Some 114 teams hit Lake of the Woods this past weekend to take part in the 16th-annual Bassin’ For Bucks tournament in Sioux Narrows. This event is the favourite of many anglers across the region for a number of reasons—and this year didn’t disappoint. People love the format, which rewards […]
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If you happened to have seen me around town over the last month, you might have noticed I had grown some horrendous-looking facial hair. I’m now clean-shaven once again, which is something my family back in Sault Ste. Marie is quite pleased to hear. But the reason why I was […]
Irvin passed away peacefully in the presence of his family on September 2, 2012, at Riverside Health Care Facility in Fort Frances. Irvin was born at Lower La Have, Nova Scotia on August 9, 1918, a son of John and Lillian Eisenhauer (Adams). Irvin was a member of the St. […]
Canada is not immune to protests that get out of hand, whether it’s over a G8 conference, the recent “Occupy” movement, or students railing against tuition hikes. And, sadly, there always will be idiots who take to the streets and trash everything in sight when their sports team loses the […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo Conditions in Rainy River District were very much on the dry side this summer. For May, June, and July at the nine Agricorp rainfall recording stations in the district, 18 of the 27 measurements were in the deficit range, including all nine in June. […]
My flock size was reduced this week as I dropped off three lambs at the abattoir. I felt quite sad, but they had reached market weight and Rainy River Meats was in need of lamb (they have a difficult time keeping lamb on their shelf). A friend of mine lost […]
This week presents another opportunity to share some of the hard work of the New Democrat caucus research team, which always is busy discovering new and interesting things about our federal government and our party. The parliamentary session resumes in a couple of short weeks and we’ll kick things off […]
For the past decade, high gasoline prices have been a source of frustration for people regardless of their age, location, or income. Here in the north, the impact of high gas prices hits us especially hard given our vast geography and the need to travel for many primary services, such […]
