Local News

Rev. Barbara Miller
R.R. Ministerial

Fall is my favourite time of the year - as I look around at all the glorious fall colours I am filled with a sense of awe at nature’s beauty and at God’s creative handiwork.

Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

After years of talking about it, Canada is finally going to have a national organic food standard, and in time for a European deadline.

Al Lowe
Contributor

There are two species of kinglets, and both of them breed here in Northwestern Ontario. They are little birds, smaller and shorter than most warblers, with pointy beaks. They also have a habit, which makes them appear quite nervous, of flicking their wings quite often.

Nicole Therrien
and Pat Stoyka
Contributors

People from Rainy River and Bergland met again for their third week of the Biggest Loser Contest last Tuesday & Wednesday. There again the rooms were full of activity as everyone waited to be weighed and to find out who the Biggest Loser would be.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Election fever has arrived!

Friday was the deadline to file nominations for municipal office across

Ontario and with the exception of one seat for Reeve in Morley, all the

positions from Rainy River to Barwick have people interested in them.

News Release
Senator Norm Coleman

Washington, D.C. – Senator Norm Coleman today made the following remarks on the extension of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative deadline that was included in the Department of Homeland Security appropriations conference report.

Ken Johnston
Editor

While the pros were out trying to catch fish to win $15,000 top prize in the RRWT, there were some younger anglers trying their luck in another tournament with $1,000 in prizes at stake.

Ken Johnston
Editor

The race for political offices in Rainy River is still not a race.
Only one candidate has filed for Mayor: Ed Tymkin (currently on council).

Laurel Desrosier
Forest W.I.

Forest Womens Institute met at Heritage House Common Room on Sept 5th. Rose Hanson was our hostess.

Ken Johnston
Editor

“Taxi!”
Yes you can actually hail a cab in Rainy River again.
For several years now the community has been without taxis but retired CNR worker Jim Drennan and CN Hotel Manager Marion Brumwell have changed all that.