By Walter Wagner President We are back from the District 7 Spring Rally. We learned that the District Commander was busy helping some branches with various problems. One branch can’t field an executive. Read more...

Easter was once a great selling season. I remember walking into Wilkin’s Flower and China shop located on Scott Street and walking to the rear of the retail space and choosing either an Easter Lilly for my mother or a pink Hydrangea. They were and continue to be traditional flowers to exchange. Read more...

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Maggie Anderson at the Rainy River Health Centre.
Maggie is survived by her daughters Verda Turner and Dora Rempel.

It is with great sadness that the family of Merveline Brown announces her passing on Sunday, February 28, 2016 with her daughters by her side.

News Release OPP Members of the Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are cautioning everyone to be careful if they chose to travel on the ice. Due to the mild temperatures, Lake of the Woods and other bodies of water have opened up. Not only does melting ice become unsafe, but banks along all bodies of water soften and can pose a threat. On Sunday March 13, 2016 just before 7:00 a.m, police received a call that a male went through the ice in front of Birchwood Nursing Home on Lakeview Drive.

Submitted by Deb Armstrong This years club winners of the Rainy River Curling Club are Alicia Anderson, Laurie Fairfield, Missy Jenson & Tiffany Matthew, they over took Ryan Anderson’s team to come out on top. Read more...

By Michael Dawber CEO/Librarian It feels like spring is here, and the Rainy River Public Library has a bumper crop of new books, eBooks and DVDs! Thanks to a grant from the Ontario Library Capacity Fund, we’ve added hundreds of new titles. Read more...

By Walter Wagner President We are back from the sunny climate of Florida, managed a few days of sunburn sitting beside a pool. It was very nice to return to a lack of snow. It is with a heavy heart that the Legion notes the passing of our artillery man Robert Kellner. Read more...

For the first time in years the Spring forward time change actually coincided with spring-like weather! Usually winter still has its icy grip on us in March and spring is lurking around the corner but not here when the time changes. Read more...

Sadly the family announces the sudden passing of Robert “Bob” Kellner, 90 of Rainy River, Ontario at his residence on Tuesday March 1, 2016 with his wife Helen by his side.