It is with great sadness that the family of Blondie Ditmars announce her passing on Wednesday, August 19th, 2026, at the age of 91, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario. Blondie was born December 8th, 1934, in Bruno, Saskatchewan to Peter and Mary Sobush. She grew up in […]
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By Maya Ekman
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Rainy River In the Town of Rainy River, incumbent Deborah Ewald and former councillor Andrew Hartnell are running for mayor. Running for the six council positions in Rainy River are Rebecca Brooks, incumben Joel Hagarty, Lindsay Logsdon, Jeffrey Marchuk, incumbent Florence Joan Newman, Scott Olson, incumbent Gordon Prost, Dana Tait […]
By Maya Ekman
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Three individuals are running for mayor of Dryden in this year’s election: incumbent Jack Harrison and challengers Derek Ouellette and Brenda Sedgwick. Harrison has been mayor since he first ran in 2022, winning with 69 per cent of the votes against one other candidate —Shayne MacKinnon. “It was quite an […]
By Maya Ekman
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Kenora Incumbent Mayor Andrew Poirier is the only candidate who filed for mayor of Kenora in this year’s election. Poirier has been mayor since 2022, and before that served a total of 10 years as a councillor. He’s now set to be acclaimed. Thirteen candidates have filed to run for […]
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By Maya Ekman,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
By Maya Ekman,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SIOUX NARROWS–NESTOR FALLS — Some important community area upgrades are underway in the townships of Sioux Narrows–Nestor Falls and Alberton. Bass Lake Park in Sioux Narrows–Nestor Falls is undergoing a number of changes, including a brand-new playground and a one-kilometre trail connector from the Red Pine Trail to the park […]
BOOK REVIEW
By Robert Horton
By Robert Horton
Has there ever been a more dynamic and wiser mentor than Master Splinter of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? The ninjutsu-trained Turtles knew it, as did Shredder, Krang, and possibly every vigilante from Dimension X. But what made him so sublime? His dry humour? His cultured engagement with the immortal […]
By Luke Hildebrand
This past weekend, on the shores of Caliper Lake, a small northern festival reminded me what community can be. Nestled among the pines and rocky shoreline of Northwestern Ontario, Caliper Lake is the sort of place that reminds you why people fall in love with the North. It is also […]
I became handicapped this past weekend. A planned fishing afternoon with my visiting son turned into a disaster when I fell off the dock and landed on my back across rocks and water. I had a huge goose egg on my head, a bleeding elbow and a huge bleeding gash […]
I am disappointed how quickly our days are shortening. You can really feel fall in the mornings now as well. I hope we have a long, enjoyable fall because spring was long and cold and summer was short. I am a bit nervous because after our last drought we had […]
Dear Editor, It is good to be grateful. Emo is a great place to live; we are grateful for our town, nestled on the banks of picturesque Rainy River—a gift from the Creator. Emo has just hosted the annual Fall Fair in which farming is featured and furthered, and community […]
Hydrangeas are widely known and admired for their large, showy blossoms that lend fabulous colour to gardens from mid- to late-summer. Although hydrangeas are native to parts of Asia, every year more and more varieties are developed and released that are suitable to our growing conditions. The names designated to […]
