Duane Hicks Wayne Cho didn’t know until he was 30 that he suffered from anxiety. Now four years later, the Toronto native is running across Canada to raise awareness for anxiety and depression—and to help shatter the stigma around anxiety and depression. “I have general anxiety disorder. I had it […]
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Peggy Revell All the hard work by the Fort Frances High School band has paid off as members finally head off on their long-awaited trip to Italy over the March Break. “I’m excited. I’m glad it’s finally here,” Fort High music teacher John Dutton said of the trip that will […]
Staff About 100 people attended St. Mary’s Church here Friday afternoon for World Day of Prayer 2009, joining millions across the world in praying for the women of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The hour-long service, organized locally this year by Gemma Lamonato, featured about a dozen representatives from area churches […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition is in the process of gathering safety-related statistics and information in anticipation of its strategic planning session coming up Tuesday, March 31 at La Place Rendez-Vous here. “We’re in the process right now,” RRVSC administrative co-ordinator Grace Silander said Monday. “We’re gathering […]
Peggy Revell Scientists and researchers from both Canada and the United States are attending the sixth International Lake of the Woods Water Quality Forum taking place today and tomorrow (March 11-12) at Rainy River Community College over in International Falls. “It’s primarily a technical forum . . . for networking […]
Peggy Revell Kenora-Rainy River riding will be seeing a lot more of MPP Howard Hampton now that he’s officially retired as leader of the Ontario NDP. “I’ll have more time than ever to focus on the issues in our part of the province,” Hampton remarked after Hamilton Centre MPP Andrea […]
Peggy Revell The photos, names, dates, and stories that line the basement walls of Our Lady of Lourdes Church mark the almost 20 years that Glenn Jourdain has dedicated to piecing together the history of the people of Couchiching First Nation. Organized into church history, chiefs, community members, those who […]
The Canadian Press BRAMPTON, Ont.—An 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont. has made the unprecedented request to be granted custody of his two younger brothers in hopes of bringing an end to a decade of family “warfare.” “My concerns are not as to [which parent] is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ . . . […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—The last time Oscar Jones saw his younger brother, Eric, they were at a family wedding. It was April, 1967, and the normally joyous occasion of siblings celebrating their sister’s nuptials had its rocky moments. “I was giving him heck because he was quitting school and going […]
Duane Hicks As activity starts at the site of the new Robert Moore School, the nearby outdoor rink is being dismantled. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told council last night that Public Works removed the boards at the rink yesterday and the ice surface is officially off-limits, adding trucks […]
The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Two science teachers who have spent the past five years under NASA’s tutelage are about to graduate with high-flying honours. The space shuttle flight Wednesday night of Joseph Acaba and Richard Arnold II will mark the first time two former teachers have rocketed into space […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Survivors of one of Canada’s most infamous air disasters still find it difficult to talk about the experience two decades after the plane they were on crashed because of iced-up wings. Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of the crash of Air Ontario flight 1363 in Dryden that […]
