June 4, 1942 – June 19, 2023 Lynwood Anderson, husband of Marie Sabourin, son of the late George and Mavis Anderson of Debec, N.B., died peacefully at the River Valley Hospital in Waterville, N.B., after a brief battle with Stage 4 lung cancer. Lynwood attended Debec Consolidated High School from […]
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With heavy hearts and many fond memories, we announce the unexpected passing of Pamela Bujold on July 6, 2023. Pam was a beacon of love, kindness, and wisdom, whose impact on our lives will forever be cherished. Pamela Florence Louise Bujold, born August 26, 1956, was the only child to […]
Leslie Norman Helliar, beloved husband of Ethel Lillian Helliar for 51 years, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 7, 2023 with family by his bedside at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Les was born in Rainy River on May 21, 1936, to Charles and Florence Helliar, the same year […]
Henry Kaemingh, at the age of 90, passed away at the Rainycrest Long-Term Care Centre in Fort Frances, Ont., on July 3, 2023. Henry was born in the Netherlands on January 8, 1933. Henry’s parents and his 11 siblings immigrated to Canada in 1947. In the early 50’s the Kaemingh […]
The R.R. Women’s Institute Museum in Emo is all set to go for the summer. The museum’s hours of operation are Monday through Friday 9a.m.-4:30 p.m. There will be crafts every Thursday morning, please call 482-3991 or Facebook message to register, everyone is welcome to Like and follow the Rainy […]
Tom, Dick and Harry? How about Larry, Curly and Moe? Or Willie, Mickey and The Duke? Never mind all that…what happened to Mike, Dave and Bob? A generation or so ago, Mike, Dave and Bob were the most popular names in pro sports — in that order. Well, at least […]
Dear editor, Problem: Small town media and media in general are finding their existence threatened by a lack of revenue, interest in investing in local media and maintaining skilled journalists. Whether in The Caribbean, Canada, US or most anywhere sources of financial investment are turning away from small town media […]
Dear Editor, I would like to take the time out of my day to send a huge thank you to all the lifeguards and instructors at the pool. I don’t know many part time jobs where students pay $500+ to take courses using their own money to qualify to get […]
The local fishing tournament scene got cranked up this past weekend with the Kenora Walleye Open and the Shoal Lake Bass Classic, both taking place Saturday and Sunday. When the dates have worked out, I have fished both tournaments in the past but if they happen to overlap, I’m a […]
Have you ever noticed that our food does not have the same flavour intensity as it did around a decade ago? Food today does not seem to have that taste bud popping flavour that we remember. The reason is that much of our food has been engineered and hybridized to emphasize […]
Good news on the farm! We had a second duckling hatch! This one came on July 4 — so we now have Canada and Indee. They are still living in the house and Lexi is learning to be gentle. She sleeps by the spare room door where they are living […]
“You have to walk the walk, when you talk the talk” is an old saying about making promises. On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised NATO nations that Canada would more than double the number of troops it will permanently station in Latvia to over 2,000. Of course, it was […]
