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Today is the first full day of the provincial election campaign. Voting day is June 2. The Kenora-Rainy River riding has two confirmed candidates as of press time. Left, Greg Rickford is representing the Progressive Conservative Party. On the right is Catherine Kiewning, who is running under the Green Party […]
Pianist Gemma Klassen performed at the Townshend Theatre during the Rainy Lake Festival of the Performing Arts Highlights Concert. Dozens of performers across multiple disciplines took part in the festival workshops, and were able to benefit from in-person adjudication. For more photos from the concert, see A10. – Allan Bradbury […]
I knew the day might not be a good one as soon it began. I held my face-recognition iPhone up in front of me and my phone had the audacity not to recognize me and opted not to open. “Nope,” it clearly said. Whatever face I was wearing in that […]
I find numbers fascinating. I enjoy Sudoku — puzzles which use single digits appearing in seemingly random order — until you understand the patterns. Last week, Stats Canada released the latest census numbers for all Canadian communities. At first look, there seemed to be nothing new in the Rainy River […]
Dear editor, In the last year the Federal liberal government and Provincial conservative governments have announced hundreds of millions of dollars going to the auto sector and battery manufacturing for electric cars. On May 2, four weeks before a provincial election they jointly announced another billion dollar investment into retooling […]
Its spring and the roadsides and lawns will soon be turning a beautiful yellow. Time for a rededication. It’s that time of year again when the lawn warrior girds himself for battle. Weapons belt bristling with digger, snippers, three varieties of weed killer, and other assorted instruments of war, the […]
Well, I made the mistake of looking at the weather for next week thinking that we are going to be closer to getting on land. I just hope the predictions are wrong. May makes me think of warm sunshine and green grass. Hopefully by the end of the week that […]
Spring may have been a little slow in coming this year but the WRRD Lions pontoon boat was not. The Princecraft Vectra from Nestor Falls Marine complete with a 115 hp Mercury is now on display at Norland Oil in Emo and will be at other business locations across the […]
4-H Correspondent
The first meeting of the Explore 4-H Club was held on April 22, 2022 at the Romyn’s residence. The members are Jessica Teeple, Landon Teeple, Mason Teeple, Olivia Seguin, Melania Olson, Rihanna Morrison, Emily Romyn, Sydney Romyn, Georgia Romyn, and Hailey Wilson. Landon Teeple and Hailey Wilson were unable to […]
The Rainy River District Agriculture Fall Fair will take place August 18-20 this fall. The Fair Board, volunteers, and all participants are working diligently to make sure it’s up and running with a full roster of events. There is something for everyone. The 2022 Fair Queen committee is looking for […]
With sadness we announce the passing of, Lenard Roy Moen Jr., on his 55th birthday on Sunday May 1, 2022, at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. He was born May 1st, 1967, in Baudette Minnesota, to Lenard and Joanne Moen. He married Tracey Selman on August 26th,1989, in […]
