An unforeseen, isolated incident resulted in the overnight closure of the Rainy River Emergency department. Representatives at Riverside declined to specify the nature of the incident, but stated, “we do not anticipate this specific issue in the future.” The ER closed shortly before 9 p.m. Monday evening, and re-opened at […]
Daily Headlines
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
The Government of Ontario is investing almost a half-million dollars to help the Town of Fort Frances renovate and restore the Sunny Cove Camp property. In a series of visits and announcements through the district yesterday, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford revealed the funding of five […]
Staff
The Rainy River District School Board will be adding a new member to the table next year, with the addition of an Indigenous Student Trustee. The new position was unanimously approved at the March 5 board meeting. The RRDSB currently has two student trustees, each with an alternating term of […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) is offering the public a chance to head down to their Fort Frances campus and take in some of the newest technologies in the field of education that will benefit teachers and students alike. Scheduled for Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Fort Frances Campus, […]
Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
At the 2024 Winterlude festival in Ottawa, Ontario, the Spirit Horse Ice Sculpture was on display for hundreds to see. Sculpted by brothers Ross and Antonio Baisas, the delicate ice panels depicted rare and endangered Ojibwe Spirit Horses. Their inspiration came from artwork by Rhonda Snow, a local Anishinaabe artist […]
From the Town of Fort Frances
Press release
Press release
The Town of Fort Frances’ commitment to transparency and timely communication prompts them to share the latest developments regarding the Memorial Sports Centre pool renovation. The reopening of Memorial Sports Centre pool, originally scheduled for March/April, has been delayed due to unforeseen challenges during the renovation process including advanced structural […]
From the OPP
Press release
Press release
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are continuing to search for a missing person and are asking the public and our media partners for assistance. The missing individual is Melanie, age 35, of Fort Frances. Melanie is described as […]
By Dave Baxter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Hundreds filled the corner of Portage and Main Friday morning as cries of “search the landfill” rang out, and some sent a clear message to governments that the time to act on a landfill search is now, because they refuse to wait any longer. “I’m done talking with our governments, […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
IGNACE – The Northwestern Ontario site being considered for a nuclear waste repository is safe for that use, according to the industry-funded organization tasked with creating a repository. So is the other site on the shortlist for the proposed deep geological repository, a recent news release from the Nuclear Waste […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
KENORA – An art exhibition themed around MMIWG – missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls – will be at The Muse’s Douglas Family Art Centre on March 12-13. Medicine Lines of Womanhood – MMIWG features artwork made with the support of grief counsellors, knowledge keepers, elders, art therapy helpers […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Many of us are still struggling to adjust to turning clocks ahead one hour to switch to daylight time on Sunday, and we can thank Thunder Bay for this. It all began in 1908 when Fort William and Port Arthur became the first places in the world to institute a […]
By Laura Stradiotto
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Sudbury Star
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Sudbury Star
New data from the Ontario College of Family Physicians shows that the number of residents without a family doctor in Sudbury, Manitoulin Island and Parry Sound will nearly double in the next two years. According to the association, there are currently 32,000 people without a family physician in the jurisdiction […]
