Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Waterfront owners who want to beautify their properties while helping to protect and stabilize Lake Superior watershed shorelines have until May 30 to apply to a special program that makes use of native shrubs and plants. The Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (LRCA) Shoreline Protection Program offers up to 100 plants […]
MADD Canada is asking St. Patrick’s Day revellers to rely on responsible planning, not luck, to get home safely this weekend. “When you’re out celebrating St. Patrick’s Day throughout this weekend, please don’t rely on luck to get home safely,” said MADD Canada National President Tanya Hansen Pratt. “Take a […]
(FORT FRANCES) – One individual is facing numerous assault charges following an incident in the Town of Fort Frances. On March 11, 2023, just before 7:00 p.m., members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an incident on Sixth Street in the Town of […]
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 […]
Coming in with no expectations a fourth place finish in Group B was an acceptable result says the skip from Stratton who represented Northern Ontario at the Canadian National Men’s Curling Championship in Regina last week. “We went in with no expectations,” he said. “Other than trying to win games […]
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 […]
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, […]
Rural communities across the Rainy River District will be seeing a boost in their internet, with a rollout of fibre to the home, thanks to a partnership with Bell and area First Nations. Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh and Grand Council Treaty #3 are pleased to announce the release of high speed […]
Respiratory Outbreak Declared at Rainycrest Long Term Care Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit declared a Respiratory Outbreak on the East Wing at Rainycrest Long Term Care, starting March 12. Enhanced visitor restrictions are in place that permit two (2) visitors or caregivers at a time. […]
An immigration program which is aiming to solve staff shortages through migration, has been made permanent. Last week, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Marc Miller announced that the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program (RNIP) will become permanent. Additionally, two new immigration pilots, the Rural Community Immigration […]
Planning a wedding can be exhausting. From lining up venues and vendors, arranging seating, choosing the perfect dessert and the myriad other decisions to be made, it’s no wonder that the “-zilla” suffix has entered the world of weddings, as brides and grooms alike are pushed to the brink after […]
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, […]
