Local News from Across the Rainy River District
ÉCOLE St-Germain is the latest to join a growing pack of elementary schools that are running “polar bear clubs” to encourage outdoor, year-round play and build resilience among young students during cold snaps. Winnipeg school divisions typically require recess be held indoors when temperatures plunge below -27 C, with the […]
Police briefs (RAINY RIVER, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Rainy River responded to a vehicle that went through the ice on the river. On January 13, 2024, at approximately 2:19 p.m. Rainy River OPP received a report of a vehicle that went through the ice on Rainy […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Iqaluit Thursday to sign a Nunavut devolution agreement with Premier P.J. Akeeagok and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Aluki Kotierk. The signing ceremony will take place in the afternoon, according to Trudeau’s public itinerary released by his office Wednesday. That will be followed by a […]
NOSM University is pleased to announce that Dr. Owen Prowse has accepted the position of inaugural Vice-President, Clinical Partnerships and Hospital Relations, effective March 1, 2024. Dr. Prowse is an experienced and respected urologist at TBRHSC and a leader with more than a decade in leadership roles within NOSM University. […]
This year the NOSM University President’s Lecture Series celebrates the joy of a career in family medicine. The theme is Reviving the Heart of Health Care: The Joy of Practising Family Medicine. Experts will discuss why family medicine continues to be a rewarding career, explore some of its challenges, and share why medical students […]
Last year, the Pikangikum First Nation received a year-long $147,600 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) and since then, has been working to rebuild and recover from impacts of COVID-19 by hiring a Food Security Project Manager and Coordinator to align cross-organizational supports to facilitate access, […]
A pillar in the community is now struggling to keep their doors open. Over the past 5 days, community members have raised thousands of dollars to help keep the Rainy River Legion Doors Open, however there are still thousands more to go, and time is running out. As of Tuesday […]
For those looking to keep busy as Old Man Winter continues to pummel the region, there’s plenty on offer for the next week in International Falls as they gear up for their annual Icebox Days celebrations. Scheduled to run from Friday, January 19, 2024, through to Sunday, January 28, 2024, […]
Last Thursday, Jan 11, 2024 the Rainy River Activity Depot with financial support of the Ontario government hosted an Active Living Fair entitled “Building a Better Buddy System” at the Club Room of the Rainy River Royal Canadian Legion Br #54. Headed by seniors dynamo Norma Jean Johnston and her […]
FedNor funds will help the local community futures development corporation support new growth and stability and expansion of the current market Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River, announced a FedNor investment of $1,000,000 in the Atikokan Economic Development Corporation (AEDC). The announcement was made on behalf of […]
By the end of 2024, 316,600 Ontarians will be living with dementia—a number that will triple within 30 years January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, recognised across Canada and internationally as an opportunity to reflect on the challenges faced by the growing number of people living with dementia, and their care […]
KENORA – Hospital workers across Ontario are tired and stressed out – and they’re feeling little confidence that things will change for the better, a survey for CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) suggests. Judy Bain, a nurse and Area 7 vice-president of the OCHU, said Friday she was […]
