Riverside Foundation for Health Care is taking part in the 6th Annual Great Canadian Giving Challenge, a nationwide contest run by CanadaHelps. Every dollar donated to the Foundation through the online donation form found at www.riversidefoundation.ca is an entry for the Foundation to win $20,000. The more people donate, the […]
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Connected North is able to show students the world, through a partnership with New Gold Inc. and The rainy River District School Board. Daily virtual field trips and lessons launched as part of the Connected North program Lessons in art, science, math and music have been more easily accessible thanks […]
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Thunder Pride Association and Borderland Pride will host a virtual townhall meeting on issues facing 2SLGBTIQ+ people in rural and northern communities, such as those in Northwestern Ontario. The event, to be held online, will take place on Thursday, June 18 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The speakers on this […]
These last two weeks have been full of well-deserved good news for the people of Kenora–Rainy River. Earlier this week, our government announced that on Friday, June 12, the Northwest will be moving into Stage 2, as a part of a greater plan to safely reopen Ontario. This much anticipated […]
Marlee Bliss
4-H Devlin Beef Club reporter
4-H Devlin Beef Club reporter
The following is the first meeting of the 4-H Devlin Beef Club of the 4-H, which took place on June 1. In attendance were leaders Louis Bujold and Kim Jo Bliss and members Aaron Bujold, Hanna LeDrew, Lauryn Marchant, Tayah Badiuk, Maddie Bliss and Marlee Bliss. A new executive was […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
Even with changes being made in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Municipal Offices on all rural areas are remaining closed at this time. Also it is asked that when you go to the landfill that you practice social distancing and do not get out of your vehicle and approach […]
The gardens around our house I had built up a couple decades past have subsided. The mostly peaty, muskeg soil I used has rotted down leaving me with more old, hard clay than my potatoes like. Time for rejuvenation. So I had Kipp dump me a big load in the […]
The clouds have disappeared after the heavy overnight rains. As I look out, the flag is drooping around the pole. The winds are from the southeast today and we are on the leeward side of the island. I look out to the northwest and can see waves climbing over the […]
Inspiration can come from many sources. If you’re blessed enough, you can be related to one. My sister, Kim, went from one extreme to the other with her health journey, using nothing but sheer determination to turn her life around. The number of times she tried to quit smoking in […]
I am despairing today. I can’t find my way to the stories and connections of those who carry their humanity not as a shield, but as a skin, as permanent and engrained as the colour of one’s eyes, a way of living so entrenched in the soul that reaction to […]
It was a busy weekend for our little farm! Saturday morning, we were up and at-er to haul cows to my grandma’s farm. We hauled all the cows and saved the calves for the last load. It went well. The next group of cows were staying right at my place […]
Teagan Friesen Teagan Friesen and her sister, Gemma have been keeping themselves entertained during quarantine with horse Daisy. While Gemma rides, Teagan has been “her personal paparazzi”, perfecting her photography skills. What has your family been doing to stay busy and active during COVID-19? Take a high resolution picture and […]
