Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Riverside Health Care is proud to launch “Lights, Camera, DIAGNOSIS,” a community-driven fundraising campaign to bring a state-of-the-art MRI to La Verendrye General Hospital and new Digital Radiography units to both La Verendrye General Hospital and the Rainy River Health Centre. “This is an exciting milestone that will help shape […]
Postmaster Marc Sabourin retired from Devlin Canada Post on Friday, April 25, 2025, at 70 years of age. Marc had worked at Devlin Canada Post for nine years, four months, being previously employed as postmaster at Armstrong Station. In total, Marc was employed with Canada Post for 13 years, 9 […]
Now that the Toronto Maple Leafs have made it official they’re a genuine threat to win the Stanley Cup, get ready. Leaf jokes will stop. Parade routes will be more acceptable. The ghosts of Cups past will surface. May 2, 1967, will be re-visited, noting that was the year Canada […]
Festival Results of Monday, April 14, 2025, to Wednesday, April 23, 2025, are as follows: Instrumental Division Results – Monday, April 14 Adjudicator – Nathan Poole CLASS B101 Elementary School Ukulele Group, Own Choice, Grades 3 to 6 FIRST: St. Mary School, Grade 4/5FIA, Directed by Mr. K. Brown CLASS […]
The City of Toronto wants to make itself more beautiful and neighbourhoods healthier. The City of Calgary will give away five thousand trees this year to be planted on people’s property to enhance the canopy of the city. The city of Winnipeg is progressing through consultation and planning to improve […]
A few weeks ago, a Gardening Guru column talked about the positive effects on mental health. This column talks about additional health benefits that gardening can provide. Physical Health Benefits Gardening is a form of exercise as digging, raking, planting, weeding, or harvesting, all these tasks engage multiple muscle groups […]
Well, we had a great cattle sale this past Saturday! We sold 1,547 head for $4,610,188.81. It was incredible and the office staff said it was the first time they ever had the producers pick up their statements and were very pleased. It was the first time I ever wrote […]
With heavy hearts we announce the peaceful passing of Kenneth Charles Cain, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather in the evening hours of April 15, 2025, at Atikokan Extended Care. He was 89. Dad was born July 15, 1935, in Lavallee, Ontario, the second of four children to parents Clifford […]
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Alfred Samuel Cotterill, who peacefully left us on April 20, 2025, at the age of 76, surrounded by his loving family. Born on October 2, 1948, in Peterborough, Ontario, Alfred was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. […]
It is with sadness that the family of Sara-Hanna Gerber announces her sudden and unexpected passing on April 23, 2025, with some of her favourite people by her side. Sara was born in Fort Frances, Ont., on March 18, 1991, at La Verendrye Hospital. She was born to Mark and […]
Harley George Hatfield, age 83, of Penticton, BC, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 13, 2025. Born on August 10, 1941, in Penticton, Harley was a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and a good friend to many. He was a long-standing respected Penticton businessman, whose greatest joy was golf and playing […]
The family of Harvey Hudson would like to announce his peaceful passing April 29, 2025. Details regarding his Celebration of Life and a complete obituary will follow.
