Local News from Across the Rainy River District
There may have been some concern amongst flood-weary residents, watching the high snow levels from last week’s storm, mixed with this week’s balmy forecast. But Operations and Facilities Manager Travis Rob– who is also serving as interim CAO– was confident that the town’s drainage systems would handle the melt. Rob […]
Fort Frances, ON – The long-awaited new aerial ladder truck has arrived at the Town of Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service. “I can’t emphasize enough how pleased our team members are to see this modern piece of apparatus in our fire hall ready for deployment,” Town of Fort Frances Fire […]
Thunder Bay, Ont. — The Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) has played a role in the development of almost 700 Indigenous-owned businesses. Beginning operations in 1987, the not-for-profit organization, which calls itself an “aboriginal financial institution,” has provided training, community planning and financial support through grants and loans for new […]
Have questions about federal government services? Bring them to the Volunteer Bureau on April 28, when representatives will be on hand to facilitate and inform on all Canadian Revenue Agency and Service Canada programs. Pre-registration is not required, but the information session will run alongside the Community Volunteer Income Tax […]
OTTAWA – The Opposition Conservatives are asking Twitter to apply a “government-funded” label on accounts associated with the CBC, even as other broadcasters decry the tag for not making clear their editorial independence. On Tuesday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tweeted a copy of a letter addressed to the company making […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers faced a busy Easter long weekend as they conducted their province-wide seatbelt campaign and worked around the clock to keep the motoring public safe. Sadly, three people lost their lives in motor vehicle collisions over the weekend and one person was killed […]
TORONTO – Inconsistency plagued the Toronto Raptors all season and it undid them again with their post-season hopes on the line. Zach LaVine took over in the second half as the Chicago Bulls rallied past Toronto 109-105 on Wednesday to win their single elimination play-in game. LaVine scored 30 of […]
Ahead of the Town of Fort Frances finalizing an enshrining its 2023 budget into by-law, town treasurer Dawn Galusha once again fronted a public meeting intended to show where municipal taxes come from and how they are used to keep the Town of Fort Frances running. Speaking at Monday night’s […]
Residents are no longer able to join council meetings online for the Township of Emo due to issues faced using Zoom video conferencing and doubts about the necessity of live streaming council meetings. In 2020, the Township of Emo began utilizing Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential […]
FirstLight Power, a leading clean power producer, developer, and energy storage company, will now operate eight hydroelectric facilities in Northern Ontario following the company’s integration of H2O Power. The announcement came on Tuesday, April 11, signifying FirstLight’s first venture into the Canadian market and scaling them to one of the […]
A pilot project examining new ways of dealing with household organic waste in Fort Frances has concluded, and could result in untold metric tons of that waste being diverted from the local landfill in the future. At Monday night’s meeting of Fort Frances town council, members heard a deputation from […]
Tbaytel for Good is back, and bigger than ever, but looks a little different. The Tbaytel for Good Community Fund has announced a $30,000 available fund this year, with the goal of multiple recipients. However, the online voting portion of the contest has been replaced with a “panel of diverse […]
