Local News from Across the Rainy River District
SIOUX LOOKOUT — Sioux Lookout has its first official sister city. Sioux Lookout officially signed a sister city agreement with Vashkivtsi, a town in Ukraine, with representatives from both communities having met in an introductory meeting on Zoom earlier this week. Sioux Lookout Mayor Doug Lawrance said the meeting was […]
MPP Greg Rickford issued the following statement on Treaties Recognition Week: “This week, Ontario is marking the seventh annual Treaties Recognition Week by encouraging students and the public to learn more about treaties and how they form the basis of the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in this province. […]
In the spirit of Treaties Recognition Week, we’re printing a small excerpt of “The Context and Making of Treaty Three, 1869-73” By Brian Walmark. Treaties Recognition Week encourages all residents to become educated on the treaties, and how they were created. Treaty Three has a particularly interesting history. This 100 […]
It won’t be plunging through an icy Rainy Lake but it’s sure to be plenty cold. The Voyageurs Lions Club is changing things up for what will be their first in-person plunge since before the COVID-19 Pandemic. Rather than jumping through a hole in the ice on New Year’s Day […]
The road to replace the existing water treatment system in NW Bay First Nation has been a long one. On October 19, 2022, the road ended with the Grand Opening of a new plant. Those are the words shared with me by Cliff Carriere, P.Eng. This project has been completed […]
If you get a phone call in the next few months asking about mental health, the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) wants you to take the call. The NWHU announced on Monday that it was launching a new telephone survey that is intended to learn more about local mental health-related perceptions, […]
Retired Sergeant Robert Holmes joined the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) when he was 18 years old, and retired when he was 48 years old. Although he is 87 years old now, his memories, passion and pride for his time spent with the RCAF are still so “ alive” in […]
Kayla Caul Chartier and Tanya Hughes both graduated November 2 as certificated First Nations Health Managers. This was made possible through long study and many exams, through the First Nations Health Managers Association. The FNHMA promotes and contributes to the advancement of First Nations health management by developing and promoting […]
Greg Rickford, Member of Provincial Parliament for Kenora – Rainy River, issued thefollowing statement marking Indigenous Veterans Day: “Today, on Indigenous Veterans Day, Ontarians come together to pay tribute to the tens of thousands of First Nation, Inuit and Métis people who served in the Canadian Armed Forces. We remember […]
Two men from the Rainy River area are out thousands of dollars and have had their hunting licences suspended after shooting a deer from a roadway and trespassing on private property. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry released details of the case involving two men from Devlin, which took […]
Most public schools in the rainy River District will be closing their doors beginning Friday, November 4, in reaction to a planned withdraw of service. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents many of the school’s support staff, including secretaries, custodians, some Early Childhood Educators and education assistants […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the October Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Susan Allison of Fort Frances, ON with the winning ticket number W-8044556. Allison takes home $10,202, with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Monday, October […]
