Cindy Gauthier By Cindy Gauthier, RN, C.D.E. Valley Diabetes Education Centre •Who takes insulin? The pancreas releases a small amount of insulin constantly throughout the day and night that helps to maintain your blood sugar level. You require different amounts of insulin, depending on your activity, food intake, or stress. […]
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Press Release A great time was had by skiers old and new on Boxing Day during a family day hosted by the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club at the Rocky Inlet trails. Dr. Cam Moorhouse helped new skiers get on the trails with help on ski sizing and waxing, and […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board encourages healthy nutrition choices and active lifestyles that contribute to student achievement, and has been working in partnership with the Northwestern Health Unit to follow the nutritional standards in the Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act, 2008 (also known as Bill 8). […]
Amanda Roy Nina Barnard, 10, Linda Stewart, and Hailey Barnard, seven, sat down to enjoy a turkey feast after volunteering at the annual community Christmas dinner last Thursday afternoon at Knox United Church here.
Amanda Roy Tiny Jackson Leininger may have greeted Santa with a big yawn but Morgan Olson definitely was more excited when jolly St. Nick stopped by their home here on Christmas Eve before making his regular rounds that night.
Dave Ogilvie Turner and Morgan Redford and friends took advantage of the milder weather after Christmas to enjoy the outdoor skating rink in Emo. On good days, district residents can be seen skating or taking part in a game of hockey there.
Amanda Roy Ethan Osmar, four, went for a bumpy ride down the hill on the overpass on Sunday. District youngsters are enjoying another week of Christmas holidays before heading back to school on Monday (Jan. 5).
Steve Boileau served up some action for Toby Munro during the Sunset Country Squash Club’s annual Boxing Day tournament here. Ben Andrusco won the tourney crown after beating Jason Kabel in the final. —Amanda Roy photo
The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has given birth to a son, a magazine reported yesterday. Bristol Palin, 18, gave birth to Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston on Saturday, People magazine reported online. He weighed seven pounds, four oz. Colleen Jones, the sister of Bristol’s grandmother, […]
Duane Hicks Work continues at the future site of the Ge-Da-Gi Binez Youth Centre on Eighth Street, with the aim to be fully operational April 1. The new 12-bed youth justice facility will be managed by Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services, which, in turn, will utilize resource organizations (such as the […]
Amanda Roy This male cardinal was spotted among the snow-covered branches in town last week. The cardinal isn’t common to Northwestern Ontario, but recently several pairs of the species have been seen here and perhaps will be included in this year’s local Christmas Bird Count, which is set to go […]
The Canadian Press SASKATOON—Monique Haakensen is not just another university student who claims to have spent her academic years occupied by beer. The 26-year-old is actually completing her PhD in pathology and laboratory medicine by researching the sudsy beverage at the University of Saskatchewan—home to one of only two labs […]
