Submitted by
Ken Boshcoff M.P.

In recent weeks, I’ve written a lot about Climate Change and the Government’s role in reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to help Canada meet our obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. It is very frustrating to see the lack of progress in reducing these harmful emissions at the national level.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

In the spring one year, I was going through my property in Crozier, cleaning out th birdhouses, to be ready for the new arrivals. One seemed to be chuck full of grass, straw, dried leaves, along with some bits of pink insulation.

By Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

Now is a good time to walk your hay fields and pastures to assess stand density and winter survival.  Following are some tips on assessing your forage stands from Gilles Quesnel, Field Crop IPM Specialist with OMAF.

By Howard Hampton
MPP Kenora-RR

Queen’s Park - NDP Leader Howard Hampton today urged the McGuinty Liberals to bring the NDP’s Job Protection Act to committee and work to ensure speedy passage through to third reading.

Many want to be armchair quarter backs in football season. In hockey season, even more Canadians want to coach behind the bench. And they are ready to do it from the ease of their favorite recliner or from the comfort of their favorite bar stool surrounded by their best hockey buds.

Are compact fluorescent light bulbs the answer to cutting huge power demands in households?
Well the answer seems to be yes, but there are a number of problems associated with making everyone switch to them.

By Donnie Gall
Coach

Hillary Hansen and Chantel Heyens have won an Antique Bronze Medal at the OFSAA Badminton Championships in Waterloo. The 2 girls record at the tournament was 1-4 but it was good enough for 4th place in the C flight to win their medal.

By Cynthia Stables
CMS Communications

At 8 a.m. on May 9, Rocco Rossi, CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario (HSFO) will begin a 1,800 km bike ride on Canada’s longest street: Yonge Street (Hwy 11). Starting in Rainy River at the old CN Station and scheduled to finish up in Toronto on May 31, Mr. Rossi will bike an average of 100 kilometres per day on some of Northern Ontario’s most beautiful yet difficult terrain.

Marcie Ellen Stigen, age 57, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at the Rainy River Hospital in Rainy River, Ontario.
Marcie was born on October 1, 1949 to Jack and Elvina Drennan. She was raised in the Rainy River area living on Wilson Creek most of her life. As a young woman she worked at Hanson’s Camp. She was married to Roy Stigen in 1967 and together they raised their four children Shirley, Sheila, Roy and Stephanie. Marcie started a new chapter in her life with Vernon Brown in the late 1980’s and together they had two children Tyler and Stacy. In 2000, at the age of 51, Marcie graduated from High School. Her family was very proud of her accomplishment. She loved the outdoors; fishing, gardening, watching the wildlife and going on her annual moose hunt. Marcie enjoyed visiting with her family and friends, the coffee was always on and the door always open. She was very proud of her large teapot collection and could tell you which one came from where or whom. One of Marcie’s favourite pastimes was going to the "mall". She found many treasures that were lovingly restored.