There’s something seriously wrong with society when people have nothing better to do with $50,000 than bet it on the outcome of the Super Bowl coin flip while so many others go hungry day in and day out. It’s that type of obscene wealth which is fuelling the “Occupy” movement, […]
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Joel Haugland Dear editor: The new food and beverage policy for Ontario schools is a step in the right direction to promote healthier citizens, but there’s a lot more to do than to prepare a policy. Parents and care-givers of children must know what to do to start enforcing the […]
Jason McQuaker Dear editor, I am writing this letter in response to John Rafferty’s column last week. I do not normally, if ever, read his column but a friend pointed it out to me knowing my love of tax dollars and how they are spent. I find it ironic that […]
Mary Jane Pearson Dear editor: On behalf of the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary, I would like to thank everyone for the overwhelming response to our fall tea. This would not have been possible without the willingness of the membership to volunteer their time and resources (the fancy sandwiches and baking […]
Anne Saltel Dear editor: A municipal election represents the purist form of democracy. One person placing him(her)self in the race for mayor or council. There is no affiliation with a political party or a platform to follow (sometimes I think there should be guidelines as to what issues one can […]
Laura Singleton Dear editor: Last week, I sent a letter to the Riverside board of directors pointing out that the corporation has fallen short of providing adequate support for the Rainy River Health Centre in this period of manpower shortage. Although Riverside is responsible for our hospital, the corporation has […]
By Gary Sliworsky
Ag rep, Emo
Ag rep, Emo
Fall is here, things are dry, and there is still work that can be done in the fields; both in getting crops off and applying organic fertilizer (i.e., manure) for next year’s crops. When spreading manure, you must keep in mind Best Management Practices. You may not be aware but […]
By Sarah Campbell
On Oct. 6, voters across the Kenora-Rainy River riding sent a clear message to the rest of the province: we want to be heard. I would like to thank everyone for the support and faith you have put in me. I am honoured to take our message to Queen’s Park […]
I was able to summarize our weather data and we ended up with 2,493 Corn Heat Units, which is a bit more than normal (2,350). Meanwhile, rainfall for May, June, July, August, and September was 280.4 mm (11.2 inches), well below the norm of 440.5mm (17.6 inches), so we really […]
Change is coming. I can feel it out there, somewhere, where decency and trust and safety exist, where honour is power and integrity our weapon, where the voice of the masses speaks for the disenfranchised, the broken, the injured, and the forgotten. At least I hope change is coming. Hope. […]
I walked into the living room and there he was—a perpetual giggling ball of somersaults recoiling back and forth across the length of the couch. The remaining three little peppers stood about in “jaw drop and stun” mode—clearly amazed as the little whippersnapper rotated in an orbit oblivious to the […]
