Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Just over a year after its launch, Riverside Health Care has announced that the Lights, Camera, DIAGNOSIS! campaign has reached its goal to raise $ 1.67 million and bring the first-ever MRI machine to the Rainy River District. The milestone was announced during Riverside’s inaugural golf tournament at Kitchen Creek […]
Wildfires raging across northwestern Ontario are affecting communities throughout the region. With eight known fires burning in Quetico Provincial Park, the Dawson Trail Campground and backcountry entry stations were closed, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks said Tuesday on its website. “Public safety is our top priority,” the […]
A plan to replace the current Fort Frances slogan, “Boundless,” will have to wait until after a new council is elected next fall, after the current council voted Monday night to defer a decision to choose a new tagline—or go without one. “We have been phasing out the boundless tagline […]
RED LAKE — Some places have set new record highs as temperatures continue to soar in the region. Red Lake and Pickle Lake both saw the hottest July 12 on record Sunday. In Red Lake the mercury hit 36.4 C, three degrees higher than the 2006 record of 33.3 C. […]
KENORA – The Kenora Justice Centre is seeing “extraordinary” results with a 70 per cent drop in property crimes and reciidivism related to property crime in the last six months. Justice David Gibson, regional senior judge, attributed those results to the centre’s bi-cultural approach to rehabilitation, “based on love and […]
WARNING: This article addresses suicide and mental health. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger or in need of urgent support, call 911. The CMHA also provides crisis response services across the region, including a 24/7 helpline at 807-346-8282 or toll free at 1-866-888-8988, or text 988 […]
As residents near the former St. Michael’s school remain averse to its development site, the District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) says planning will go ahead and reiterates the need for more housing in the North, now more than ever. DRRSB is one of the 10 District Social Services […]
A call for proposals from potential canteen operators has gone out from the Town of Fort Frances, following the closure of The Penalty Box this past spring. Community Services and Facilities Manager Craig Miller said that things went well for the last tenant and they hope whoever comes in to […]
The region’s health unit is expanding free access to the Hepatitis A vaccine as it monitors an ongoing outbreak of the virus in Manitoba that has made inroads into parts of Northwestern Ontario. The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) said it has confirmed two cases of Hepatitis A in the Sioux […]
Community support for a Kakabeka Falls family who suffered an “unimaginable” loss when their house burned to the ground on the weekend continues to pour in. As of mid-afternoon on Tuesday, a Gofundme campaign set up for the Gunsinger family had topped over $21,000. In a post on the Gofundme […]
The first international ocean-going vessel, BBC Kolding, arrived at the newly developed Midcontinent Terminal on Sunday, carrying four complete wind turbines destined for Saskatchewan. The ship is the second vessel to arrive at the Thunder Bay terminal after the partial demolition and repurposing of the iron ore dock trestle and is the first […]
THUNDER BAY – After a lengthy discussion about a proposed subdivision in the Neebing Ward area, council is moving forward with the developer’s plan. City council unanimously approved a zoning amendment and draft plan for a 41-lot rural residential subdivision by BK Realty Inc. on lands located on 15th Side […]
