Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Ontario government is introducing new measures to build modern schools faster that will cut construction timelines by nearly 50 per cent to meet the unprecedented pace of growth across the province. In Ontario, the average school construction timeline is 4-7 years, which comes from an obsolete capital process that […]
Local members of Parliament are unwilling to speculate about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s future. Polling numbers from Ipsos published in late November indicated 72 per cent of Canadians think that Trudeau should step down, while 38 per cent of those within his own Liberal party want him to step aside. […]
WABIGOON – A small community’s busy community centre is about to get a companion facility next to it. Construction of the pavilion, a covered skating rink that can also host farmers markets, powwows, weddings and other events in warmer months, is going fast and could be completed by spring, according […]
Community leaders are warning that financial and academic pressures, and the lack of structural support are factors causing the deaths of international students, primarily from India. Nirlep Gill is an addictions counsellor at Punjabi Community Health Services (PCHS) in Brampton, Ontario, who helps repatriate the bodies. He says some of […]
The Government of Ontario is investing millions of dollars into programming designed to help improve the lives and economic situations of low-income women living in the province. The provincial government put out a call on Monday, December 4, 2023, for applications for the Women’s Economic Security Program (WESP), a program […]
Ottawa continues to underinvest in disaster preparedness and mitigation on First Nations despite ballooning recovery costs from the worst wildfire season on record, according to documents shared with Canada’s National Observer. One document clearly shows Indigenous Services Canada spent three times less preparing for emergencies than in recent years and […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Seven individuals have been arrested on outstanding warrants in the Fort Frances area as a result of local initiative to reduce the amount of wanted individuals. On December 5, 2023, the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and Treaty Three […]
The annual R.R. Agricultural Society appreciation dinner took place last Thursday, Nov. 29, with 80 people attending. The event saw a larger number of attendees than previous years and people certainly weren’t disappointed. Members from the board, volunteers, fair queen royalty and others attended the event. Legion members had prepared […]
They make life better for all of us. They are rarely thanked. They are never paid. They never have to be asked. They are called volunteers. One such group in Rainy River is the Riverside Health Centre Auxiliary. This past Saturday the Auxiliary held their Annual Christmas Bazaar. Guests were […]
There’s still time left to get your tickets to a brand new event that will promise a memorable night out and support for a local organization at the same time. Scheduled to be held on Thursday, December 21, 2023, Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre, also known as the Manitou Mounds, is hosting […]
A Canon Apollo I-700 is the latest addition to diagnostic equipment at Riverside’s Rainy River Healthcare Centre, thanks to a grassroots fundraising campaign inspired by the legacy of the late Norma Elliott. Riverside staff and Rainy River Clinic doctors had identified the old ultrasound as outdated and not capable of […]
A new reroute along Turtle River Road will finally enable snowmobilers to enjoy the loop around northwestern Ontario for much longer this winter. For many years, snowmobilers could ride the 1000 kilometer wilderness loop for only around two weeks during the snowy season, due to a section of the trail […]
