Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) is coming under criticism from a Wilmot Township coach and the mother of a player who was suspended after being on the receiving end of a racial slur. 16-year-old JJ Jacobs, a member of the New Hamburg Junior Firebirds U18 team, received a seven-game […]
THUNDER BAY – It’s been 13 years since Thunder Bay and Sioux Lookout skated in the Superior International Junior Hockey League playoffs. That drought ends on Friday night as the North Stars and Bombers begin their best of seven semifinal at the Sioux Lookout Memorial Arena. The North Stars are […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Richard Morrison announce his sudden passing on April 1, 2024, at LaVerendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Richard was born in Fort Frances, Ont., on April 6, 1960, to parents, Joan Calder and Albert “Hat” Morrison. He is predeceased by his parents […]
MONTRÉAL, QC – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Auto Theft and Towing (PATT) Team and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) have recovered 598 vehicles before they were illegally exported as part of Project Vector. The CBSA regularly works with the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), Service de police de […]
(DRYDEN) On the April 1, 2024, Dryden OPP responded to a call for service on Kellar Road, for reports of a male that had fallen through the ice of the Wabigoon River while attempting to rescue their dog. Officers attended with water rescue equipment, as well as remotely piloted aircraft […]
Tonight will see clear skies and a low of -8 C (18 F). Tomorrow will bring sunny and clear skies with a high of 10 (50) and a low of -9 (16). Saturday will again see sunny and clear skies with a high of 12 (54) and a low of […]
The Northern Lights School of Skating held its annual showcase over the weekend. Fans were treated to a night of sports and spectacle, as solo and group skaters showed off their abilities with sports themed routines.
The annual Kiwanis Club Easter Egg-Stravaganza brought hundreds of people to downtown Fort Frances to make a tour of local businesses for all kinds of Easter goodies on Saturday, March 30, 2024. Participants received a map from Kiwanis Club members and RBC employees, and stopped off at businesses like Buck […]
Fort Frances Power Corporation (FFPC) employee Brandon Bodnar, left, was presented with the certificate of completion of his Powerline Technician Apprenticeship Program by FFPC president and CEO Joerg Ruppenstein on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Bodnar becomes the newest qualified line technician with the company, and Ruppenstein noted that Bodnar completed […]
Senior skaters Tayah Cumming and Emilie Jewell helped their younger coun- terparts during the Northern Lights School of Skating annual skating exhibition. The event was sports themed, with group performances highlighting different sports, from karate, to cadets to hockey. These young ballerinas are Avery Galbraith, Cleo Sigurdson, Everly Stromness, Bristol […]
RAINY RIVER – The Ontario government is providing $180,000 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to the Town of Rainy River to renovate the restrooms in Hannam Park. This investment will strengthen tourism and recreation opportunities in the Northwest. “The new and improved Northern Ontario Heritage Fund continues […]
