Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The federal government is advising First Nations people to carry a passport in addition to a secure status card when crossing the border to the United States. The updated advisory comes as one First Nation chief in Westman says his members are already hesitant about travelling south. The update on […]
BANFF – From the parking lot of the Juniper Hotel in Banff to the shores of central Alberta’s Lac Saint Anne, Métis photographer Craig Richards sets up a neutral backdrop and invites an elder into the frame. From there, the elders speak. “The backdrop … allowed them to speak, to […]
A decade-long partnership between the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and global grain company Bunge has come to an end following a corporate merger and policy change that will affect how some prairie farmers support hunger relief efforts. The Winnipeg-based Christian relief and development organization says Bunge’s current global community investment policies […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with periods of light snow and a chance of flurries with a low of -21 C (-6 F). Tomorrow will see mainly sunny skies during the day before becoming cloudy with periods of snow overnight and a high of -10 (14) with a low of […]
EVENTS CALENDAR The Fort Frances Lakers invite you to a free hockey game, at 7:15 p.m. on TONIGHT, Tuesday, Feb. 24. Sponsored by Boston Pizza and CC complex. Come see the Lakers face off against the Dryden Ice Dogs. See The top two teams in the league fight it out […]
EVENTS CALENDAR St. Mary’s Church Lenten fish fry returns on each Friday of Lent. Feb. 20- Mar. 27. Pickup starting at 4 p.m. Deadline for orders is 3 p.m. the Thursday before. For more information contact Barb 807-276-1226. The next 55+ movie matinee at the Fort Frances Library will feature […]
The Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre held a terrarium making workshop on Feb. 12. A terrarium is a transparent container, typicallly glass or hard plasic, which holds soil and small plants to house miniature self-sustaining ecosystems. The hands-on event offered participants ages 14 and up the op- portunity to […]
Slushy, slippery roads yesterday afternoon led to a collision at the intersection of Second Street and Frenette Avenue, which saw the stretch of road shut down as emergency crews attended the scene. Freezing rain turned many surfaces around town into impromptu skating surfaces, and drivers are urged to drive to […]
The Ignace Water Pollution Control Plant will be receiving up to $4,827,125 in provincial funding to update, repair and stabilize the facility going forward, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford announced yesterday. The funds from the province’s investment come from the Health and Safety Water Stream (HSWS), which has a total […]
CORNWALL – The provincial minister overseeing Ontario’s colleges and universities defended cuts to the student grant portion of the Ontario Student Assistance Program. Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security, Nolan Quinn — responding to questions during a press conference at the Cornwall Community Hospital February 19 — said […]
The City of Thunder Bay is seeking input as it considers next steps in waterfront development. The former site of the Saskatchewan Pool Six grain elevator is the focus of development that was identified as a priority in the City of Thunder Bay’s new Smart Growth Action Plan. Joel DePeuter, the […]
