Imagine having a Canadian Football League team with a Super Bowl quarterback, three first-round NFL draft picks (including the No. 1 pick overall), a Pro Bowl MVP and a wide receiver who averaged 600 yards over six NFL seasons. Now imagine how many games that team might win in one […]
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Since I started writing this column back in 2007 I have written about holiday gift ideas every year but usually I wait until a week or two before Christmas when many people have already taken care of their shopping list. Over the past week I’ve gotten messages from several people […]
Have recent increases in the price of meat leave you with the thought of becoming a vegetarian? With no disrespect to my vegetable eating friends, there is a great technique to bring extreme flavour and tenderness to cheaper cuts of meat. It’s called “braising”. Braising is typically the process of […]
We announce the passing of Ralph, who died at the age of 82 years, 2 months and 2 days. Ralph was born on September 17, 1939 at his grandparents, Patrick and Sarah O’Connor’s (nee McPherson) home at the mouth of the Rainy River, formerly a Hudson Bay Co. Post (nicknamed […]
Christmas Hamper applications are being accepted at the Salvation Army. Sponsors and adoptees are also needed for the program. To join, call 807.274.3871 or emailing fort.hamper@ salvationarmy.ca. An awareness walk for National Addictions Awareness Week is being organized for Tuesday, November 23 at 1 p.m. The walk will start at […]
I never used to look at the obituaries in the newspaper. I was too young to worry about seeing notices of friends, and acquaintances passing. That changed as I grew older. Today it remains the first page that I turn to. I have learned a great deal in reading those […]
Volunteers are the heart of our town. Just think of everything you look forward to throughout the year – Santa Claus parades, fishing tournaments, theatre shows, craft sales, strawberry socials – volunteers are behind it all. Most of our parks, playgrounds and garden spaces were made possible through volunteer clubs […]
Dear editor, It is with great frustration I write this open letter to Marcus Powlowski and Greg Rickford who both have been involved in health care backgrounds and have intimate knowledge of our emergency long wait times and doctor shortage in our district. Previous letters via Constituency Office or email […]
Riverside Health Care is dedicated to providing quality care, meaning that we perpetually look to improve the patient experience in terms of enhancing service quality and reducing wait time delays. However, we recognize that for many patients the wait for treatment at any one of our Emergency Departments(ED) may create […]
