Brienne Lebel Town employee Danny Boileau takes a quick tea and cookie break at his son Louis Boileau’s cookie stand. Helping out are young entrepreneurs McKinley, left, who is Louis’ cousin, and Isla Lebel. What is your family doing to stay busy and safe during COVID-19? Take a picture, so […]
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FORT FRANCES — Ontario is investing in the emergency health services system to help patients access faster coordinated care when they need it most. Yesterday, Greg Rickford, MPP for Kenora–Rainy River was at La Verendrye Hospital (part of Riverside Health Care) to announce that Ontario is providing funding of up […]
Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh, Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty#3, will be shaving his COVID-19 pandemic locks. He has decided to shave to raise money for charity (TBD) and he hopes to raise $10,000. He is challenging others to participate and fundraise for the shaving of their locks as a contribution to a […]
Drug charges (SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON) – On Wednesday, June 3, Officers from the Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) conducted a Controlled Drug and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant in the area of Third Avenue and Curtis Street in […]
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The winners of last week’s Treaty #3 Online Science Fair Contest Winners have been announced. The theme was ‘Biodiversity/Ecosystems’. Each submission was in the form of a short video or photovoice submission. To view the Treaty #3 video science projects by clicking or searching the hashtag #Treaty3Science on Facebook, Twitter […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are warning District businesses to confirm emails due to recent scams known as the Business Executive scam and the Card Not Present scam. Businesses in the Rainy River District are being targeted by the Business Executive […]
Typically if I write this column about a holiday or a special event I usually do it the week of said event but this week everybody is getting a few Father’s Day gift ideas in advance of next week’s big day. If you are stuck not knowing what to get […]
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is advising people who shopped at Walmart and No Frills grocery store in Kenora between 2 and 4 p.m. on Thursday June 4 that there is a very small chance that they may have been exposed to COVID-19. “From the information gathered from cases the risk […]
Megan WalchukBrian Major The Family of Brian and Diane Major, above, was lost in a house fire on Sunday afternoon. They were forced to flee without shoes and just the clothes on their backs. The house, right, was destroyed in just 20 minutes. The family has been overwhelmed by the […]
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Northwestern Health Unit has received a report of two new COVID-19 cases in the Kenora health hub area. Cases and their contacts are being followed up as per protocol. We recommend that all persons assume COVID-19 is in your community and practice preventive measures like physical distancing and hand hygiene. […]
