Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) region, along with the rest of the province will be entering phase 2 of the province’s reopening model today. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at NWHU, said their teams will be sending communications out to local businesses and workplaces to ensure that […]
Legacy Morrish held a newly hatched chick from her grandparents, Tom and Shirley Morrish’s incubator, earlier this spring. – Submitted photo
On Monday, the board of directors of the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society met to set dates and times for Emo Fair activities. Sherri Hay, first vice-president of the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society, said the fair will be held on August 20 and 21 this year. Although the fair […]
Canada Day celebrations will be held July 1 in Rainy River’s Hannam Park, from noon to 4 p.m. Rainy River Rec staff have organized a number of family events, including cornhole, a scavenger hunt, water balloon toss, bike decorating, horseshoes, crafts and games. For more details, e-mail rainyriverrec@tbaytel.net, call 852-4446 […]
Our cartoonist, Patrick LaMontagne, shared his thoughts as he created this year’s Canada Day cartoon. Drawing an editorial cartoon or illustration for Canada Day is usually fun, and most of the time, without controversy. This year, however, with all we’ve been through living with the virus and coming to terms […]
Our country is in mourning. We are mourning for the past several weeks what indigenous people have been mourning for generations. Over and over indigenous people have told us their children were buried in unmarked graves at the sites of residential schools. These were not schools. They did not provide […]
We often forget how vulnerable we are to diseases that were part of our history. Canadian statistics show that 1 in four children died of some cause by the time they were five in the first decade of the twentieth century. We have come far in preventing death through disease. […]
(a rehash from 2010 but still sound advice) It was a particularly warm morning so the usual crew at the debating table at the Bakery in Rainy River (a.k.a. Drizzle Creek) was in early to escape raising a sweat. “How’s that lawn mower doing? Get it figured out yet?” I […]
Happy to say there are happenings starting to take place in our area. Hopefully this is a sign that things are resuming to normal. Which has been a long time coming. The Rainy River Valley Agriculture Fair is hoping to take place August 20 and 21. Although there will be […]
Nine and a half years ago, my boyfriend/partner drove to America to a small town in Minnesota to pick up our little bundle of joy; a black lab. She was very little, and I was nervous that she was leaving her family too soon as I had read that leaving […]
Dear editor, There’s something on my mind today. I’m going to take some time to tell you about this. As I walked in my neighbourhood tonight I was delighted to see that very few people have “Happy Canada Day” signs. You might wonder why I would say this; my answer […]
Dear editor,On June 17, 2021, a final meeting was held for the Fort Frances Meals on Wheels Board, marking the end of an era extending 48 years. Meals on Wheels is a non-profit organization, which operates by a dedicated group of volunteers and a permanent part-time co-ordinator, whose position is […]
