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I take comfort in being Canadian, not because we don’t have a dark past, not because we don’t often get lost in our effort to do the right thing, but because of our collective trying to do better, to get it right. And what I really cling to in days […]
The sky was darkening as I headed out the door Monday morning to have my first haircut in over six months. I doubted that I would be seeing any rain. It was not expected, having waited for two months to see some rain. Storms and rain have dodged around us […]
Dear Editor, The Crown Forest Sustainability Act (CFSA) states – the Minister shall not grant a Sustainable Forest Licence without following a competitive process for the forest resources contemplated in the SFL. This explains why the MNRF did not grant a new Enhanced Sustainable Forest Licence to Boundary Waters Forest […]
This drought had Washboard crying in his beer the other day. No, it wasn’t because he had no water for the washtub, it was the back roads….let me explain. Washboard had retired from a life of ease on the Rail Roadbed crew. It seemed that being away from home, on […]
Well I must fit about two weeks worth of meetings into the first three days of this week. I am already going into this week feeling tired. I am hoping that something will come out of all the talk and we will have help in finding feed for our cattle. […]
The winner of the West Rainy River District Pontoon Boat Early Bird Draw for $1000 was ticket # 2955, Nico Tang. The draw was conducted on Saturday July 17, 2021 at 7:00 pm by Lottery Chair Jack Elliott at Br #54 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Rainy River, ON. […]
The long anticipated Sales Barn is nearing completion, and recently got a visit from MPP Greg Rickford. The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association was awarded $829,700 by the province, through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to rebuild two sales barns, install an underground watering system, purchase a new scale […]
The Northwest Bay First Nations held a successful bass tournament on Saturday, July 17. A total of 14 team competed and when the final bags were weighed, the first place winners were Dale LaBelle and Jeremy Shypit with a weigh of 11.9 lbs. This was a grandfather/ grandson team. Second […]
On Friday, July 16, 2021, surrounded by his family, Glenn Jean-Baptise Jourdain was called home to be with his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Glenn was born May 10, 1940, to Sam and Maggie Jourdain (Godin) at their home on Couchiching Indian Reserve by two mid-wives who he always spoke […]
With heavy hearts our family announces the peaceful passing of Michele “Cookie” Lauzon in the morning hours of July 17, 2021. Michele was born to Nykola “Mike Sr.” and Edith Solomon on August, 31, 1941 in Dryden, Ontario. She was united in marriage to her lifelong soul mate Albert Lauzon […]
