Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Corporation of the Township of LaVallee Environmental Services Inc. will be taking the non-hazardous waste materials to our landfill site from the Couchiching First Nations Remediation project. This material has been approved by Ministry of the Environment to be used to cap our landfill closure substantially. Newly elected Township […]
February 24, 2023—Canada and the Métis Nation of Ontario announced that the parties have signed a Métis Government Recognition and Self Government Implementation Agreement (the “Agreement”). This Agreement builds on a self-government agreement previously signed in 2019 and formal negotiations between the parties that began in 2017. Upon signing this […]
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) advises that cases of syphilis continue to increase in the region. In 2022, there were 139 confirmed cases of syphilis in the NWHU catchment area, which is a 21% increase from the previous year. Just over 50% of the cases in 2022 were identified in the […]
Gordon Pinsent has died. We weren’t friends, I realize, and maybe you weren’t friends with him either, but he felt like family. He would have been that uncle who snuck candy to us when we were little and let us stay up late when he was in charge and wasn’t […]
One of the recommendations I received on retirement was to start a new hobby and create new friends. For over forty years, I had not played a single hand of bridge before being encouraged by Walter Horban to again begin learning the game just before Covid struck. I just didn’t […]
Dear editor, A groomed cross country ski trail on private property takes many hours of preparation and maintenance. A trespassing snowmobiler can trash it in a few minutes. Please be respectful of other people’s work. Phil Whatley
Spring teas and time change are all signs of spring, not to mention Spring break for students in the Rainy River District, this years March break is March 13-17. Another sure sign of spring is teas that are already planned for. There will be a Shamrock Tea and Bake Sale […]
Well calves came steady last week with just a few bumps along the way. Most days I do my farm work during the day and then when it is dark, I do my other jobs on the computer. Friday night I was feeling tired so I thought I would relax […]
Tamara Robson and Norma Reather recently handed our calendars from CMHA Fort Frances. Tamara and Norma are both Geriatric Mental Health Workers from District Mental Health Services for adults the 60 and older Program. The calendars are very informative, with topics including mental health information, where to go for services […]
Ivan George Colgan, previously of Mine Centre, Ontario, died unexpectedly on February 17, 2023, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He was 52 years old. Ivan was born November 23, 1970, in Hinsdale, Illinois, to George Colgan (formerly of Indiana, Pa.) and Ida (nee Broeffle) Colgan (formerly of Emo, Ontario). Ivan was […]
