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 […]
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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. […]
It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Mavis Maureen Helseth (Elliott), our dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin, and friend, on Sunday, July 30, 2017, with family by her side, at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. Mavis was a remarkable woman, and her story […]
Kenneth Howard Moore passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Winnipeg, Man. He is survived by Violet (Petriuk), his beloved wife of 64 years; two daughters, Kathleen (Ray) and Susan; as well as granddaughters, Lindsay, Nichole, and Claire. He also is survived by his sister, Linda (Bob); and […]
Our sadness is mixed with the joy of a wonderful, sometimes hard but always very rich life well-lived. Our dear father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, John van den Brand, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Dad was born on Aug. 3, 1927 in the Netherlands. On May 20, 1952, he […]
It is with much sadness that our family announces the sudden passing of Gwen Anders (nee Carlson) on Sunday, July 23, 2017 in Nanaimo, B.C. Gwen was predeceased by her husband, Ben, in 2004. She is survived by her children, Susan (Wayne), Ben (Lorene), and Paul (Jill); seven grandchildren, Shaun, […]
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Darren Thomas Connon at the age of 57. Darren was born on April 15, 1960 in Winnipeg, Man. to Pearline Mae Connon and Thomas Alexander Connon, who predeceased him. Darren is survived by his sisters, Val Marie Connon, Debbie […]
Paul Elmer Johnson, resident of Manitoulin Centennial Manor in Little Current, Ont., passed peacefully early on Monday, July 17, 2017 at the age of 94. Beloved husband of Pauline (pre-deceased in 2007), proud and loving father of Howard Johnson (Kirsten), Judy Martin (Ned) and Nancy Paul (Steve), and kind and […]
