Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The government of Canada has released its Supporting Canadians and Fighting COVID-19: Fall Economic Statement 2020. The plan lists provisions laid out by the federal government to help Canada restart its economy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan is said to continue ‘protecting Canadians’ health, jobs and […]
On November 29, members of the OPP Rainy River District Detachment received a complaint of a motor vehicle collision on Mill Road in Fort Frances. Members of Treaty Three Police Service and the Rainy River District Crime unit were engaged to conduct an investigation based on the observations made at […]
Debate on the renaming of Colonization Road hit the Fort Frances Planning and Development Committee this week. The Committee was asked during the November 23 council meeting to study the issue and report back with recommendations. One option the committee will be bringing to the council table is a mail-out […]
Christmas trees are often the focal point of holiday decorations and family traditions, and with Christmas quickly approaching, if you still do not have one, you will want to act fast; trees are selling out fast at Lowey’s Greenhouse and Market Garden this year. Lowey’s is a third generation working […]
Being a man, I am sometimes mistakenly slotted into the stereotype of a last-minute shopper. Nothing could be further than the truth. Stressing about Christmas gifts because I have run out of time is not how I want to spend the days before Christmas. Therefore, to help you avoid this […]
Dear editor, We are responding to your letter about the proposed name change for Colonization Road. We have lived at our current address for close to 22 years. We are in full support of this change…it is long overdue! We think the new name should be in consultation with the […]
On Dec. 4, Ernie Hardman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced the provinces Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act. The legislation went into effect on Dec.5. The purpose of the legislation is to prohibit trespassing on farms and other properties on which farm animals are located […]
It is with great sadness that we announce that Ida passed away on October 22, 2020. Ida was predeceased by her mom, Mary Benson; her brothers Ken and Bob Benson; and her son Edward Plichta. She is survived by brothers John and Bill Benson; daughter-in-law Kelly (Edward) Plichta; daughter Patricia […]
On Friday, December 4, we lost an integral part of our family with the passing of our husband and dad at the age of 74 after a short battle with cancer. Dad grew up and lived in the Stratton area his entire life. He met and married Mom (Dianne Watts) […]
It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend René Pelletier, age 75, on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at the Ste. Anne Hospital. René was predeceased by his wife Doris Pelletier in July 2020; his daughter Nicolle at the […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the sudden passing of Mrs. Betty Jean Martin of Fort Frances, Ontario, on Tuesday December 1, 2020 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances at the age of 83. Betty was born in Fort Frances on September 14, 1937 to Ned […]
Sharon L. Johnson (née Wagner), 76, of Atikokan, Ontario, Canada, passed away suddenly November 29, 2020 at Atikokan General Hospital. On March 13, 1944 Sharon was born in Hutchinson, Minnesota to Ralph and Lucile Wagner. She was raised on a farm outside of town. Being an active farm girl, she […]
