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In Women’s Baseball, Dunit took the win over the Riverview Rebels 16 to 11.

In the Casey’s Women’s Soccer League, Dufresne’s defeated the Jarnel Cranes 1-0, while the Rush and Pizzacats tied 2 all.

The Colorado Avalanche are off to the Stanley Cup final, but it could be a while before they know who they'll play. The Avs completed a four-game sweep of the Oilers last night with a 6-5 overtime win in Edmonton.

Wednesdays this summer, you can enjoy live entertainment at St. Alban's Cathedral located at 312 Main St. S.

The concert series runs from 12:10pm to 12:50pm every Wednesday from July 6 to August 31, 2022.

Along with the weekly concert there will be a Carillion Bell recital from 11:30am to 12:00pm on Wednesday's.

Line-up for 2022:

The Northwestern Health Unit says at this point, the risk of residents in the region contracting Monkeypox, a strain of smallpox that seems to be spreading internationally, is likely to be low, but the health unit is continuing to monitor the area for any suspected cases.

The World Health Organization says monkeypox is a disease transmitted from animals to humans and comes from the same family of viruses that cause smallpox. While smallpox was eradicated in 1980, monkeypox has continued to spread as an endemic in rodents and small animals in central and west Africa.

Dry weather in this week’s forecast may help to lower the extreme water levels seen throughout northwestern Ontario.

In their latest update, the Lake of the Woods Control Board says water levels on the Winnipeg River appear to have peaked at Boundary Falls near the Manitoba border and are beginning to decline.

The board is hoping that trend continues over the coming week with drier weather in the forecast.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying whether he supports President Joe Biden's decision to exclude Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba from this week's Summit of the Americas. 

Trudeau acknowledges that some of the countries in the Western Hemisphere are "less like-minded" than others. 

But he says they all share a number of urgent issues, such as migration pressures, climate change and recovering fully from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

All three are expected to be on the agenda at the weeklong summit as the prime minister departs for Los Angeles later today. 

Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor is the 2021-22 recipient of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, awarded to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Connor is the first player in Jets/Thrashers franchise history to win the Lady Byng Trophy. Jets 1.0 forward Alexei Zhamnov was a finalist in 1994-95 and Teemu Selanne was also a finalist the following season in a year he split between Winnipeg and Anaheim.

Aime Henry Portier
April 30, 1940 – June 1, 2022

Aime Portier, a resident of Pinecrest Home for the Aged passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at the age of 82.

He was predeceased by his parents Eileen and George, brother Aurele, sister Doreen, his life partner Margaret Nordal and his pet cat ‘Smoky”.

He is survived by his step-daughters Elene, Jackie and Lisa, as well as his nephew Kurt Foster.

Many thanks to the Lake of the Woods District Hospital Staff who cared for Aime before he went to Pinecrest home for the Aged.

In loving memory of Carol Anderson, nee Finch:  born May 7, 1951, who left us July 19, 2021 after a short illness and hospital stay.
 
She left behind her loving husband, Rolf; her son, Michael; daughter-in-law, Sue; her mother, Alice Finch; her sisters, brothers and their spouses, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends.  She was predeceased by her brother, Douglas; her second husband Gary; her father, Jack Finch and her grandparents.
 
Carol-Ann Natalie Alice.  We always teased her that Mom used all the cute names on her.

It’s with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our dear aunt Valerie Johnson on May 15, 2022 in Mesa Arizona at the age of 71.

Valerie was born in Dryden Ontario to Daisy and Harold Barr, who at the time were the owners of Cedar Point Muskie camp in Waldof.

A Wisconsin man has passed away after a boat capsized on Clay Lake near Dryden over the weekend.

The OPP says on Saturday around 5 p.m., officers in Dryden were notified of a boat capsizing with two individuals on board who had been fishing near rapids.

One of the individuals was able to hang onto the boat and call for help and was later rescued by employees of a nearby lodge.