Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Activists from several nuclear-free watchdog groups are claiming that the nuclear industry will omit nuclear waste transportation from the impact assessment of the Northwestern Ontario deep geological repository project. A statement issued by We the Nuclear Free North to The Chronicle-Journal on Wednesday calls on individuals, groups and organizations to […]
Support for a bill that aims to protect areas ideal for growing crops and other agricultural activities from development is starting to take root, albeit not in the North as yet. According to the Green Party of Ontario, which this spring put forward Bill 21 — the proposed Protect Our […]
In recent years, curious finds by quarry workers in gravel pits near Grunthal have led to some remarkable discoveries about prehistoric conditions in southeast Manitoba. According to Dr. Joe Moysiuk, curator of palaeontology and geology at the Manitoba Museum, the artifacts date back to the Ice Age, a period believed […]
Local scrap metal from Westman finds its way around the world in a fascinating process that begins with about 100,000 pounds of material shipped on an average business day from a scrap metal yard south of Brandon. The yard, called 2 & 10 Metal Recycling, is in the business of […]
Weechi-it-te-win Family Services (WFS) together with Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre and Giishkaandago’ikwe Health Services, are excited to welcome families to the fifth annual McTavish Winter Wonderland Trail Of Lights on December 9 and 10. This much-loved holiday tradition is returning to the Family Healing Program site on McTavish Road in […]
New research has led to a change in how local health professionals carry out aspects of certain exams. In a press release from Riverside Health Care dated December 2, 2025, the organization announced that their Diagnostic Imaging Department will no longer utilize lead shielding during X-rays and CT scans. According […]
April 9, 1958 – November 27, 2025 With deep sadness, the family of Dean Bruyere announces his passing on November 27, 2025. Born on April 9, 1958, Dean grew up in Fort Frances and proudly graduated from Fort Frances High School with the Class of 1976. On June 22, 1996, […]
It is with deep sorrow that the family of Corrine Kelly announces her passing on November 24, 2025, at the age of 86, at LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario. Just a short 10 days after her daughter Amy Kelly’s unexpected passing, Corrine passed away peacefully, surrounded by family […]
A record-breaker! Jackie and Gerry Guimond of Fort Frances have taken home the largest-ever pot in the Riverside Health Care 50/50 Lights, Camera, DIAGNOSIS! raffle with November’s $15,445 windfall. “It’s not all about the money,” according to Jackie. “It’s not about winning, it’s about contributing to our care here.” Friends […]
Kathryn Pierroz and Mike Walchuk were re-elected as chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the Rainy River District School Board of Trustees at Tuesday’s annual board meeting. Pierroz, who represents the Townships of Alberton and La Vallee, and the communities of Miscampbell, Dance, Lake Despair and Griesinger is currently serving her […]
