By Al Lowe
Contributor

This past week, many Ministry of Natural Resource employees across the Northwest received layoff notices as a result of the department’s long-term restructuring plan.

Have you ever wondered when you see the steam trails left by a jet in the sky where it is going? Or have heard the distant sound from a jet without seeing the contrails in the sky and wondered where the sound was coming from and where the jet was headed?

Monday morning I spooled up the Record's email account and wondered how come there was so many hits on our facebook account.

By Michael Dawber
Librarian/CEO

Young readers are breaking all the records in the Rainy River Library’s summer reading challenge!

News Release
OEF

The Ontario Equestrian Federation is heading to the Emo Fair this weekend to represent its members in the north and foster the development of the sport across the province.

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CBCF

By Ken Johnston
Editor

One of her first duties as the new Health Promoter at Rainy River’s Northwestern Health Unit was to announce the winner of the Hike it or Bike it Challenge bike draw!

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

Small businesses and their owners play an important role in the economic success of every community across Canada. As such, there was a lot of interest in Ottawa when MPs founded the All-Party Entrepreneurship Caucus this past spring.