Local News from Across the Rainy River District
On Monday, the Northern Policy Institute (NPI) hosted the event Data and Ontario’s Northern Communities: A conversation with the Chief Statistician of Canada together with Statistics Canada. NPI performs research, collects and disseminates evidence, and identifies policy opportunities to support the growth of sustainable northern communities. The event was an […]
James Gibson, president of the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society (RRVAS), said he is optimistic about the Emo Fair’s future this summer. One of the attractions Gibson said he is hoping to have is the 4-H program. A representative from the program said it can only run if 4-H Ontario […]
I listen to Q most mornings, one of my favourite CBC Radio programs. Tom Power is kind, generous, humble, and after I listen to his program I feel as though he and I have shared a conversation over a cup of tea at his kitchen table in St. John’s, Newfoundland. […]
It has been three weeks since the discovery of 215 children, buried on the grounds of a former residential school. The revelation has shaken the entire country on a deeply emotional level, and the pain felt in Indigenous communities unimaginable. The profound tragedy has jolted Canada out of its complacency […]
This Sunday marks Father’s Day. It was not until 1910 that the day was celebrated in North America. Then Sonora Smart Dodd marked the third Sunday in June to recognize fathers. Historically the celebration of fathers began in the Middle Ages and was marked by Saint Joseph Day in the […]
It’s got to be an x/y chromosome thing. That seems to be the only rational for faulty male memory. No female has ever admitted forgetting anything, particularly if it has to do with some perceived shortcoming of her spouse. I say perceived, because what the female identifies as a male […]
The Emo Fair Queen organizers are looking for contestants. The age for contestants is Gr. 9-Gr. 12. The Queen will proudly represent the R.R. Valley Agricultural Society at the 2021 Fair. Call Mary Crosswell at 271-1586 or Sis at 276-2483. Mike Badiuk and Brennan Flickinger placed fourth overall at the […]
You know it is summer when the docks are has been a popular spot, as has the splash pad populated by “River Rats” enjoying the out- wading pool in Hannam Park. doors and each other. The Rainy River dock – Jack Elliott photo
To add to our stressed crops from lack of moisture and frost we now have the alfalfa weevil attacking. The advice is to cut your alfalfa to starve out the pest. The issue is that because of the other two issues the crop is sparse. There is a lot of […]
With current levels of COVID 19 Vaccinations increasing and community infection rates declining perhaps we can see the end of this pandemic. Ontario and NWO is entering Phase 1 or its reopening plan and if things go as planned hopefully Phase 2 and 3 are in sight… if we are […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Edith Joan McTavish, aged 83, announces her passing on June 9, 2021 at La Verendrye General Hospital. Joan was born at home in Stratton, Ontario to Leo and Margaret Oster on June 22, 1937. Joan was the eldest of 11 children […]
The big poker table in the sky now has a new player. Mel passed away peacefully on June 12, 2021 with family by his side. While we are going to miss him dearly, our memories about him will forever be in our hearts and in our minds. Mel was raised […]
