The Associated PressSchuyler Dixon Andy Dalton views what figures to be just one season of backing up Dak Prescott with the Dallas Cowboys as essentially halftime of his career. The 32-year-old former Cincinnati starter doesn’t expect to play as the insurance policy for a two-time Pro Bowler who hasn’t missed […]
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Press Release CloudTax, in response to the devastating effects of COVID-19 on the Canadian economy, will be offering free services for Canadians effective today. CloudTax will be offering free tax filings and consultations online and over the phone for those who fall under the following categories: – An individual residing […]
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As a result of developed relationships and numerous conversations with Indigenous Services Canada and with direction from Treaty #3 Leadership, the Emergency Planning Initiative of Grand Council Treaty #3 and the Territorial Planning Unit has commenced in the Treaty #3 Territory. Many Communities have completed Emergency and Pandemic Plans in […]
Submitted Avis Kaemingh enjoys the spring warmth as he sits in the sandbox beside his loader and digs to his hearts content. The son of Holly and James Kaemingh of Fort Frances, Avis looks like a heavy equipment operator of the future! What has your family been doing to stay […]
EditorMegan Walchuk Several weeks of closure have forced local restaurants to get creative, to survive. Most have experimented with delivery and curbside pickup for the first time, while others have been forced to reinvent themselves entirely. “It’s such a weird phenomenon. It’s like the lights just went out one day,” […]
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MPP Greg Rickford returned home to Kenora late last week bringing critical supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) to support First Nations communities across the riding. The PPE shipment, coordinated by the Lake of the Woods District Hospital and the Northern Supply Chain, included 21,500 surgical masks, 50 boxes of […]
MPP Greg Rickford joined a crew delivering Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to remote fly-in reserves recently. This shipment reached Ochiichagwe’Babigo’Ining Ojibway Nation, otherwise known as Dalles First Nation, north of Kenora. Tom Thomson
Borderland Pride
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Borderland Pride has received several inquiries from community members about the status of our annual Pride Week festival in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to monitor the advice and direction of public health officials on both sides of the border. As such, we are presently of the […]
EditorMegan Walchuk The Northern Ontario tourism sector is facing an uncertain future, with few signs of hope or help from the government. “It feels like tourism has been left out in the cold, that we’ve been a bit forgotten,” said Brenda Ferris-Hyatt, of Hyatt’s Manion Lake Camp. The sector has […]
Mrs. Evelyn Hoogsteen (previously Webb), age 93 years, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2020. A service and full obituary will follow at a later date.
It is with great sadness that we announce that Elizabeth Ann Strom passed away at Madonna Long Term Care in Orleans, ON, on Friday, May 1, 2020 at the age of 85. She had contracted COVID-19. Elizabeth (Betty) as she was known was born in Swan River, MB on September […]
Jack Elliott photo The Elliotts and their tour group joined a multi day cruise down the Yangtze River in China. The river is a thoroughfare for commercial and passenger traffic. They began in the city of Wuhan, with sites of skyscrapers, before heading out into the countryside.
