Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Fort Frances Councillor David Kircher has resigned his seat at the council table, following an integrity Commissioner report criticizing his actions. At Monday night’s regular council meeting, integrity commissioner David G. Boghosian gave a verbal synopsis of his report. He had been directed to investigate claims against Kircher by Mayor […]
As the Governments of Canada and Ontario continue to make right historic wrongs, another local First Nation community will be seeing a significant that will help them set a new course for the future. In a ceremony held in Naicatchewenin First Nation last Thursday, May 9, 2024, chief and council, […]
The estate of Hermina Fletcher, the victim of convicted nurse Lindsey Coyle, was awarded damages and costs to the tune of $130,000. Fletcher’s son Melvin and granddaughter Melissa were part of the lawsuit, represented by Douglas Judson of Judson Howie LLP. According to a release from Judson Howie, Regional Senior […]
It was months of recesses and lunch breaks spent working but last week the cast and crew of Frozen JR. made up of students from grades three to eight and several staff put off a much lauded production of the musical based on the hit animated movie. “We started this […]
Split the Pot Lottery returns with bigger prizes to win in support of Ontario hospitals! Split the Pot Lottery is back, and it’s bigger and better than before with larger early reward prizes and more hospital partners, including Riverside Foundation for Health Care. From May 9 to June 20, this […]
Theatre fans have had a chock-full year so far, and there’s plenty more laughter to come as a local playwright has her work return to the stage for a final run. Tracy Gibson is a local writer who has produced several of her own plays over the years, calling in […]
The Muskie Football team is gearing up for a new season, with three weeks of skills camps. The Championship team will be seeking new members to replace its graduating athletes. Spring camp is open to anyone hoping to join the tea in September. It will take place Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday […]
Fort Frances Councillor David Kircher plans to tender his resignation from council today, in response to an Integrity Commissioner report regarding his conduct. The report, presented to council Monday night, recommended sanctions against Kircher, including a formal reprimand, a 55-day cumulative suspension in pay, a request to publicly apologize to […]
Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit, has declared that the COVID-19 outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home is now facility wide, adding the Special Care Unit to the outbreaks previously announced in the East wing on May 2 and the West wing on April […]
Kenora’s Fire and Emergency Services department is developing the city’s first community wildland fire protection plan, thanks to a grant from the province. Putting the plan together is a multi-step process that includes identifying people who could potentially be impacted by a wildland fire, assessing the city’s geographic landscape and […]
The First Nations Land Defence Alliance and its supporters rallied in Thunder Bay against the storage and transportation of nuclear waste in northern Ontario on Tuesday, April 30. The township of Ignace, two-and-a-half hours from Kenora, has been engaged in a process with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) to determine if they […]
The Singing Red Bear Foundation expressed disappointment with the recent Provincial Budget, citing a lack of focus on dealing with tainted drugs and the opioid crisis ravaging the province. The Foundation’s Chairman, Joseph Fourre, was dismayed at the biased distribution of the financial deviation, which neglected the urgent need to […]
