Press Release Local musicians Seth Lauzon and Piper Lidkea entered this year’s “Casting Call” just for fun. “We weren’t expecting to win anything,” Lidkea said of the singing contest, which was held Thursday night at Smokey Bear Park in conjunction with the annual International Falls Bass Championship. “We just wanted […]
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Duane Hicks Jason and Barb Kabel were among the 492 people who attended the Watten Volunteer Fire Department’s annual all-you-can-eat fish fry late Friday afternoon at Sunny Cove Camp, which set a new attendance record.
Press Release The Lake of the Woods Township’s Canada 150th committee once again will host a celebration event for Canada’s 150th anniversary. Two very successful and fun-filled celebrations already have taken place this year. Back in February, more than 150 people gathered at the Bergland Community Hall to celebrate Canada’s […]
Press Release Indigenous communities and families in Northwestern Ontario will benefit from key upgrades to the local road network and local cultural spaces as a result of more than $469,000 from the Government of Canada. The funding was announced Friday by local MP Don Rusnak, on behalf of Innovation, Science […]
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario caused a stir by passing a motion earlier this month calling for Sir John A. Macdonald to be removed from schools across the province bearing his name, citing his role as the “architect of genocide against indigenous peoples.” Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne quickly poured […]
Nicholas Donaldson Bryson DeGagne and Gianna Gushulak were ready to learn as they patiently waited in the hallway yesterday morning to begin their first day of Grade 1 at St. Michael’s School here.
It will be mainly clear tonight, with an overnight low of nine C (48 F) and light east winds. Tomorrow will be partly sunny, with a high of 23 (73) and low around nine (48). Mostly cloudy skies are forecast for Friday, along with a high of 21 (70) and […]
Submitted Local MP Don Rusnak, third from left, was in Rainy River last Thursday to announce more than $13 million in federal funding for a joint Canada-U.S. project to replace the international bridge at Rainy River-Baudette. The project involves the design and construction of a new bridge and the removal […]
Duane Hicks Watten resident Carol Wurdeman and Joshua Colling, fire chief for the Chapple, Emo, La Vallee, and Alberton Fire & Emergency Services, chatted about fire safety as they checked out this mobile interactive display which Colling had set up for Friday’s fish fry at Sunny Cove Camp.
Duane Hicks While the Rainy Lake Square likely won’t be open until late September or early October, residents soon will get a taste of the type of cultural programming that will be a feature of the square in future. The Rainy Lake 150 Series, made possible thanks to Tbaytel and […]
Submitted byBrittany Bowman Rainy River held its first-annual “Art in the Park” festival on Sunday, which was organized by the “People for Hannam Park” committee. The day’s main attraction was talent from all over the district being showcased for the attendees to enjoy. “The goal of the event was to […]
Mary Helen Marmus (nee Olinyk), 100, of Rainy River, Ont., passed away peacefully at hospital, with her family at her side, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. A funeral mass was held on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Rainy River, with Fr. […]
