Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Sophie Potson Rittau, age 8, along with her parents Tiffany and Jon, set themselves a challenge in August. They embraced the Great Cycle Challenge to raise money for children across Canada that have been diagnosed with cancer. There goal was to ride 100 kilometres and raise $200.00 I could hear […]
I have never been invited into so many homes as I have been since the COVID virus struck across the world. I have been giving a glimpse into how people decorate and furnish their homes. I have been able to discern what their reading habits are. On MSNBC, Senator Claire […]
In the two years before I retired I had a running list of things I wanted to do when I retired. Some of them are bucket list kinds of things; others fall into the “I will tackle the things I have been putting off for years” category. Taking down the […]
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to four fatal collisions on and off the road over the Thanksgiving Long Weekend, which claimed the lives of five people. Among the incidents was a double fatality collision involving a horse and buggy, in which two children lost their lives. Three other people […]
Sadly on Monday, October 26, 2020 Ray Mose, 85, of Fort Frances passed away at his residence with his family by his side. Due to COVID restrictions, a private service will be held by invitation in Ray’s memory on Friday, October 30, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Northridge Funeral […]
Darlyne passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at the age of 78, with her family by her side. Darlyne was born on July 20, 1942 in Emo, ON to Chesley and Dorothy Elliott. Darlyne met the love of her life Stewart Bruce and was married April 25, 1964. […]
Here we are into the last week of October and we have seen snow already for a couple of weeks! I am hearing that things are going to warm up again so we will see the return of the mud season. It hasn’t been that bad but sounds like we […]
Even if you have very dry soils, you can still successfully grow trees, shrubs and perennials without constant watering in the Rainy River District. The secret lies behind the concept of xeriscaping (Xeriscape landscaping), which by definition, is landscaping designed specifically for areas that are susceptible to drought or for […]
A recent report from CBC has placed Rainycrest Long-Term Care home among the 30 homes in the province with the highest number of written notices. The article, published online by the CBC on October 23, has compiled data from five years worth of reports stretching from January 1, 2015 through […]
The opioid crisis is hitting Northern Ontario communities harder because there is less access to most of the medical and social services that Southern Ontario residents take for granted. That was one of the key conclusions of a half-hour examination of the opioid crisis in Northern Ontario featured on the […]
Neskantaga First Nation says it is investigating the source of hydrocarbons detected in test results of its water after an oily sheen-like substance was found in the community’s reservoirs earlier this week, prompting it to declare a state of emergency and evacuate most residents. In a Facebook post Friday, Neskantaga […]
Growing up in northwestern Ontario and participating in hunting as much as I could growing up, moose were definitely on a pedestal for me and many others as the premier hunting opportunity in our part of the world. My dad used to tell me stories about moose hunting when he […]
