Local News from Across the Rainy River District
There has been a new fire chief chosen for Alberton, Emo, Chapple and LaVallee, happy to say Darren Hughes has taken on that role. His position began July 20. He replaces Josh Colling who recently left his position as fire chief for our rural townships. Darren brings with him 20 […]
I grew up watching a black and white television. We had two channels CBS and NBC. Saturday morning, we watched Roy Rogers and Dale Evans chase down bandits who wore face masks. The William Tell Overture announced that the mask man was protecting people of the west. All the villains […]
They say you should never judge another person until you have walked a mile in their shoes. Take that idea and multiply it by 584 and you have a rough idea of the distance I’m traveling during the course of Step Forward. Getting through this three-month odyssey wouldn’t be possible […]
So, we have moved into rain every second day and though the last bit of rain hasn’t been large amounts, it certainly puts a damper on making hay. We have around 100 acres left. And after struggling a bit to get the last stuff baled up, we are gun-shy about […]
In the July 8 Fort Frances Times, Kelli Saunders shared some great information about rusty crayfish in the Lake of the Woods watershed. She explained that rusty crayfish are an invasive species that have been present in Lake of the Woods for upwards of 20 years. They are an aggressive […]
Each fall, hundreds of millions of monarch butterflies migrate from Canada and the United States, to central Mexico, to wait out the unfavourable conditions of northern winters. Each spring, they begin the migration north and need milkweed for food along the way. Milkweed is an important source of nutrients during […]
Outdoor cooking is one of the best ways to embrace and celebrate the warmer temperatures now upon us. Greek cuisine is one of my all-time favourites, and this personal recipe of mine for Greek Burgers is sure to be a hit at your next backyard cookout. Feel free to replace […]
I love honey, always have. It was the first sandwich I was able to make all by myself and I still remember the sense of accomplishment, of independence, of conquering the edges of the grown-up world that previously had been out of my reach. I smeared the thick honey on […]
Moose sent me an email the other day claiming that men are deep thinkers and supported that argument with the hypothesis that the pain of childbirth did not hold a candle to the male equivalent of being kicked in the groin. A good argument, but since he has never given […]
I have been pondering on how the government and the boards of education across the province can begin the school year in six weeks. There are three different solutions that I see, and each comes with its own risks. The first is to begin school just as they were closed […]
So, this is 49. Honestly, it doesn’t look a whole bunch different from 48. I finished one trip around the sun and started another one on Monday. There were plenty of kind words and wishes from many I know both in person and online. There were awesome gifts aplenty, way […]
Here we are middle of July! This week is normally a week of getting things dialed in – for our Open House! We are going to continue to get things dialed in this week as we are working on a Virtual Crop Tour! We have been collecting some pictures from […]
