By Michael Dawber
Librarian

Summer is here, which means it’s almost time for kids’ summer reading at the Rainy River Public Library.

By Walter Wagner
President

A reminder to our members that there is a General Meeting this week on Wednesday night, the 29th at 7:00 p.m.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

Last Wednesday marked a milestone for 25 individuals in Rainy River. It was their high school graduation day!

By Ken Johnston
Editor

This year's Rainy River Relay for Life was another big success!

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

News Release
MNR

Our Lady of the Way Grade Eight Graduation ceremonies were held on the evening of Wednesday, June 22.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

This is another animal which has barely - just barely - escaped disappearing altogether from the North American landscape.

Dr. Andrew McCallum, Chief Coroner for Ontario, today announced the results of the Office of the Chief Coroner’s review of the drowning deaths that occurred in the months of May, June, July, August and September 2010. The purpose of this review was to identify common factors that may have played a role in the deaths and if necessary, make recommendations to prevent similar deaths.
Led by Dr. Bert Lauwers, Deputy Chief Coroner for Investigations, the Review Team examined 89 accidental drowning deaths. Highlights of the report include:

When times are tough for governments their policy options become very limited. So for our federal government, which is still nursing a $40 billion or so deficit for this fiscal year (following last year’s $60 billion shortfall), the current policy options are very limited. Our federal government must pick spending priorities that will give Canadians the most bang for our buck, or put another way; those that will provide greatest possible net benefit at the lowest possible cost.