Submitted photos Retired pilot Chris Boyer calls Fort Frances home, after 50 years piloting around the globe.
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On Friday, August 21, 2020 Margaret Woollard of Emo, peacefully passed away at the age of 97. Margaret was born February 24, 1923 in Cook County, Illinois, USA. The family emigrated to Emo, Ontario in the mid 1920’s. Margaret lived in various locations around Emo. She attended school at the […]
‘Tis the season for blueberries. A neighbour of mine had a recent trip home to New Brunswick to visit her family and brought me back a large bowl of the wild blue delight, their sweet magic able to cure almost every malady. Wild blueberries seem like more work, more effort […]
Submitted photo Twins Olivia and Noah Sivonen are happy the parks are open again. They go every day with their Mom Mandi. If you have a great picture of your family enjoying everything summer has to offer, send it to us, so we can share it with other readers! Send […]
Ozhaawashkwaanikegaabow Niigaanigaabinesi – Pizhew (Lynx) clan It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Clifford Ian Tuesday Sunday August 16, 2020. Clifford was born March 19, 1974 to Clifford Sr. and Rose Marie Tuesday. Clifford loved fishing, hunting, boating and spending time with his family. He […]
Just as the morning radio and television anchors were crawling out of bed Monday, Canadians received news that a new opposition leader Erin O’Toole had been elected on the third ballot. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prorogued parliament on August 18 and the next session of parliament will not begin until […]
Press Release
In a continued gradual approach to resumption of visits at our hospitals, Riverside has updated its Acute Care Visitation procedure to accommodate additional visitors for prenatal ultrasounds and labouring patients. These changes are effectively immediately. Patients requiring a prenatal ultrasound will now be able to designate one (1) person to […]
Marcus Powlowski, MP
COVID-19 has rapidly spread globally with over 20 million confirmed cases and over 750,000 deaths. It is widely accepted that control of the pandemic will not be possible until we have access to a vaccine, the development of which – as we are all too aware – will take time. […]
Earlier this month, cancer proved once again it does not act with discrimination. It will attack you and weaken you and, in far too many cases, take your life and not care who you are or what you accomplished. Cancer will pick on the poor as much as the rich, […]
Staff
New Hires Will Protect Communities and Support Wellness of Frontline PersonnelPP) officers. These new recruits will provide OPP frontline officers with the additional resources they need to better protect communities, while safeguarding their mental health and well-being. Although the Rainy River District Detachments would welcome any new members, it isn’t […]
Press Release
Northwestern Health Unit is clarifying its requirement that local businesses and organizations have a mask policy.Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kit Young-Hoon says the requirement is meant to increase mask use in the community by asking everyone who comes into an enclosed public space to wear a mask. Dr Young-Hoon […]
Staff
New Gold recently released it’s second quarter financial results, and a revised outlook for 2020. Rainy River Outlook for 2020: Following a two-week voluntary suspension at the Rainy River Mine due to COVID-19, the mine resumed operations at reduced levels to allow the non-local workforce to be safely reintroduced and […]
