged on Rainy River High School to learn how to “Just Say MOE!”