Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY – The Ontario government needs to do more to address the transportation needs of the Far North, says Kiiwetinoong’s member of provincial parliament. “The Ontario government continues to invest only $6 million (annually) for winter roads in the Far North,” Sol Mamakwa said Tuesday in an interview. The funding has […]
The family of John Pohanka is saddened to announce his peaceful passing at his home in Fort Frances, Ontario. John was born on January 21, 1934, in Kapuskasing, Ontario, to parents Zuzanna and Jozef Pohanka and lived 28 miles west of Highway 11 on the north side of Hwy 11. […]
Seniors across Canada attended “rocking chair rallies,” marches, movie nights, town halls and other protests Monday to stress the importance of fighting climate change. In Ottawa, the day kicked off with a flash mob to “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees outside city hall. It was a hit, so the organizers queued up the classic for a second dance […]
Muskies athletes have done their school and town proud over the past few weeks.
A good gardener will use crop rotation for two reasons, as rotating and changing the location of your annual vegetable crops from year to year, helps to ensure good soil nutrient supply and pest control. Crops such as peas and beans (legumes) put nutrients back in the soil as they […]
Each fall, grade five and grade 10 students from across the Rainy River District School Board, the Northwest Catholic School District School Board, and area First Nations schools are invited to learn about traditional fall harvest practices from indigenous and Métis community members at Dagwaagini-maaw-indoosijigewin or fall harvest. Students learned […]
Did you read the one about the German court reporter who was convicted of abusing children, conning widowers and escaping from a psychiatric hospital? Likely not, as no human editor would ever confuse the writer of an article with people he was writing about. However, Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence Copilot system […]
More than 1,000 people gathered to make the walk from the Point Park to the St. Marguerite Indian Residential School Memorial on Monday, September 30, 2024, in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconcil- iation held across Canada. The walk was part of a week of events put […]
Fort Frances is spending $125,000 in emergency capital expenditure following the discovery that another sanitary lift station in town has suffered an outage, but the final cost could be higher. In a report to council from the town’s administration, it was discovered on Sunday, September 15, 2024, that the drywell […]
The Rainy River District School Board shares the findings from the EQAO assessments.The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) has announced the outcomes for the 2023-2024 assessment period. This represents the third round of the newly updated and digital provincial assessments. The notable alterations to these assessments, in conjunction with […]
On Monday, September 30, Riverside Foundation for Health Care held its annual general meeting (AGM) at La Verendrye General Hospital. Returning to the board of directors for three-year terms are Paul Brunetta and Shanda DeGagne-Begin. Also returning for one-year terms are Bev Langner, Carol Hyatt and Marnie Cumming who were […]
