Canada will take in 25,000 refugees in the next five weeks. Canada is choosing to welcome women, children and families. Single men need not apply. Processing so many individuals in such a short period of time is an onerous task. Security background checks, tuberculosis tests, and health tests must all be administered before final documents will be offered to refugees for seats on aircraft flying to Toronto and Montreal.
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By Ken Johnston
Editor
There is a new Recreation Director at the Rainy River Community Centre/Arena.
Leslie Johnson started just before Halloween on October 19th.

Submitted by
Carolee Hogue

By Ken Johnston
Editor
Rainy River High School’s Jr. Boys Volleyball Owls kicked off NORWOSSA playoffs at RRHS last Wednesday afternoon.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

Letter to the Editor:
I am writing to notify the Rainy River community of my decision to leave the Rainy River Clinic as of January 1, 2016.

Last Wednesday we gathered to remember those who lost their lives in wars full of horrors. Wars that needed to be fought to suppress evils like Hitler and his quest to kill Jews and oppress the peoples of Europe.
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By Ken Johnston
Editor

Rainy River Town Council held its regular monthly meeting Monday and dealt with a fairly light agenda.

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NWCDSB

By Aarron Short
RRHS Sports Reporter
The final week of the Owls first sports season was a busy one with three games in three days; two home and one away.