College Scholarships Awarded

The Rainy River District Campus of Confederation College has presented eight students with awards and scholarships totalling four thousand dollars.

Here is the list of recipients

Cheryl Maki - Metis Nation of Ontario Bursary

Patsy Roy - Metis Nation of Ontario Bursary

Elisabeth Nussbaumer - Corinne Boote Memorial Award (Awarded to a student from any program on the basis of financial need and academic achievement)

Beverly Dyke - Fort Frances Golf Committee Scholarship (Awarded to students from any program who are residents of Fort Frances or area attending any campus of Confederation College on the basis of financial need)

Peter Penner - Student Union of Confederation College Inc. Award (Awarded to students from any program on the basis of providing additional financial support. Involvement in campus life, community contributions and extra-curricular activities will be taken into consideration

Stacey Wilde - Student Union of Confederation College Inc. Award and Fort Frances Golf Committee Scholarship

Melissa Wood - Joseph B. Fero Memorial Award (Awarded to students from any program on the basis of financial need.)

David Egan - Fort Frances Golf Committee Scholarship, Student Union of Confederation College Inc. Award and Josh Klukie Memorial Award (Awarded to a student in the second year - third semester - of the Paramedic Program who has excellent academic achievement and good social skills with peers and others.)


David Egan was presented with three awards while Stacey Wilde earned two.

Other recipients were Cheryl Maki, Patsy Roy, Elisabeth Nussbaumer, Beverly Dyke, Peter Penner and Mellisa Wood.

Ice Road Closed

Voyageurs National Park has been forced to close its ice roads.

Recent warm weather and rain showers has left a significant amount of standing water and slush on the roads.

The park says if weather conditions permit, the roads may reopen.

Snowmobile trails in the park are still open, but sledders are being advised to use caution.

Voyageurs National Park Day

(National Park Service Photo)

Voyageurs National Park is front and centre in Washington today.


Park, County and city leaders have teamed up to promote the park as part of Voyageurs National Park Day at the Capital.

Cory MacNulty of the Voyageurs National Park Association says its an important day.

"It's an historic event," says MacNulty. "It's the first time we're really doing this going as a number of interest stakeholders in the park, going to Washington D.C. together to try to raise awareness with our delegation how important Voyageurs National Park is."

The group is holding several meetings with government officials and hosting a reception.

Water Quality Forum

Water quality on Lake of the Woods is again the main topic of discussion at a two-day international conference in International Falls.

Todd Sellars of Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation says the findings of a report on phosphorus and nitrogen in the lake will be released.

"The results of the nutrient and water quality modeling that our Foundation has been doing with Trent University and Minnesota St. Cloud State University as well as Minnesota Pollution Control and the Ontario Ministry of Environment," says Sellars. "That's been a two year project, so it will be the first peak of the results of that work."

As many as 80 scientists from Canada and the United States are expect to attend today and tomorrow.

Mining Deal with Area Native Communities

Brett Resources has signed an agreement in principal on a formal impact and benefits agreement with eight area First Nations relating to the company’s Hammond Reef Project north of Atikokan.

The deal is with Couchiching, Lac La Croix, Mitaanjigaming, Naicatchewenin, Nigigoonsiminikaaning, Rainy River, Seine River and Lac des Mille Lacs.

The agreement recognizes Brett's rights and obligations with respect to the Project.

In return the company will provide job opportunities to qualified band members and businesses.

The bands will also receive shares in the project and funding for education and training.

Resource Estimate Released

Rainy River Resources has a better indication of how much gold it has in plans for a potential gold mine in Richardson township, northwest of Emo.

President Raymond Threlkeld says a resource estimate points to about 2.3 million ounces of know resources, but more work must be done to confirm another 2.7 million ounces in inferred resources.

"It gives us an indication of what's there, but it does says if these are extractable ounces at this time," says Threlkeld.

Threlkeld says they may have a better indication about the inferred resources when another resource estimate comes out in the fall.