If you have a pet you know how big a role they play in our lives and how hard it is to see them sick or injured. Read more...

By Ken Johnston Editor While it seems so far away, the time to think about the Rainy River Giant Pumpkin Festival is now! The festival was revived the last few years and organizers are hoping to “grow” it bigger again this year! Read more...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kenneth Leslie Olson on Friday March 25, 2016 in the Rainy River Health Center in Rainy River Ont.

Submitted by Nicole Robinson Project Linus is almost complete at Our Lady of the Way School. During this Lenten project students, staff and community helpers have come together to create 36 blankets for this amazing cause. Read more...

By Melanie Mathieson Gardening Guru Frost heave happens when a soil, such as a garden soil is subjected to on going freezing and thawing temperatures. The pressure created from alternating freezing and thawing lifts the soil and creates pockets within the soil. If this occurs repeatedly the soil will heave upwards, out of the ground. The result leaves humps of soil and possibly plants laying on the soil surface, with exposed roots. This obviously can cause further damage to both the plants and the soil.

As a teenager growing up in the 1980s I was big into popular music. I always had a boom-box (portable stereo) and bought many many cassette tapes and eventually compact discs. Read more...

News Release Ontario is giving more people access to affordable legal services by increasing the financial eligibility threshold for Legal Aid Ontario by six per cent, effective immediately. Read more...

By Nicole Robinson This past week the students at Our Lady of the Way travelled to Pinewood for Mass on Wednesday, March 23rd. Back at the school the students and staff were treated to a delicious Lenten Lunch of soup, buns and a fruit cup. The lunch was prepared by CWL members, Wanda Heyens, Diane Vandenbrand and Mary Vandenbrand. Read more...

Sadly the family announces the sudden passing of Kenneth Olson, 66 of Bergland, ON on Friday March 25, 2016 at the Rainy River Health Centre.

Bill Olson passed peacefully at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Thunder Bay with family at his side.