Local News

Ken Johnston
Editor

The curtain rose for the first time in nearly a decade Friday when the Grand Theater opened its doors to the public with two movies.

by Ken Johnston
Editor

Eight municipalities an two municipally unorganized areas in Northwestern Ontario were declared disaster areas by Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Chris Hodgson, making them eligible for funding under the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program (ODRAP). The announcement was made by Northern Development and Mines Minister Dan Newman.

Ken Johnston
Editor

The Rainy River Walleye Tournament committee met last Wednesday to discuss the 2001 and 2002 tournaments.

Ken Johnston
Editor

It was a battle of past champions at the Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival last Saturday.

by Ken Johnston
Editor

For the second time in the past several months the police have laid charges in connection with drugs in the Pinewood area.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Next week is Meals on Wheels Week in Ontario and locally the organization will be celebrating a birthday.

by Ken Johnston
Editor

Last week it was big fish, this weekend it will be giant pumpkins as the 7th Annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival is held under the big tent in Rainy River.

Ken Johnston
Editor

After a more than a year of fund raising and about a decade of dreaming a new movie theater has become a reality for the Baudette and Rainy River area.

Ken Johnston
Editor

“One big fish could win the tournament,” said Lionel Robert, emcee, at the end of Day 1’s weigh-ins of the 3rd Annual Rainy River Walleye Tournament and that was all it took for Dale Labelle and Wayne Angus of Devlin.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Two meetings last week saw over 100 people from the Lake of the Woods area turnout. They were meetings to discuss the effects the high water levels of the past summer had on the south side of the lake and how the Lake of the Woods Water Control Board dealt with them.