Things we seem to forget. Recycling used aluminum cans is just one. It has a huge positive impact on our environment. Not only does it improve the appearance of our communities by eliminating the clutter of discarded cans, it recycles a valuable resource. Producing aluminum from raw bauxite is very […]
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Pontoon tickets from the West Rainy River District Lions Club are selling fast! This year, features a Princecraft LT 21′ pontoon package, along with cash prizes. Locations with tickets are Stratton Service and Country Cafe, Stratton; Emo area at Norlunds, Tompkins, & Stacey’s Hair Salon & Devlin’s in Devlin; Westside […]
This is the time for that lovely harbinger of spring. Almost as soon as the snow goes we start looking for those familiar crinkly, curly leaves and someone reports, “Rhubarb’s up!” It is almost like a tonic and it does have medicinal properties. Only the stalks are eaten as the […]
Tuesday morning, March 30, 2021 the Gymnasium at the Rainy River High School was bustling with activity as staff from the NWHU and local volunteers hustled to get things set up for the first mass Covid 19 vaccination clinic for residents 75 and over. A grid of chairs was appropriately […]
Mother Nature gave us a reminder that it was still March! Though the snow didn’t last long, it did provide us with some moisture. We have certainly been receiving our fair share of wind, which certainly helps to dry things up. The barn yard is staying decent and you could […]
It is with great sadness that we are announcing the passing of Robert Boland, age 84 years, peacefully surrounded by family, on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Rainy Crest Long Term Care. Bob was born on September 3, 1936 in Fort Frances, Ont. to William and Eva Boland. He grew […]
It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Hal Harasymyk, our much loved son, brother, and uncle. Hal was born November 9, 1966 in Emo, Ontario spending his entire life in the district. In his younger years Hal enjoyed playing hockey, fishing, snowmobiling, riding his dirt bike, […]
It is with great sadness the family announces the sudden passing of Gyslain Lemelin, 50 of Burriss Twp, Ontario on Sunday, March 21, 2021 while working in Terrace, British Columbia. Gyslain was born in Mattawa to Pauline and Gerard Lemelin. He was the middle child of three boys and grew […]
June 24, 1915 – March 20, 2021 Our light has faded but a new star was born above this day when our super Mom passed away in Penticton hospital. She is now free of pain, for which we are grateful. Predeceased by her parents John and Serafiina (Bjork) Niskala; step-mother […]
The Douglas family is sad to announce the passing of Sterling Douglas on Saturday, March 27, 2021. He was born to William and Margaret on July 1, 1931 in Emo. Sterling was a hard worker and worked at a variety of jobs including the Mando camps, Steeprock Mines, the MNR, […]
Rommel Cardona Blase, 49, died Monday, March 1, 2021 in his home surrounded by his loved ones. Rommel, known by his family as Romie, was born on September 14, 1971, in Villaviciosa, Abra, Phillipines to Nissa Cardona Blase and Jesse Blase. He is truly loved by his wife Maricel, together […]
It is with profound sadness that the family of Marg Bartel announces her peaceful but lonely passing in the early morning of March 22, 2021 at the age of 76. Marg was forever young but suffered complications resulting from an elective hip replacement surgery. She was beautiful, smart, funny and […]
