Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The La Vallee Fire Department is hosting its third annual spaghetti dinner this Saturday (April 13) at the Devlin Hall. The dinner will be served from 4:30-7 p.m. Tickets are available from any La Vallee firefighter and at the municipal office as well as at the door until sold out. […]
Though these dreary days are hard to get excited about, the rain is taking away the snow at least. The barn yard is a wet, greasy mess. THE worst time of the year to have cattle in a contained area. Most people try and sacrifice an area to get them […]
I love the stories my daughters share about the antics of their wee ones. My grandchildren are learning to maneuver through this crazy world and the stories of them make me smile, giggle and guffaw on a regular basis, even the tales that involve emotional meltdowns. The beauty of being […]
On April 1, 2019, with her family at her side Penny Dewitt (nee Bruchkowski) passed away at the age of 53. She leaves to mourn her, sons, Robert McCormick and Shane McCormick; and grandchildren, Brooklyn, Braden and Edward McCormick; as well as her mother, Florence Bruchkowski; siblings, Tom Bruchkowski, Ron […]
It is with profound sadness that the family of Gwendolyn Florence Houston (nee Gosselin) announces her death on April 3, 2019 at Sunnybrook Palliative Care in Toronto with family at her side after a determined battle with cancer. Gwendolyn was born in beautiful Northwestern Ontario on Nov. 1, 1937 in […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Peter Joseph Horsman. He passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital. Peter leaves to mourn the love of his life, Marilyn Horsman; his sons, Rod Horsman, and Bill Horsman (Cindy); his […]
Rose May Bolzan, 96, of Fort Frances, Ont. passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at her home. She was born on June 19, 1922 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Paul and Anna Arseneault. She was united in marriage to Joe Bolzan on Nov. 29, 1941. While raising her […]
Dear editor, It’s never a good sign when you are chastised by an ethics commissioner and kicked out of your own party for intolerant views. Senator Beyak’s extremist and ill informed views aren’t helpful in ensuring better social and economic First Nation outcomes. Any objective assessment of the shared Ojibway-Métis-Settler […]
Dear editor: In a letter published last week, Nick Beyak has once again come to the breathless defence of his mother, Senator Lynn Beyak. This follows her latest official reprisal–this time from the Senate Ethics Officer–and my subsequent comments on the matter at a meeting of Fort Frances town council. […]
Dear editor: I am writing in response to Nick Beyak’s letter of April 3, 2019. I am an Anishinaabekwe from Couchiching First Nation and a teacher. In my post-graduate studies and in my professional work I have studied the effects of colonialism on Indigenous people in Canada, namely the impacts […]
Dear editor, I am writing in rebuttal to Nick Beyak’s article about Senator Lynn Beyak. I am highly disappointed that a local businessman would come out on the wrong side of history and espouse colonial-apologist drivel in support of a local senator flagrantly violating ethics code. Lynn Beyak may have […]
Dear editor, I would like to personally add my support to Councillor Douglas Judson in the fight to call out racism and behaviours within the ranks of leadership and power. As leaders, we have a responsibility to send a resounding message that we do not stand for racism and hate. […]
