Dear editor, Last week on behalf of the West rainy River District Lions, I had the opportunity to assist the Northwestern Health Unit at their Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic in Rainy River. It was a very positive and fulfilling experience. The NWHU staff was very professional, well organized and efficient. The […]
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Dear editor, The following is an open letter to Hon. Victor Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade and Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction Dear Minister Fedeli and Minister Sarkaria, Thank you for your continued leadership to support employers as they […]
Dear editor, The Crown Forest Sustainability Act requires independent third party audits to ensure the licensee’s compliance with the terms and conditions of the license, and remedies for any non-compliance. This is material and relative to the Ministry’s support of Resolute between 2014 and the final sale of the Fort […]
Ah spring. The grass is green and the mower is just begging to be fired up. The grass on the golf course is also green and the golf cart is ready to roll. The water on the river is sparkling, the outboard is fueled, the minnow bucket filled, and that […]
Spring, glorious Spring! I’m channelling Oliver Twist when he sang “Food, glorious food,” in the musical Oliver, my arms outstretched as I spin around. Are you familiar with the musical? Don’t worry, if my neighbours could hear me, they too would tell me to pipe down. We all need Spring. […]
My mom was disappointed that she couldn’t find “Moos” in last week’s paper. So, I start to trace back to last week; “did I write it?” Yup, I could remember writing it because I was talking about our Cattle Sale. Next thought: “did I send it in?” That I couldn’t […]
Henry Miller
Tales from the Wild
Tales from the Wild
Sixty years ago naturalists were alarmed to see that the bluebird populations were drastically declining. Two invasive species, the house sparrows and the starlings were driving the bluebirds away and nesting in the limited numbers of natural cavities found in trees and fence posts where the bluebirds themselves liked to […]
Our community welcomes the Schraa family to our area. Dave and Ceri along with their children Mac, Grace and Taylor have recently purchased the farm of Larry and Linda Lamb. The family will be the Purity Seed Ltd distributors, taking that over from Larry Lamb. The family is moving from […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Robert Lynn Meyers announces his passing on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at the age of 85 years. Robert was born on November 6, 1935 in Emo Township to Hans and Agnes Meyers. He grew up on the farm with his sister […]
One of the best parts about living in Sunset Country is that we are fortunate that there are always open fishing seasons for some species of fish. Of the most popular sport fish species, the walleye season closes for a month in the spring, musky season is closed from the […]
Container gardening is very versatile and rewarding. You can purchase containers in many materials or you may have something around the house that could be an interesting planter. You are only limited by your imagination. Make sure your container has a few holes in the bottom to ensure good drainage. […]
The first time I was in the presence of the great Rocket Richard, we were in jail. Both of us. He was a few paces ahead of me (that’s royalty) as the big iron door clanged shut behind us. The jail was Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Penitentiary, in suburban Montreal, and we were […]
