By Howard Hampton
MPP Kenora-RR

Dryden, Ont. - NDP Leader Howard Hampton says now is the time for Northerners to join together to fight for Northern jobs and Northern communities.
“Dalton McGuinty has abandoned Northern Ontario. His high-priced energy policies and his support for Stephen Harper’s softwood sell-out have killed jobs, staggered industry and pushed entire communities to the brink,” Hampton said.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

In Northern Ontario, we have three grouse, the Ruffed, the Spruce, and this one, the Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus). It is often (wrongly) called prairie chicken, but that is an entirely different bird.

Submitted by
Gary Sliworsky

Following is the latest Horse News and Views which is prepared by Dr. Bob Wright, Animal Health and Welfare, OMAFRA, in cooperation with the staff and researchers of the University of Guelph.

I watched a news clip on CBC last evening, in which a person concerned about the environment talked about the steps that he was taking to reduce his impact on the environment. The focus talked about the initiatives that individuals could take in their homes and their daily lives to help Canada meet its Kyoto targets.

Dear Editor,
Spring is here and the Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival Committee has had their first meeting of the year.
In an effort to encourage more children to participate we have increased the cash prizes for the best junior growers. Area schools have been contacted to let them know seeds are available for the children on a first come first served basis.

Hello Ken,
I was reading the Rainy River Record and saw the recipe for getting rid of the smell of skunk. We also have that recipe (was in our local newspaper The Clipper) and one thing the writer didn’t include is NOT to store this mixture. It is very volatile, but it does work.

Dear Editor,
Does Rainy River really have a dog problem?
I read, with some dismay, the article pertaining to the new dog bylaw and the plans of the town to hire a dogcatcher. It would appear to me that most people are responsible dog owners. Do we need to go to this expense for the 2 or 3 dogs that seem to run loose. Surely there are more important things on which to spend the money.

News Release
RRDSB

Rainy River District School Board Announces Principal and Vice Principal Appointments for the 2007-2008 School Year
(April 27, 2007) - The Rainy River District School Board recently announced several new appointments for Principals and Vice Principals of its schools effective September 2007.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

It is shaping up to be the best one yet!
The 3rd annual RR Health and Wellness Fair and the 2nd annual RR Trade Show are set to run at the Rainy River Community Centre and Arena this Friday and Saturday.

What a week it was last week.
The Krahn fire did what few new stories do to us at the paper... it trumped everything else.
On Monday I was trying to figure out how we were going to run the pictures and the story. After running off eight different front pages we settled on the one you saw.