Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Northern Ontario municipalities are not adequately addressing homelessness, addiction, and mental health—and don’t have the extra cash to do so. A new report from the Northern Policy Institute aimed to examine the question of whether Northern Ontario municipalities had the capacity to improve their strategies for addressing these issues within […]
Over the past few years, fire departments in northwestern Ontario have been losing members. In hopes of building back their roster, the Alberton, Chapple, Emo & La Vallee Fire & Emergency Services (ACEL) is now urgently recruiting volunteer firefighters — an opportunity to team up with brave individuals to help […]
“Walking around with the crown, it’s a pretty big confidence booster,” said Mickenna Ryll, who was named this year’s Fair Queen on Thursday night in front of an audience of family and friends. “It feels really good,” she said. “All the hard work that me and my family put in […]
The campaign has officially begun for the 2022 Municipal and School Board elections. Voting day is October 24. The following is a confirmed list of nominated and acclaimed candidates. HAVE YOUR SAY – as voters, what would you like to know about the candidates? if you have a question you’d […]
As of July 29, there were 803 cases of monkeypox recorded here in Canada, with most of those cases, 726 of them, in Ontario and Quebec. The Bancroft Times speaks with Dr. Golden Gao, a medical consultant with Hastings Prince Edward Public Health about what people should know about Monkeypox […]
“Biindigen. Mii gwi Anishinabek wewana nkenmaaminak dependajig maa kiing. We acknowledge in a good way, the original people of the land here. We value the cultures, histories and relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (North America).” That’s the generic Land acknowledgment on the Near North District School Board […]
Sunset Drive, which turns to Highway 602, has been a favourite detour around the Fort Frances Kings Highway construction light this summer. But with heavy traffic expected this weekend for the Emo Fall Fair, Alberton clerk Dawn Hayes wants everyone to be aware of the state of a bridge along […]
New Brunswick recently reported the province’s first confirmed case of monkeypox, making a total of seven provinces and territories that have been exposed to the virus. As of August 12, Ontario reports the highest of the seven affected provinces with a total count of 511 confirmed cases, followed by Quebec […]
On Friday July 8, 2022 our 4-H Explorers group gathered in Nestor Falls at the Tourist Information for our meeting. In attendance were Jessica Teeple, Emily Romyn, Sydney Romyn, Georgia Romyn, Melaina Olson, Mason Teeple, Jameson Teeple and Olivia Seguin along with our Leaders Melinda Romyn, Krista Olson and guest […]
The deadline to register as a candidate for town council or school board is Friday, August 19 at 2 p.m. Anyone wishing to to stand for election must have their paperwork submitted to their local clerk by that time. The following is an unoifficial list of candidates, as of today’s […]
Chelsea Blackjack is just one member in a growing list of people who have lost a loved one to drug overdose. She knows all too well the growing frustration across the community, as lives are lost and families broken due to the opioid crisis, and she has decided to take […]
I walk down only one flight of stairs to get to my workplace. Hunched over my computer and sitting cross-legged in my desk chair, I cruise through Fort Frances with a click of my mouse. Welcome to the life of a remote worker. From the Google maps street-view, the Fort […]
