Staff The Rainy River District School Board is in the process of gathering public feedback on a proposal to hike the pay of four executive positions. For the local public school board, the proposed Executive Compensation Program applies to the Director of Education, Superintendent of Education/School Effectiveness, Superintendent of Education/Student […]
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Sadly, the family announces the sudden passing of Derek Peterson, 44, of Rainy River First Nation, Ont., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018 at his residence. Derek was born on March 30, 1973 to Allen and Melvina (nee Blackburde) Peterson. He enjoyed watching NASCAR and local stock car racing, working on […]
Kari Lynn Brigham, 62, of Rainy River, Ont., peacefully passed away, with her family by her side, on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018 at the Rainy River Health Centre. Kari was born on Nov. 11, 1955 in Baudette, Mn. to Henry and Betty Lou Nordin. She was united in marriage to […]
John “Janos” Koles, 90, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 with his family by his side. John was born on April 13, 1927 in Napkor, Hungary and immigrated to Canada in 1957, settling in Fort Frances. He was united in […]
Harvey Larson, 86, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. A service will be held Feb. 17, 2018 at 11 a.m. (EST) at the Pioneer Centre in Atikokan, Ont. A complete obituary will follow.
It is with great sadness we mourn the passing of our beloved father and grandfather, Mytro “Svet” Wowchuk, who passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Wednesday, Jan. 3rd, 2018 at the age of 85. He was born in Gardenton, Man. on March 30, 1932 to Andrew […]
Glenda Janet Oster was born in Kenora, Ont. on March 4, 1957, one of seven children born to John and Elaine Halley. She received her education up to Grade 10 in Kenora, after which she worked in housekeeping for a fly-in camp. After moving to Devlin, Ont. area, she married […]
Joan Kay Murray, 79, of Rainy River, Ont., passed away in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017. She was born on Jan. 5, 1938 in Littlefork, Mn. to Carl and Mildred Blom. The Blom family grew up in Big Falls, Mn. until 1938, when it moved to Carp, […]
Frank Korb, 80, of the Northwood Lodge in Red Lake Ont., and formerly of Stratton, Ont., passed away on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. Frank was born in Morley Township, Ont. on July 11, 1937 to Anthony and Theresa Korb. Frank began working in the bush at a young age with […]
Have you ever sat in a restaurant or airport and watched people sitting next to each other texting on their phones. It is something that is becoming more common every day, as new studies confirm. The latest studies have discovered that a group sitting around a table would much rather […]
Air travel makes travellers sick. If my personal health were used in support of this thesis, it would be irrefutably proven. I can’t remember a flight I have taken where I didn’t get sick and my recent all-night marathon from Dawson City was no exception. I was struck down with […]
Submitted The new bridge on Highway 11/71 spanning the creek at the east end of Emo has been completed and is now open. A bailey bridge was in use for several months while crews worked on replacing the culvert underneath it.
