Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The two-month Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) break for groceries and holiday essentials that began on Dec. 14, 2024, came to an end on Feb. 16, requiring all registrants selling goods and services that qualified for the tax break to update their accounting and point-of-sale systems to resume […]
Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives have pledged to set up a $500-million critical mineral processing fund to invest in “strategically located” facilities to develop the province’s vast resources of lithium, graphite, zinc, cobalt and other key minerals and metals. The fund, a central economic plank in the party’s re-election platform released on Monday, is […]
KENORA – Anicinabe Park will continue to be run by a private contractor, city councillors decided last week. City administration had proposed putting management of the park near Wauzhushk Onigum Nation back in municipal hands, but the proposal had its critics at Tuesday’s council meeting. Coun. Graham Chaze was among […]
The Phragmites Working Group Lake Bernard has several suggestions for the next Ontario Government on how to better tackle invasive plant species. Spokesperson Marilee Koenderink says the Sundridge-area group — also known as Phrag Fighters — wants to see more adequate funding for agencies that take on non-native plants. This […]
An audience of over 100 at the Townshend Theatre were thrilled by the comedic and athletic performance of virtuoso clown Jamie Adkins as he performed his Circus Incognito show as part of Kids and Co.’s 2025 season. Kids and Co.’s next free show will be Kattam and his Tam Tam […]
The federal government is investing more than $1.5 million into Manitoba’s tourism industry, as the feds look to see more Canadians and Manitobans taking trips in their own backyard. “Every trip, from a quick weekend getaway or a long-awaited cross-country vacation helps create jobs, sustain livelihoods, and boost the businesses […]
The City of Brandon has joined a growing chorus of Manitoba municipalities and organizations asking for bail reform and for the justice system to keep repeat offenders behind bars and off the streets. “For us, it is a real drain on our police resources to have our police continuously having […]
Health officials confirmed 11 more measles cases in Norfolk residents over the weekend, bringing the current tally to 68 — surpassing the 64 cases reported in Ontario for all of last year. Since January, the highly contagious virus has hit 55 children and 13 adults in the Grand Erie region, […]
A Winnipeg firm that owns several northern airlines has announced it plans to buy Canadian North, the airline that serves the Arctic. Exchange Income Corp. said it made a deal to buy Bradley Air Services Ltd., which operates as Canadian North, for $205 million from the two Inuit organizations that […]
FEATURED POST Kids and Company’s next show is coming Monday Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. In Circus Incognitus, virtuoso clown Jamie Adkins is the vulnerable everyman. An expert at comedy born of desperation, Jamie’s performance is humble and unguarded. Adkins deftly escorts the audience along his […]
In Tuesday’s edition of the Fort Frances Bulletin, it was noted that advanced voting for the Ontario election was the be held at the Memorial Sports Centre from today until Saturday, February 22, 2025. This was based off information available on the Elections Ontario website at that time. Unfortunately, we […]
