Bizhiw (Lynx) NdoodemDecember 10, 1946 – July 14, 2024 Expectedly, our beloved, sweet, loving Mother has passed on peacefully to a better place, at home with her family by her side. Our Mother’s wish was to be in the comforts of her home in Naotkamegwanning to prepare for her Journey. […]
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The following is an excerpt from a letter written by MP Marcus Powlowski, dated July 15, 2024 The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, P.C., M.P. Minister Public Safety The Honourable Minster Jean-Yves Duclos P.C., M.P. Minister of Public Services and Procurement The Honourable Mélanie Joly, P.C., M.P. Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
We were sitting in the office a few weeks back and were discussing the problem of doctor shortages in the Rainy River District. There were three new residents in the district having family doctors in Newfoundland and British Columbia. They all were taking prescribed medicine and were wondering about the […]
Here is an update on LaVallee Seniors events. These events are made possible due to the recent funding approved for residents 55 plus. The events are open to everyone: A date has been set for a trip to Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre (The Mounds) on July 24. The outing offers free […]
It was March 3, 2003, when rainy River first learned about the Great Beaver of Rainy River, in the pages of the Rainy River Record… British Columbia may have its Bigfoot and Scotland its Loch Ness Monster, but closer to home, Rainy River has its own illusive celebrity—the Great Beaver. […]
The RCMP Musical Ride will take place Wednesday, July 17 at 7 p.m. at the Emo Fairgrounds.Admission is a freewill donation, with all proceeds being donated to the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society for fairground improvements. Show starts at 7 p.m. Bring a lawn chair. The evening will feature performances […]
Scott Street Mall Days are back! Thursday, July 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Scott Street. Loads of activities for the whole family. Great deals and lots of fun! Local vendors, street food, vintage car show, dunk tank, face painting, prizes and more! Dunk tank donations to go […]
Lawrence (Larry) Alexander Eustace, brother, uncle, cousin, lawyer and friend, left us on July 6, 2024. With heavy hearts and much sadness, the family of Lawrence Alexander Eustace announces his sudden passing on Friday, July 6, 2024, at the age 81. Larry was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and attended Lakehead […]
Once upon a strikeout, the only pitches mentioned as part of a repertoire — for right-handers as well as left-handers — were the fastball, the curve and the change-up. Pitchers hoping to make it in major-league baseball were scouted on their abilities to throw each, or all, of those pitches. […]
The English ivy is one of the easiest houseplants there is to grow in your home. It is a trailing vine that can be trained and shaped onto a trellis or topiary form, or left to hang over the pot and trail to the floor, or trained to climb a […]
By Jeff Lehman
Atikokan resident
Special to the Times
Atikokan resident
Special to the Times
Over the last couple of centuries, our remains have been either embalmed and buried or cremated and buried or scattered. Our bereavement rituals are intimately connected to these well accepted, unquestioned and unchallenged burial and funeral practices. I want my remains to be buried more naturally; but not quite as […]
Dear editor, God makes the sun rise and the sun set day in and day out, season after season. Earth and all the planets orbit the sun like clockwork. David Attenborough filmed life in the oceans and jungles and showed how everything there is, in all the universe, is in […]
