It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother on April 16, 2024, at Rainycrest with family by her side. Marjorie was born in Rainy River to the late Thaddeus and Dorothy Brannan (nee Williams). She grew up in North Branch with […]
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September 23, 1930 – April 11, 2024 Maggie slipped away peacefully surrounded by family and friends, at the age of 93, on April 11, 2024. She lived a good, long life, free of most health issues and remained bright and sharp right up until near the end. Up until a […]
The family of Raymond Herbert Taylor announce his peaceful passing on April 21, 2024, at LaVerendrye Hospital with family by his side. Ray was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, on August 10, 1936, and spent most of his life here other than a short time living in Atikokan, Ontario. He […]
After a long mild winter, we began the annual spring cleanup of our yard. It used to be a single day to rake the lawn, gather the leaves and all the refuse that has settled under the shrubbery in our yard. Now it takes two days as we have grown […]
I am a logophile. I realize that is not a common term used to describe someone. Logophile comes from the Greek – logos meaning speech, words, and philos meaning dear and friendly, according to Emily Brewster, with a degree in Linguistics and Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts and a […]
The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts is taking place over the next three weeks. French Drama on the 17th and Anishinaabemowin Speech Arts on April 18. The Festival will wrap up with a highlights festival, scheduled for May 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. For […]
The Guthrie United Church is hosting a Mother’s Day Tea and Bake sale on May 4th. This takes place at the Devlin Hall from 2-3:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children 6-12 years old and 5 and under are free to attend. There will be desserts to […]
The Stanley Cup playoffs start this week and, for the third straight spring, there are no Montreal Canadiens. The last time this happened was 23 years ago. The last time before that was ’22. That’s 1922. So this is just the third time in more than a century that hockey’s […]
Dear editor, We can certainly feel helpless when it comes to reducing our environmental footprint and fighting against climate change. Therefore, it is imperative to specifically target and tackle some of their causes. The plastics we commonly use are produced from petroleum and go into the manufacturing of a large […]
Dear editor, In response to “Borderland Pride issues offer to Emo”Quoting from your article;The Pride organization issued a complaint…The letter was critical of Emo council…The letter said, All of this is inexcusable and foolish…The letter said, Your untenable legal position…The letter said, You will agree to…The letter said, You should […]
Dear editor, In reference to the article on the front page of the Times dated April 10 2024. I would like to commend Mr Hamilton for his efforts to get information on the matter in question and encourage all concerned to offer their support. Bill Krag
Dear editor, Its a bird It’s a plane it’s Borderland pride looking after my GLBTQ2+ community 24/7. Borderland Pride correctly issued a formal complaint against the Township of Emo to the human rights tribunal after council voted against a Pride affirming proclamation and flag raising heading for this June. The […]
