Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Ontario Health Coalition (OHC), the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU), the hospital division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE) held a virtual conference to review wait times for long-term care in northwestern Ontario, hospital overcrowding and patient offloading […]
We are very excited this week to introduce you to Max. Max is a male kitten who we believe to be approximately 6 months old. Max is the classic “comeback kid”. This gorgeous black “house panther” was found abandoned on the streets of Rainy River with his mother and brother. […]
On March 24, Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board Peter Bethlenfalvy released Ontario’s Action Plan: Protecting People’s Health and Our Economy. The 2021 budget is the next phase of Ontario’s response to COVID-19 and is the second budget the government has delivered during the pandemic. It builds […]
Variants of concern are now a risk in the region as there has been a confirmed case of the UK variant in a high school student in Dryden. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), said they are only aware of one case […]
When my father passed away over 25 years ago, the thing that I always remember is walking into the newspaper office on the Monday morning and a staff member coming over and giving me a huge hug and feeling good about it. That week is a blur, but throughout the […]
Dear editor, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, Greg Rickford, supports the closing of youth detention beds in the north as a money-saver which recognizes the reality that the number of young people in custody has declined since the inception of the Youth Criminal Justice Act in 2003. However, the truth is […]
Dear editor, By writing this letter, I am sure to offend some Christians who feel masks hinder their rights to worship, but the same is a real asset when a paycheque is involved, whether in the making or the spending. Instead of spending “hours” online, searching for the ineffectiveness of […]
Dear editor: In the June 19, 2020 edition of the Thunder Bay Chronicle an unnamed MNRF spokesman stated that the Ministry would continue to work with and support the Town of Fort Frances and surrounding communities. Really? Let’s review the actions of the MNRF from May 2014, when Resolute announced […]
Dear editor, I know the councillors have decided to change the names of the streets, which I have no problem with. It’s a good thing. I do have a problem with a couple names that were in the newspaper. Pride Road. And I don’t think it has to be named […]
Dear editor, This is my third letter about the change of Colonization Road. I guess I am one of the six who did not want it changed. But if it has to be changed, then why not honour our Veterans. “Veteran Drive.” This is a list of the Veterans who […]
You thought Skinhead was some neo Nazi extremist group. Maybe they are, but when you are 6’4” trying to work in a five foot something basement, the term takes on a whole new meaning. Our old basement was looking pretty dreary and with my granddaughter spending the Covid enforced university […]
The organizers of the Emo Walleye Classic have worked hard to hold the ever popular event. Although it will take place virtually, it WILL take place. The event will be held April 10-11. It will take place virtually and is scheduled from 8a.m to 4 p.m Because the USA/Canada border […]
