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Red Lake Madsen Public School students spent part of their day on February 3rd at Skookum Bay learning about trapping and getting rides around the lake. Participating in the Red Lake Indian Friendship Centre’s annual Dog [...]

Local youth invited to participate in music video

Shy-Anne Hovorka readies to sign record deal By Lisa Dumontier Area youth interested in gaining some insight into the music industry are getting the opportunity to do just that thanks to locally raised Aboriginal musician Shy-Anne [...]

Scraphappenin’

Scrapbook enthusiasts participate in the 2012 Scraphappenin’ event held at the Red Lake Royal Canadian Legion on January 6th-7th. Photos by J. Thurbide. [...]

Ed Fahlgren

By John Richthammer Last week The Northern Sun News reported that on November 23, 2011 community members approached local officials in Municipal government to rename the Red Lake Airport after long-time area resident John Edwin Johnson [...]

RLDHS arts students to the Big Apple

Emily Poirier, Co-op Student The Red Lake District High School’s arts department, consisting not only of Visual Arts but also Drama, Music, and Media Arts, has always planned trips to incorporate both education and creativity, and [...]

Studying Norval Morrisseau: Research project begins on well-known local artist

Studying Norval Morrisseau: Research project begins on well-known local artist

 Jennifer Thurbide Famous artist Norval Morrisseau was the topic of conversation when Jessica Wilson and Gaye Sihin stopped by the Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre last Friday. Representing Westerkirk Works of Art out of Toronto, the [...]

In Remembrance: A tribute to some of the Red Lake area’s Second World War Veterans

John Richthammer Following the outbreak of the Second World War, several hundred men and women of the Red Lake District patriotically enlisted in various branches of the Canadian Army. This series depicts a few of their [...]

A One Way Ticket: Red Lake’s Immigration Story

A One Way Ticket: Red Lake’s Immigration Story

Lisa Dumontier The families of immigrants who came to Canada and made homes in the Red Lake area are telling their stories with help from the Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre and a new online exhibit [...]

The Sky Family and “Celtic Revival!”

The Sky Family and “Celtic Revival!”

Emily Poirier, Co-op Student The people of Ear Falls were treated to a quite a show when the Sky Family came to town on Sunday, October 30th. As one of the stops on their “CELTIC REVIVAL!” [...]