Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Ontario’s Provincial Animal Welfare Services (PAWS) has apprehended and removed 165 animals from a local animal sanctuary. Animal Welfare and police vehicles inundated Shannon Road in Plainfield, north of Belleville, on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, as officers removed 165 animals from Kamp Kiki Animal Sanctuary. Witnesses said the animals apprehended […]
Polarization is gripping the country and the centre isn’t holding, Environment and Climate Change Canada found when setting the country’s latest emissions reduction target. The department solicited feedback from provincial and territorial governments, Indigenous groups, think tanks and the public to determine what Canada’s internationally binding 2035 pollution reduction obligations […]
A new program to help rural residents near Thunder Bay cope with the health impacts of aging is expected to be available for at least a year. The Rural Dementia Cafe, which was unveiled on Tuesday by the Kakabeka Falls branch of the NorWest Community Health Centre, is to be […]
Waldner told the Sun his sister practically commanded him to be her accomplice. But during the car ride, the young man decided he would join his sister and leave the colony. He phoned the colony on arriving in Portage, to tell them their car was at a mall and the […]
An upcoming wave of retirements from Canada’s rapidly-growing nuclear energy sector is prompting two Ontario schools to start training the next generation of professionals. Currently, the sector employs about 89,000 people – an increase in personnel of 17 per cent over the past five years. However, with 30 per cent […]
SIOUX LOOKOUT – Property taxes in Sioux Lookout will rise by about four per cent under the municipality’s 2025 operating budget. Mayor Doug Lawrance and councillors on Tuesday voted unanimous approval for a budget including a 4.44 per cent tax levy increase. The increase means the owner of a home […]
Charges have been laid in connection with a sudden death that occurred in Pikangikum First Nation in April 2024. On April 3, 2024, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Pikangikum Police attended a residence in Pikangikum First Nation for a report of a sudden death. Upon arrival, police […]
Individuals are making the most of voting day by heading out to locations around town to cast their vote. The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) is one such location set up to allow the public to vote until 8:00 p.m. today. Ontarians need a piece of ID in […]
Fort Frances Youth Soccer (FFYS) registration is now available online, with hopes for a great season ahead. Registration for FFYS’s 2025 season opened on Monday and will last until March 18. With that date being a hard deadline, no late registrations will be accepted. The spring soccer program will run […]
The Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society will be presenting a Home Town Hoedown old-fashioned barn dance on Saturday, May 3. This is a special year for all involved with the 2025 fair as it’s the 125th anniversary of the Emo Fair. There will be a barn dance/gala which is the […]
How does a hockey hero shred an image that has been so carefully crafted and purposely protected for decades, in less time than it takes to serve a minor penalty? Ask Wayne Gretzky, who achieved it in 99 (okay, approximately) seconds. In their wildest imaginations, Canadian sports fans could never […]
