This week marks a turning point in the season when we change from a fishing area to a hunting region. Large game hunting with rifles begins this Saturday (Oct. 9) across the eastern half of the Rainy River District, as well as in the Kenora and Dryden areas. As I […]
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Parliament was a very busy place last week. I will be reporting to you soon on some the things I’ve been working on recently (border issues, pensions, and health care to name a few), but I want to take the chance this week to talk about one issue in particular—the […]
With strength of spirit, Eva Briant passed away Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 at the Grace Hospital. Born to Mary Elizabeth (Donning) and Septimus Ainsworth, who homesteaded in Crichton, Sask., Eva was one of seven siblings. The family moved to Alexander, Man., where Eva went to school. After graduating as a […]
The family of Elva Wedlake is sad to announce the passing of their mother, grandma, great-grandma, and great-great-grandma on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010 at the age of 89. She quietly slipped away at the home of her daughter, Carrol, in Hanmer, Ont. All four of her daughters were able to […]
Kenneth Lee (Ken) Johnson, 54, of Seine River First Nation, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010 at his residence with his family by his side. Ken was born Dec. 11, 1955 in Fort Frances, Ont and had lived most of his life in Rainy River District. He had worked as […]
Surrounded by the love of her family, at the Carpenter Hospice in Burlington, Ont., Mary Joan (Deir) Shine of Burlington lost her fight with cancer on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010 in her 66th year. Beloved wife of Glenn Shine, formerly of Fort Frances, Ont., for 41 years; much-loved mother of […]
The cattle sale over the weekend in Stratton was a successful one. Cattle prices were up and this certainly left a few more smiles on people’s faces. For the first time in a long time, our sale grossed more than $1 million! We had nearly 1,500 head and with the […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo In a year with plentiful rainfall, pastures remain lush and continue to grow throughout the summer. It is always encouraging to see green grass in August, rather than having all fields brown and needing to feed hay. However, pasture gains in these wet years […]
The magpie is not common in Rainy River District. But it is here—and it is unmistakable. The Black-billed Magpie is a large bird, about twice the size of a robin. Black and white in colour, the flashing white feathers of the wings when it flies are a sure give-away. And […]
It was an interesting finish to the bass tournament season for me last week as I travelled across Ontario to participate in the Berkley B1 Canadian Open Bass Tournament on Lake St. Francis this past weekend. This is a large body of water that is part of the St. Lawrence […]
It’s painful to be a pigskin pusher in these parts, assuming proximity is a deciding factor in fandom. On the NFL side, the Minnesota Vikings seem to be out of sync after their surprising run to the NFC championship game back in January. That season is still young, but the […]
