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Former RR woman competing in national talent contest

By Ken Johnston Editor Rainy River’s own Shantelle Davidson needs your help to elevate her music career! Davidson, who hails from Rainy River lives in Alberta where she works full time but has also been aspiring to develop a music career as well. Last summer she released an album and at present she is a contestant on CBC’s Searchlight. Searchlight is CBC music’s search for best up and coming artist in Canada. Read more...

Border Lions Club formed here

By Ken Johnston Editor There is a new service club active in Rainy River and Baudette. Recently a formative meeting was held to see how much interest there would be in starting a Lions club in the area. Out of that meeting came the creation of the Rainy River-Baudette Border Lions Club. Read more...

RR Relay for Life cancelled

By Ken Johnston Editor After six years, Rainy River Relay for Life will run no more. The committee felt that they were struggling to get all the work done and found it was getting more and more difficult to manage the event. Read more...

Council supports the return of subsidized passenger bus service

By Ken Johnston Editor Rainy River town council held a summer like meeting Monday with a very light agenda. •Finance Committee Chair Pat White reported that her committee is working on the upcoming budget and urged all sub-committees wanting items included in the budget to bring forth their requests as soon as possible. Read more...

Pumpkin festival looking to 'grow' in district

By Ken Johnston Editor While it seems so far away, the time to think about the Rainy River Giant Pumpkin Festival is now! The festival was revived the last few years and organizers are hoping to “grow” it bigger again this year! Read more...

RR Chamber merges with CIC

By Ken Johnston Editor In an effort to bring two groups with the same interests together, the Rainy River and District Chamber of Commerce has been merged with the RR Community Improvement Corporation. Read more...

Body recovered from the Rainy River Monday

From the Baudette Northern-Light Region According to Lake of the Woods County Sheriff Gary Fish, his department responded to a 911 call at 11:26 a.m. Monday morning to a body floating on the Rainy River approximately 1 mile east of Baudette. Read more...

OLWS News: Project yields 36 blankets for a good cause

Submitted by Nicole Robinson Project Linus is almost complete at Our Lady of the Way School. During this Lenten project students, staff and community helpers have come together to create 36 blankets for this amazing cause. Read more...

18% boost in legal aid will give 400,000 access

News Release Ontario is giving more people access to affordable legal services by increasing the financial eligibility threshold for Legal Aid Ontario by six per cent, effective immediately. Read more...

Spring bear hunt gets 'thumbs up' from resorts

By Joey Payeur Fort Frances Times The Ontario government is getting no argument from local tourist operators when it comes to its recent five-year extension of the spring bear hunt. Read more...

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