Local News from Across the Rainy River District
When the Fort Frances Lakers take to the ice Friday night against the Kam River Walleye, they will be doing so with extra motivation as one of the cornerstone players of the season will be missing. Lakers goaltender Nolan Koethler will be absent from the playoff run after an accident […]
Despite assurances from the province this month that it’s stepping up road-safety measures on major Northern routes, provincial police continue to spot and pull unsafe and “defective” heavy trucks off the roads. On Saturday morning in the Nipigon area, an OPP officer patrolling on Highway 11-17 observed a transport truck […]
TEMISKAMING SHORES – More rigorous testing and training of transport drivers and all new drivers is needed to help reduce the number of collisions on Northern Ontario roads. That’s the view of Temiskaming Shores city council, which has endorsed a Timiskaming Municipal Association resolution urging the province to change the […]
THUNDER BAY – The provincial budget increases are welcomed by community leaders, but it could take a larger leap to address some funding gaps. The provincial budget was revelaed at 4 p.m. on Thursday in the legislature by Finance Minister Peter Bethenfalvy, who says the province’s deficit for 2026-27 is […]
The appointment of an independent review panel into a proposed underground storage site for spent nuclear-fuel rods is likely several months away, but those following the project say they’re relieved a panel hearing will be part of the process. “We would have been surprised if it wasn’t,” We the Nuclear […]
The Provincial PC-run government presented its 2026 Budget last Thursday, which Essex MPP (PC) Anthony Leardi said focuses on protecting Ontario workers and businesses. The 2026 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario was the eighth consecutive PC Budget with no new taxes, Leardi boasted. “That distinguishes us quite considerably […]
Last week, 12 members of Naicatchewenin (Northwest Bay) First Nation (NFN) took part in ice rescue training, which will enable them to help out community members who find themselves in trouble. Bob Morrison is the Community Emergency Management Coordinator, Deputy Fire Chief and First Response Team Coordinator for the First […]
As black bears emerge from hibernation in spring, the Government of Ontario and the OPP are advising the public on how to avoid attracting their attention and the best ways to keep them from sniffing out a potential meal in the neighbourhood. Bear sightings in rural areas are a common […]
TORONTO — First Nations leaders in Ontario are celebrating a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal over the future of child welfare. On Monday, the tribunal approved the Ontario Final Agreement — the nine-year, $8.5-billion deal that the Chiefs of Ontario and Nishnawbe Aski Nation reached with the federal […]
Getting advanced medical equipment is a challenge that doesn’t come cheap, but that doesn’t make it impossible. With fundraising contributions from all over the Rainy River District and beyond, Riverside Healthcare is now about $150,000 away from its $1.6 million goal and expanding its diagnostic care in the region with […]
An outbreak of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been declared over at La Verendrye General Hospital, although masking protocols will remain in effect, Riverside Health Care said Wednesday. An outbreak of the virus, which has seen an increase in activity across the district in recent weeks, had been declared […]
The Fort Frances Kiwanis Club is set for its 12th annual Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday, April 4 on Scott Street. Diane Maxey, a Kiwanis Club member and one of the organizers for the Easter-themed event, recalled the first ever Eggstravaganza, which took place Ink Spotz Apparel as the weather took […]
