Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Ambulances to be dispatched from Rainy River and Fort Frances stations, Community Paramedicine program to be moved to Emo station A shortage of emergency personnel in the district has forced a planned closure of the Emo ambulance station. News of emergency paramedic services being removed from Emo landed on social […]
After serving less than a year in prison, Lindsey Coyle will be released on parole this September with the duration of her sentence to be served at home in Fort Frances. According to the Parole Board of Canada (PBC): “Parole is part of a sentence and may be granted only […]
The Town of Fort Frances is continuing on its path to set a new vision for its future by drafting the official policies that will get it there. The town has been working on creating a new Official Plan and Zoning By-law in 2023, updating two key pieces of municipal […]
It took a while for construction to get finished but since reopening the pool at the Memorial Sports Centre in Fort Frances has seen lots of activity. Recreation and Aquatics Supervisor Ria Cuthbertson says that there has been a great uptake for all of the programs offered at the pool. […]
Fort Frances town council is looking for further solutions to ongoing issues at the Rainy Lake Square. During Monday night’s meeting of council, correspondence was received from Ink Spotz Apparel+ owner Scott Krienke-Turvey regarding what he said are recurring issues with loitering, and drug and alcohol use at the Rainy […]
The Ontario government is providing over $857,000 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to three agricultural economic development projects in the Rainy River region. This investment will improve community infrastructure and boost agribusiness operations in Northwestern Ontario. “It’s no secret that Rainy River is a bustling agricultural hub […]
Ontario is going all-in on locally produced beef. In a press release from the Ontario government dated Monday, July 29, 2024, the province’s minister of agriculture, food and agribusiness announced the province would be increasing financing to cattle farmers through the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee Program to $500-million, an increase […]
(La Vallee, ON) – A report of a vehicle in the ditch on Highway 611 turned into a criminal driving investigation with two arrests and multiple charges. On August 11, 2024, at approximately 8:30 pm, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Fort Frances Detachment was called to a vehicle in the […]
Six regional First Nations have filed a case with the Ontario Superior Court to challenge the province’s Mining Act as an unconstitutional violation of their treaty and Charter equality rights. A news conference was held at Queen’s Park on Monday morning to publicly announce the case and address questions from […]
The province is putting millions of dollars to train more people for jobs in the trades, specifically in Northwestern Ontario. Premier Doug Ford and David Piccini, minister of labour, immigration, training and skills development, made an appearance in Thunder Bay at Ironworkers Local 759. The pair announced the province’s nearly […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – A sharp increase in motorcyclist fatalities in recent weeks has the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) urging motorcyclists and motorists to be alert, cautions and avoid all manner of risky driving when sharing the road. Thirty six (36) motorcyclists have died on OPP-patrolled roads so far this year, […]
Ten years ago, the body of a teenage girl was discovered in a Winnipeg river, sparking a national conversation about the safety of Indigenous women in Canada, and ultimately leading to what would become the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Tina Fontaine was just 15 […]
