“Please . . . help me find my twin.” The plea comes from “Tom,” 59, who recently discovered he was separated at birth from his twin brother–a brother he believes might be living in Rainy River District. “Tom” said he first learned he may have a twin living in the […]
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Local businesses are feeling the crunch now that the strike by some 450 Communications, Energy and Papermakers members here–and the layoff of other mill workers–is into its seventh week. “Yes, [the strike] has definitely had an impact in the past 30 days,” Tony Beyak of Causeway Pontiac Buick Ltd. said […]
Three hearing-impaired athletes from southern Ontario made a brief stop here Friday before heading up to the Manitoba border near Kenora to kick-off a 10-week run to boost public awareness for the deaf culture. “The Deaf Trek Across Ontario,” which officially began Saturday, also is being billed as a fundraiser […]
After five weeks of competition, Annissa Johnson got the surprise of a lifetime last Thursday when she was named winner of the regional Miss Hawaiian Tropic Canada “Model Search and Pageant” finals at the Rainy Lake Hotel. “I’m pretty shocked because all the girls were beautiful,” said Johnson, referring to […]
After spending six weeks experiencing life in Rainy River District, the 11 children from Belarus are spending their last few days with their host families before heading for home this weekend. Allan Empey and most of the children will travel to Winnipeg via Kenora on Sunday on the first leg […]
When Richard Elliott left his hometown of Southampton, England last month, he decided to go for a bike ride. A long bike ride, that is. Looking to experience “something different” before he heads off to his first year of university to study a four-year mechanical engineering course in Wales, the […]
Twelve dogs went fetching for glory at the third-annual Four Paws Retriever Contest held last Thursday in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. From puppies to pros, the dogs put on a good show. Some performed perfectly, like Duane Gushulak’s chocolate lab, “Cabella,” while others, like Cherie Mollette’s […]
The Northern Action Group isn’t happy with town council’s decision to hike residential taxes by 10.5 percent (on average) while commercial ratepayers see theirs drop by 3.7 percent. NAG spokesman Allan Bedard asked council Monday night to justify the shift, noting he was going to take the information back to […]
Bill 160, the Education Quality Improvement Act, will remain in effect for at least one school year, with the Harris government announcing it intends to proceed with its changes to the education system for September. This despite a ruling by Justice Peter Cumming last week that Bill 160 violated the […]
Separate school teachers and trustees could find themselves standing on opposite sides of the fence after the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association said it would “study” Justice Cumming’s ruling on Bill 160. OCSTA president Regis O’Connor said last week the association “has always maintained that Catholic boards have a constitutional […]
It’s looking like Canadians won’t have to wade through paperwork to cross the border after the U.S. Senate last week voted 99-0 to pass a bill that kills a previous one requiring all aliens to fill out forms at Customs before entering and leaving the country. But the House of […]
A privately-owned aircraft made an emergency landing, then caught fire, shortly after taking off Friday from a private airstrip in Morson Township. The single-engine Piper Cherokee plane was owned by a U.S. resident, who was the pilot. He and the other person on board managed to exit the plane safely […]
