November marks Woman Abuse Prevention Month, and Riverside Health Care’s Community Counselling Services, along with the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope, is running their annual Shine the Light campaign to help bring an end to woman abuse. The annual campaign was originally started by the London Abused Women’s […]
Daily Headlines
By Phillip Blancher
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Morrisburg Leader
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Morrisburg Leader
TORONTO – The Ontario government announced a $200 treat on Halloween for residents – a rebate that will be sent out in early 2025. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy formally made the announcement when delivering his government’s fall economic statement. “At a time when the cost of living remains stubbornly high, […]
By Rachel Fioret
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Woolwich Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Woolwich Observer
Researchers at the University of Guelph are taking a unique approach to environmental conservatorship: studying local fish species at the cardiovascular level. Master’s student Liz Manchester is currently studying how the hearts of zebrafish, a commonly used lab animal, are affected by hypoxia, a decreased level of oxygen in the […]
By Richard Wright
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Lake Report
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Lake Report
Amanda Colvin has experienced firsthand what it is like to watch an elderly family member suffer from isolation and loneliness. The Niagara-on-the-Lake home builder, along with her husband, Scott Colvin, has moved into the tiny home business, which they see as an opportunity to help ease the housing crunch and […]
By Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY – It seems that the public is getting fatigued by the council composition review process. Krista Power, director of legislative services and city clerk, told Newswatch, “we are finding that people are fatigued in having the conversation and potentially have given us their feedback. And they are not […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Rainy River will be receiving a new clinic thanks to a partnership that will see a continuum of health care in the region, while expanding representation for Indigenous voices in local health care. In a press release dated November 1, 2024, Riverside Health Care, along with Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre […]
By Laura Balanko-Dickson
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
According to Kevin Knutsen, Executive Officer of Employee and Labour Relations for the Rainy River District School Board, the need for teachers will “increase significantly” by 2027 on both a provincial and national level. Moreover, Knutsen thinks the teacher shortage will influence “a shortage of teachers to become administrators.” Furthermore, […]
By Laura Balanko-Dickson
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
On December 12th, 2015, Canada signed the Paris Agreement and ratified it in parliament on October 5th, 2016. According to a statement on the Government of Canada website, the agreement outlines “the essential roles of subnational governments, cities, civil society, the private sector and financial institutions in responding to climate […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
It may be considered a niche sport by some, but squash is alive and well and growing in the District, according to someone who’s been part of the scene for decades. Bob Tkachuk, along with wife Mary Beth, has been a fixture of the local squash community since the 1980’s, […]
From WFS
Press release
Press release
Weechi-it-te-win Family Services is proud to be hosting a Women’s Wellness Gathering at their Family Healing Program location on McTavish Road in LaVallee Township on Nov. 7 and 8. The conference filled up quickly with many workshops available for the attendees. Gathering organizer and Director of Nanaadawewenin, Shannon Blight, is […]
By WRRD Lions
This Saturday, November 9, 2024 The WRRD Lions is hosting their Hunters’ Dinner at the Stratton Recreation Centre in Stratton, Ontario. The Hunters Dinner celebrates the harvest and bounty of the Rainy River District across our communities as we approach another Winter season. Sportsmen are traditionally sharing a portion of […]
From the OPP
Press release
Press release
(FORT FRANCES ON)- Rainy River District OPP is investigating a break and enter to a residential property in Fort Frances. On Saturday October 26, 2024, at 1:30 p.m, members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were dispatched to a property on Mill Road in the Town of […]
