Here are some of the top stories from the Rainy River district in April 2010.
An early spring is good news for area golfers as Kitchen Creek opened the first week in April, its earliest ever.
The Rainy River District School Board promoted Heather Campbell as its new Education Director after serving as Superintendent of Education for the past four years.
Voyageur's National Park celebrated its thirty-fifth anniversary in April while the Seven Generations Education Institute celebrated its 25th anniversary.
Ten employees with North Air Taxi, including owner Paul Bock, received a million dollars after learning in March they'd won a 2009 Encore draw.
Derrick Lindgren became the new manager of AbitibiBowater's mill in Fort Frances.
Some Fort Frances business owners proposed a revamp of the Downtown Business Improvement Association by setting up new committees overseeing BIA activities without paid staff.
Marie and Lynwood Anderson end their fight over a fence to keep deer off their property by announcing their picking up stakes and moving to New Brunswick.
The Northwest Catholic District School Board votes to re-designate trustee seats, moving a seat giving to Fort Frances to Sioux Lookout and adding a new seat to Atikokan.
Brendan Hyatt, principal of Our Lady of the Way School in Atikokan, was recognized by the Catholic Principals' Council of Ontario as a regional principal of the year.
The Rainy River Future Development Corporation proposed an enhancement of economic development services for the town of Fort Frances that includes more involvement by the town's economic development advisory committee.
A volunteer committee tasked with organizing Fun in the Sun and Canada Day Celebrations in Fort Frances says the event may not happen without financial support from the town and more volunteers by May.
18-year-old Felicia Schmutz of Emo earned the right to represent northwestern Ontario at the Miss Teen Canada-World pageant in July after competing for the Manitoba title in Winnipeg.
Couchiching First Nation announced plans to set up a toll both on Highway 11 near the Noden Causeway in May in their fight over unresolved issues with both the provincial and federal governments.
The town of Fort Frances is granted the right to continue its use and maintenance of Pither's Point Park. A Superior Court Judge who rules in favour of the town's request until either the issue of ownership can be resolved by the courts or by a further court order.
