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Weekly broadsheet newspaper serving Red Lake area and northern communities.

Red Lake, Ontario
Joined August 2012
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When you think things are tough, think of Elizabeth Specjan. She was living in Poland or Belarus when Stalin's army took her family's farm and sent them to a Gulag in Siberia. Years later escaped to England and then Wpg. She died last week at 95. #RIP #wfp
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Well we got lucky with that one, but the Miners win 5-4. Here are the stats.
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Woohoo! Ca-Na-Da!! That felt good.💪🏻😁 #Olympics #pyeongchang2018 #hometownglory #GoCanadaGo #teamcanada
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Here’s your Miners OT winner in Dryden last night from 2 veterans @Terix36 from @cirone_sam !!
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Press Release: Having finally been removed from the Conservative National Caucus by the Leader of the Conservative Party, Andrew Scheer, I strongly encourage Sen #LynnBeyak to seriously re-evaluate her capacity to represent her constituents and step down. bnault.liberal.ca/news-nouve…
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The national media is raining opinion pieces on Sen. Lynn Beyak. They have yet to touch the Sept. 20 editorial in her hometown newspaper. thedrydenobserver.ca/2017/09…
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There are literally no rules saying your New Years resolutions can’t be for evil.
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Starting today, prescription medication is free in Ontario for everyone under 25! OHIP+ is a huge milestone that will make a big difference for families across the province.
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#Happy2018. The new year rings in changes to laws, taxes and wages, including a minimum wage of $15 an hour in Alberta. cbc.ca/1.4467455
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Don't forget your bags: Montreal's plastic bag ban starts Jan. 1 cbc.ca/1.4451421
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Want to escape these frigid temperatures? Literally anywhere other than North America is the place to go.
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Take a break from the negativity online and watch a kangaroo and dog playing with each other.
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OPP report that Highway 17 is closed between Dryden and Manitoba Border. Full details here: ckdr.net/news/207870145/high…
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Due to the severe winter storm all KPDSB schools are closed tomorrow Dec 5th. GLC students & staff are to remain at home. Stay Safe!
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Due to the severe winter storm all KPDSB schools are closed tomorrow Dec 5th. RLDHS students & staff are to remain at home. Stay Safe!
An excellent use for a trail camera and not a photographer! xitter.cf/bushcamp2/status/93767…
A great trail cam pic by Peter Mather. Looking though the legs of the first grizzly you can see another following. Nice!
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ROAD CLOSURE: #Hwy17 CLOSED in both directions approx 40 km west of #VermilionBay - Reopening time unknown. ^ag
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MINERS WIN! Here are your Miners celebrating as they defeated the number 1 team in Canada last night! Congratulations to the Norskies on an incredible 18 game win streak. #HIC #gutsywin
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