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Cattlemen hope MNDM renews vet subsidy program

Ken Johnston
Editor

The district cattlemen may have to pay as much as three times as much for veterinary services on their farms if the province does not renew the current subsidy program due to expire at the end of March.

Cattlemen question why price of beef so high in stores

Ken Johnston
Editor

In preparation for this year’s annual meeting of the Ontario Cattlemen’s Association, the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association (RRCA) passed several resolutions last Wednesday night to be brought up at the OCA meeting.

RR cattle inspection station without purpose since BSE crisis

Ken Johnston
Editor

The plight of the Rainy River Cattle Inspection station still remains to be seen as it continues to struggle for survival year after year.

Changing seasons

Jim Cumming
Publisher

I realized that winter is almost behind us this past week. That notion struck me as I left work last Tuesday and headed home at the end of the day.

Rainy River Cattlemen hope to hogtie a solution to mad cow crisis

Ken Johnston
Editor

Doom and gloom.
That is the easiest way to describe the future for the Rainy River area’s cattlemen if the border does not reopen to Canadian live cattle soon.

Many groups across the district will participate in family literacy day

Ken Johnston
Editor

Next Tuesday is Family Literacy Day in Canada and groups all across the country, including the Canadian Community Newpaper Association, of which the Record is a member, are getting involved in.

Constantly improving our papers

Jim Cumming,
Publisher

I sometimes wonder what exactly is my job. My father used to say “that anything that happens or doesn’t happen is the responsibility of the publisher.” Those words have given me pause to think about the paper and its various divisions.

Riverview boys volleyball team #1 in region

Ken Johnston
Editor

It was a moment that they have been waiting for since late November.

Ingredients needed for Rainy River centennial

Rainy River Centennial Committee
Press Release

Oh that chocolate cake Grandma used to serve on Sunday afternoon. Or how
about that big pot of baked beans Dad used to make up to take on those
camping trips.

Canada partially lifts beef ban at

Ken Johnston
Editor

There is a little less beef in the restrictions placed on the Canadian side of the border since the December discovery of a cow with Mad Cow Disease in the US.
People crossing the border into Canada can now bring back up to 5 kilograms (10 pounds) of beef from the United States as long as it is for personal use.

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