Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Rainy River District School Board is receiving additional funding for math facilitators from the Ministry of Education, to help improve student EQAO scores. The EQAO – the Education Quality and Accountability Office – issues a series of standardized tests annually to Ontario students in grades 3,6 and 9, as […]
The Muskies Football team increased their win record to four wins and two loses, by defeating the Portage La Prairie Trojans, 23-18 last Wednesday, October 9. The Muskies led 23 – 6 at halftime. Muskies scored first early in the second quarter on a short pass to Liam Stafford from […]
The popular radio bingo in aid of the Fort Frances Girls and Women’s hockey association is gearing up for another year starting on Monday Oct. 28. “We started back in the 2015-16 season with our first bingo,” said organizer Craig Miller. “Up to that point we had just kind of […]
A U18 tournament featuring teams from across the region will honour the memory of a long-time Fort Frances hockey coach this weekend. The tournament is named in memory of Scott Clendenning who coached Fort Frances Minor Hockey teams, Fort Frances Girls and Women’s Hockey Association teams, from Novice to competitive […]
(Fort Frances, ON) – On October 10, 2024, just before 3:00 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Northwest Region Emergency Response Team located the missing 23-year-old female deceased. The death is not considered suspicious and foul play is not suspected. The OPP would like to thank the public and supporting […]
The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot facilitated by the federal government and delivered locally through the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) has come to an end as of Aug. 31. The program saw more than 1,200 people choose Thunder Bay as their home, contributing to the region’s workforce. […]
Police have made another arrest linked to a group that targeted victims across Canada. On April 18, 2024, Project Sharp members, consisting of 11 Ontario and Quebec police services, announced the results of their 15-month-long investigation into individuals defrauding victims utilizing the ’emergency grandparent’ scam. The targets were seniors with […]
A Manitoba First Nation is the muse for a new educational video game wherein students ride sled dogs and hunt moose as a study of land stewardship and the Anishinaabe way of life. Bloodvein First Nation and Logics Academy, a coding and learning experience design company, have developed a special […]
Earlier detection of breast cancer saves lives. The proof, says the Ontario government, is in the numbers. That is why, in early October, the province announced it was lowering the age of self-referral for mammograms to 40, allowing more women to access life-saving screening sooner. A million more women will […]
The Tourism Diversification Infrastructure Enhancement Study, led by the Deloitte consulting firm, is underway for the Municipality of Sioux Lookout. The survey aims to identify investments to attract visitors and new residents that will strengthen the community’s labour force and enhance community vitality. Jennifer Esposito, the municipality’s manager of strategic initiatives, said […]
The number of unsafe transport trucks being hauled off the Trans-Canada Highway just east of Thunder Bay would likely ramp up if a new provincial inspection station on the route was in service more often, the area’s MPP said. “I have personally seen it open once or twice, but it’s […]
Ghosts and ghouls will be on the move this Halloween, back to the library parking lot. Trunk or Treat is returning to the parking lot of the Fort Frances Public Library TechnologyCentre, from 5-7 p.m. on October 31. The popular event, which has hundreds of kids visit decorated trunks for […]
