Some 29 percent of respondents to an Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Historica Canada are planning to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies this Saturday–a three percent rise compared to last year. While that number isn’t great, at least it’s moving in the right direction. It’s also well above the low […]
Editorials
There is new hope the strike by more than 12,000 faculty at Ontario’s 24 colleges–now into its third week–could be resolved soon. It was revealed late this morning that both sides in the dispute have agreed to return to the bargaining table tomorrow. That’s the right decision. The faculty, represented […]
Has your son raised funds for a worthy cause? Has your daughter helped build awareness for child poverty? Has your young neighbour volunteered to take out the garbage and shovel the driveway for an elderly couple? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you should nominate them today […]
Words cannot adequately convey the sense of pride all of Rainy River District feels over Team Canada winning the silver medal at the world mixed curling championships in Champéry, Switzerland. There was an avalanche of local interest, of course, because the rink featured Stratton siblings Trevor Bonot and Jackie McCormick, […]
A scheduled bus service between Fort Frances and Thunder Bay may be gone for good. The Caribou Coach Transportation Company’s website carries the bleak message that its bus serving the Fort Frances-Thunder Bay route, including Atikokan, is being suspended as of this Saturday (Oct. 14) for an “undetermined period of […]
Plenty of district attention will be focused on Champéry, Switzerland starting this weekend as a pair of Stratton natives vie for world glory. The Trevor Bonot rink, which includes his sister, Jackie McCormick, at third, along with Thunder Bay couple Megan and Kory Carr at lead and second, will represent […]
Whether Jagmeet Singh ends up capturing the federal NDP leadership–as early as this Sunday (Oct. 1) or as late as Oct. 15 if a third round of balloting is needed–remains to be seen. Should he win, however, Canada could have its first “visible minority” prime minister after the next federal […]
Many are applauding the Ontario government for being the first province to unveil a plan to sell recreational marijuana ahead of Ottawa’s promise to legalize the drug in Canada as of July 1, 2018. But while Ontario deserves kudos for being first out of the gate, along with unveiling legislation […]
If our neck of the woods is suffering an economic downturn, you sure wouldn’t know it based on the generosity of district residents. On Saturday, the inaugural “Layin’ pipe in the fight” event near Pinewood, a collaboration between Brielmann Ag, Tait Bros. Contracting, and Prinsco Canada, raised more than $19,000 […]
The Labour Day holiday weekend heralds the unofficial end to summer, when hazy, lazy days give way to a return to a more structured routine over the fall and winter months. Kids are back in school, of course, and we all know the onslaught of activities and events that entails. […]
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 […]
Two local groups deserve to be singled out this week for their worthy efforts. First off, kudos to the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society for staging yet another successful fall fair in Emo from Thursday to Saturday. A record 9,700 people attended the fair last year, with RRVAS chairman James […]
