By Gary Sliworsky
OMAFRA Rep.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

This upcoming week in Ottawa promises to be a very important one and one that I have been looking forward since the evening of Wednesday May 26th, 2010. On that evening my Private Members Bill, C-501, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and other Acts (pension protection), passed its first test in the House of Commons with flying colours. It passed by a margin of 144 to 111 and was then sent to the Industry Committee for debate, testimony from experts, citizens, and other stakeholders and to make any necessary amendments.

It is now clear that Canada’s next foreign military mission will be training Afghanistan’s military and police. But we will also be continuing on in our role in helping the population reconstruct a nation. It was part of our original mandate that morphed into a full battle group based in Kandahar. The battle group was a departure from the historical non-confrontational peace keeping missions that had been part of Canada’s history that began with the United Nations involvement in the Korean War.

Some people detest clutter.
About 20 years ago a colleague of mine, Julie Nordine, publisher of the Williams (MN) Northern Light and I traded papers for a week.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

The third time was the charm for Rainy River’s Sarah Berg.

FRANK ST. PIERRE

Frank Oliver St. Pierre, age 73 passed away Friday, November 5, 2010 at the Rainy River Hospital with family and friends by his side. He had a long battle with cancer.

KEITH TAYLOR
In loving memory of Garnet Keith Taylor, who passed away October 29, 2010 with his family by his side.

By Irene Hanson
Contributor

Twenty-one members showed up for our regular November meeting. It was great to have so many come.

By Michael Dawber
Assistant Librarian

Free computer lessons are back at the Rainy River Public Library!