The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Canada Post is facing a potential labour disruption as of Monday. Here’s what you need to know if there’s a halt in postal services: •All packages and parcels are already in the system will be stuck there and no new packages or letters will be accepted. •Postal […]
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By Jordan Press The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Canada Post’s largest union has rejected a proposal from the federal labour minister to undergo binding arbitration to avoid a potential work stoppage. But the threat of that work stoppage has been delayed—at least until Monday. Canada Post has extended its lockout notice to […]
Staff Having played the night before, it would have been easy for Pharmasave to mail in its effort last night. Instead, it opted to do things the hard way, which yielded positive results. Jeremy Nussbaumer scored twice as Pharmasave doubled International Travel Services 4-2 in the men’s division of the […]
Staff One does not become champion by giving up without a fight. Staring an eight-run deficit in the face against a team on a nine-game winning streak, the Northwest Bay Beavers hung tough and eventually pulled out a walk-off 10-9 victory over the Fort Frances Her-icanes last night in Rainy […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances is expected to get long-awaited federal funding for the Rainy Lake Market Square project next week. Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Don Rusnak will be in town Tuesday to make an announcement on behalf of Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Navdeep Singh Bains. […]
Cameron Penney After two challenges in the “Canada’s Greatest Explorer” competition, local resident Joshua Henry was in ninth place in the standings and on the cusp of elimination. With the bottom four competitors being eliminated after the conclusion of the third episode, Henry needed a strong showing to secure a […]
Sandra Brunetta Staff, residents and guests welcomed Canada’s birthday a day early with singing, dancing and a delicious BBQ of burgers, brats, corn on the cob, pasta salad, broccoli salad, fresh fruit cup and birthday cake. The “Rainycrest Four” entertained through lunch, causing many to leave their meal and hit […]
The annual Nevin Bonot golf tournament is taking place Saturday, July 30 at Kitchen Creek Golf Club. This event is organized by the Emo Legion. Call the Legion at 482-2250 or the Kitchen Creek Golf Club at 274-4653. Iris Shute was the lucky winner of the $10,000 Canada Day draw […]
We certainly were fortunate to have a great long weekend here in the Rainy River District—and I was hoping it would continue on for the rest of the week. I cut hay . . . now if I can only get it baled . . . This is the first […]
When I was growing up, one of the carrots my mother would use to get us to help when she was baking was the opportunity to lick the beaters or spatulas. Or sometimes when she was baking cookies, my mom would roll some dough into a small ball and offer […]
I just arrived home from a whirlwind road trip with Daughter #4. Thea is here visiting me from Alberta and we decided to take Cape Breton by storm. And that’s exactly what we did—except the storm that blew up was not what we were expecting. But then where storms are […]
Staff Manitou Forest Products is starting to get that look about them again. It’s the look that champions get when things start clicking on all levels. Ahmadou Idrissou rocketed home a pair of goals as Manitou got past International Travel Services 3-1 in Borderland Soccer League play this past Monday […]
