Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A brand new agency tasked with protecting Canada’s freshwater is likely on the chopping block as part of an array of budget cuts promised by Prime Minister Mark Carney that span most departments and agencies. Texts from Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin’s staff suggested “there is nowhere else […]
Two American anglers have been fined a total of more than $8,000 after being caught with more than 100 pieces of unlawfully packaged fish last year while leaving Canada at the Fort Frances border crossing. The two Louisiana men had pleaded guilty in May to possession of bags of cut-up […]
The community’s response to this year’s Terry Fox Run surpassed organizers’ expectation. Organizers of this year’s edition of the annual fundraising event had hoped to blow the doors off last year’s turnout of a mere handful of participants. Laura Bruyere, who was co-organizer this year with Laureen Luchka, said 80 […]
A rainy morning may have threatened the first ever Burger Wars Street Festival, but the once the rain dried up, a warm afternoon turned into a busy evening on Scott Street. Owner of Talk On The Street Eatery and Burger Wars organizing committee member Cathy Handberg says when she saw […]
A local law firm is celebrating its newly renovated space, taking a historic town building into the future in a way that will continue to serve the community and beyond. Douglas Judson and Peter Howie, the partners at the helm of JudsonHowie LLP., held a private open house event on […]
Local volleyball coach Terry McMahon spent the summer traveling internationally and within Canada coaching volleyball and learning from other coaches, and he hopes to bring his new knowledge back to his players in the region. McMahon, Fort Frances High School and 807 Selects Volleyball coach, was a participant in the […]
The annual Naicatchewenin Walleye/Bass Classic held last weekend on September 12/13 was a huge success. A record breaking 50 teams participated. The top 5 teams were: The NFN Fall Bass and Walleye Classic, Glenn Smith Memorial Award for biggest bass was caught by Andrea Turgeon and Dave Byrnes, with a […]
The LaVerendrye Hospital Auxiliary has set an ambitious goal for 2025-26 pledging $100,000 towards the Lights, Camera, DIAGNOSIS campaign for an MRI and x-ray equipment at LaVerendrye. The Auxiliary has a proud tradition of raising funds to purchase medical equipment for LaVerendrye Hospital. Since forming in 1952, LVGHA has donated […]
The Ontario Government is investing in an Indigenous organization in order to help them in their goal of delivering training, mentorship and professional networks for First Natio economic development officers and entrepreneurs. The $8 million in funding from the government was announced this morning by Ontario’s Minister of Indigenous Affairs […]
BINGWI NEYAASHI ANISHINAABEK — The only Indigenous leader from Ontario on a new council expected to provide input to large-scale national development projects says it’s an opportunity to make a difference. JP Gladu, who is from Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek or Sandpoint First Nation, is one of 11 Indigenous leaders recently […]
LAC SEUL — A research and information-sharing project scheduled to run over the next three years aims to help re-establish a traditional crop in several regions in Ontario. Martha Dowsley, a professor in Lakehead University’s departments of anthropology and geography and the environment, recently received $50,000 from the province’s Ontario […]
On the evening of Thursday, September 11, the skies opened up and unleashed a heavy downpour over a narrow band of southeastern Manitoba, prompting flash floods. Overnight Niverville saw 99 millimetres of precipitation. Just to the southeast, Steinbach received about 142 millimetres. The slow-moving system was characterized by a thin […]
