Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Starting Sunday, members of the 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (3 CRPG) will take part in Exercise RANGER TRACKER 25. This exercise will focus on Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR) skills including command post operations and vehicle deployment. Around 30 Canadian Rangers from different communities in Northern Ontario will participate […]
“The other day.” I love that expression. The other day could be a month ago or two days ago; there are no rules. The only thing “the other day” is limited to is not being today. Anyway, as I cross the line on rambling, the other day I was thinking […]
With deep love and sorrow, we announce the passing of Ian Alexander Booth of Burriss, Ontario, who departed this life peacefully with family by his side, on September 20, 2025, at the age of 73. Born on January 9, 1952, Ian was known for his quiet strength, generous spirit, and […]
July 10, 1928 – September 13, 2025 Betty met and married the love of her life, Elmer, on June 1, 1946. They then moved to Emo, Ontario, and went on to have their three children, Dorothy, Rick and Tom. Betty and Elmer made a final move to Kenora in 1967, […]
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our dear brother, Perry Michael Nastiuk on September 18, 2025, at his residence in Fort Frances. Perry was born to Nastor and Norma Nastiuk (nee Jourdain) on December 8, 1956, in Fort Frances and was the first born of the […]
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EVENTS CALENDAR Orange Shirt Day Awareness Walk and Pow Wow will take place TODAy Sept. 30th starting at the residential school monument in Couchiching and proceeding down Idylwild Dr. to Point Park starting around 10:30 a.m. Be sure to arrive early for parking. Some parking will be available at the […]
A $240,000 grant from the Ontario government will allow Fort Frances to significantly enhance its mobile mental health crisis response team over the next few years, a move the town council hailed as a big boost to the program. The money will go towards materials and services to support the […]
More than 270 postal workers from Geraldton to Atikokan are impacted by a labour dispute after the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) walked off the job nationwide Thursday evening in response to the government’s proposed changes. “It came as a huge surprise,” said Leo Favreau, president of CUPW Local […]
SIOUX LOOKOUT — A lack of coordination for medical transportation through Indigenous Services Canada is to blame for patients in remote First Nations missing appointments, says a regional health care organization. At the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority’s 2025 annual general meeting earlier in September, Brian Calleja, the organization’s […]
SIOUX LOOKOUT — First Nations health authorities in Northwestern Ontario say they will be keeping an eye on a coroner’s inquest into the deaths of multiple people in a northeastern Ontario First Nation who died from the same fungal infection. The north region’s coroner’s office has announced an inquest into the […]
Representatives from Frontier Lithium led a group from its joint venture partner, Mitsubishi, on a tour of the proposed conversion facility in Thunder Bay at the former Ontario Power Generation site, as well as its mine this month. Greg Da Re, Frontier Lithium’s vice-president of corporate development, said recent tours […]
