By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

If you were driving or walking down the street and saw a stranger in medical distress would you stop and help? I would and I’m guessing most of you would too. Unfortunately, the Harper Conservative government has said they would not, and they’re even fighting a protracted legal battle to establish that they have the legal right to withhold medical assistance for those most in need.

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I was wondering the other day if by living in a simpler time, in a remote area of the province, our quality of life and lifestyle was greatly improved over today.

We certainly have had a rough year when it comes to the weather.

Emanuel (Manny) Nels Nordin

News Release
Sarah Campbell, MPP

We are at the whim of weather. Emergency planners across the Rainy River District have gone to extreme lengths to protect property and infrastructure. As the water has risen, everyone is looking at the skies wondering if the darkening clouds are the precursor to more rain.

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By Michael Dawber
Librarian/CEO

Discover great books and great prizes at the Rainy River Library’s TD Summer Reading Club!
Eureka! is the theme for this year’s reading club for kids.

Have you ever tried to function when you are in intense pain?
Well over the weekend I found myself in just that a predicament.

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAF/MRA Rep.