The weather cooperated for a great long weekend. I was lucky enough to take Friday off so that made four days at home and since we had finished baling hay on Wednesday, I didn’t have to rush around for that. My only problem was I ended up with a nasty […]
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There is an interesting court case involving 454 bottles of beer that could very much open up free trade across provincial boundaries. The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal of the New Brunswick Provincial Court’s decision. Gerald Comeau had bought several cases of beer and some liquor in […]
Dear sir: I visit Fort Frances every summer to stay with my sister However, this year in particular, I noticed the sharp contrast between entering into the U.S. and Canada. As you emerge through customs into International Falls, the area is pleasant and well-maintained However, as you are welcomed into […]
The family sadly announces the death of Harry Gavin Maxton, 67, in Windsor, Ont. after a battle with heart disease, cancer, and a stroke. Surviving are his wife, Marlene; sons, Mike, Gavin, and Jon; grandchildren, Evan, Cassidy, Levi, Zane, Javyn, Makenna, and Owen; and great-grandson, Grayson. He also is survived […]
With sadness, we announce the passing of Maizie Russell (nee Wasykowski), who passed away peacefully while surrounded by family on the morning of Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at the Grace Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. at the age of 89. She was predeceased by her parents, John and Nettie Wasykowski; two […]
August snuck out from behind the weeds in my garden and from my so-called lawn and pounced on me, when I least expected it. August caught me off-guard and threw me to the ground before I could fight back, and then knocked the last bit of oxygen from my lungs. […]
The Halkirk fire protection team will hold its 26th-annual fish fry on Saturday, Aug. 5 from noon-6 p.m. at the Bear Pass fire hall (Bear Pass Road). A bouncy castle will be on hand again this year. Admission is $12 for adults and $5 for kids (dessert included). No dogs […]
I was just as surprised as most people were in Fort Frances when the community learned that the trees on the 200 block of Scott Street were going to be removed. I sat on town council back in the early 1980s when the decision to plant trees along the street […]
Don Rusnak
Member of Parliament Thunder Bay-Rainy River
Member of Parliament Thunder Bay-Rainy River
Back in April, I had the honour of attending the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York City, alongside several of my colleagues. This was the 16th-annual conference at the UN dedicated exclusively to discussing the issues facing the world’s indigenous populations. The forum brought the world […]
I just had the great fortune of spending time with Aimee, daughter #1, and my wee grandson, Linden, who is three. The moments we spend with family are far too rare these days but when it happens, I ask the cells of my heart to take it all in; to […]
I hope everyone is enjoying the heat wave we’ve been experiencing this past week. It won’t last (it never does so I get frustrated when people complain about it). Meanwhile, what a crazy busy week it was last week. Our soil and crop tour on Thursday was very successful and […]
Ask people what industries fuel the economic engine of Rainy River District and no doubt forestry and tourism would spring to mind first, followed closely by mining given New Gold’s mine north of Barwick is scheduled to go into production this fall while various exploration projects are going on elsewhere. […]
