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We will celebrate Canada Day on Friday and it should be a day of great excitement that relates to our freedoms and policies that governments over time have made. The US supreme court decision on Roe-v-Wade on Friday marked a significant difference in how we as Canadians view abortion and […]
It seems with greater frequency I am telling the story of fallen comrades. “We are of an age,” I am told, though that offers little comfort. When someone leaves us in our youth, the shock is severe, the heartache suffocating, but it was rare, thankfully, and we were observers of […]
Dear editor, Congratulations to our neighbours south of the border are in order for the overturning of Roe v. Wade on the 24th of June. This was a step in the right direction that ought to be celebrated from coast to coast. I hope that this will serve as a […]
Dear editor, I would like to start this letter off by saying we do not give the young generation enough thanks for the good they do. But I do, and this is why. The elderly really need help sometimes, in doing different things in life, and the young generation hold […]
Dear editor, Plastic is everywhere. We use it in packaging, construction, agriculture, automobiles, electronics, textiles, and medical equipment. While plastic has revolutionized our lives, plastic pollution has emerged as a key environmental issue worldwide. Of the four million tonnes of plastic waste that is thrown away in Canada every year, […]
Ah summer. Isn’t it grand? I stepped out the door this morning and the smell of drying grass and petunias assailed me. Then the aroma of ripening raspberries tickled my palate so I stepped into the patch to partake of my morning aperitif.Nothing sets up your palate for toast and […]
Meals on Wheels is seeking volunteer drivers. Call Sheri at 274-4818 for more information or email s.monahan@rhcf. on.ca The LaVerendrye General Hospital Auxiliary is looking for people to take the positions of president, vice-president and special events co-ordinator. We are also looking for someone who will do publicity. The Auxiliary […]
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It finally is gone. On Wednesday, June 22 the corpse of Rainy River’s biggest, long dead, Elm treesuccumbed to the chainsaw ministrations of Daryl’s Custom Landscapes Ltd. Over the last decades Dutch Elm Disease has steadily wiped out the towering American Elms lining many streets in our towns. During the […]
I can barely grasp it is the end of June. I planned to start cutting hay over the weekend, but the weather changed my mind on that. I would have had to bundle up cutting on Sunday because it certainly wasn’t a warm day. I think we are so thankful […]
The always popular “Castin’ For Cash” takes place July 8 and 9 this year. Bill and Nell Godin — proprietors of Lake Despair — along with volunteers, work hard to make sure this is always a successful tournament. There are likely to be about 50 teams competing for the top […]
On June 28, 2022 the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in partnership with the Township of Chapple will be opening a new Community Policing Office, located within the Community Hall at 140 Main Street, Barwick, Ontario. Community Policing Offices (CPO) are a connection between police […]
