Local News from Across the Rainy River District
An 83-year-old tragedy is still fresh in the minds of those fundraising to preserve a piece of history in the District. The town of Dance, about 30 km from Fort Frances, burned in a wildfire in 1938 and one of the few buildings rebuilt afterwards was the Dance Community Hall. […]
Grand Council Treaty #3 supported Naotkamegwanning Youth with a donation of skateboards in promotion of physical activity and empowering resilience in mental health. These new skateboards were directly provided to youth as part of the life promotion activities and on-going support that is currently underway – these youths can now […]
Third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are available to eligible people in Ontario. Currently, anyone living in a retirement home, long-term care home, elder care lodge, and seniors living in other congregate settings (including senior’s apartment buildings) can get a third dose if it has been at least five months […]
The Fort Frances Lakers are looking for billet families and a billet coordinator, to provide a home away from home for players. To join, or just to find out what’s involved, call Sarah at 275-6991. Best for Kitty is in desperate need of foster homes to provide a safe and […]
Six years after his death the OPP are opening an investigation into the death of Stacy DeBungee. At the time, Thunder Bay Police Services declared the death to be ‘unremarkable’ but complaints from Debungee’s family to the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) has seen the case reopened […]
On October 13, 2021 at approximately 10:00 p.m. members of the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) along with Dryden Police Service (DPS) and Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle on Memorial Avenue in […]
The Treaty #3 Oshkiniigiig Youth Executive Council (T3YEC) is a grassroots group of youth who were traditionally selected in 2019 to provide a youth voice within Treaty #3, provincial, and federal forums. The Treaty #3 territory is 55,000 square miles across Southern Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. “On behalf of the […]
Since our last update, we have received report of one new positive COVID-19 test result in the District of Rainy River. Follow up with the person involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone who is identified as a contact for this case will be contacted directly. For […]
Currently, we have 4 active cases of COVID-19 connected to the NWHU catchment area. Since our last update, we have received report of two new positive COVID-19 test results in the District of Rainy River. Follow up with the persons involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone […]
The Fort Frances Lakers are looking for billet families and a billet coordinator, to provide a home away from home for players. To join, or just to find out what’s involved, call Sarah at 275-6991. Best for Kitty is in desperate need of foster homes to provide a safe and […]
Legal experts say the validity of the COVID-19 vaccine and the current government vaccine mandates are likely to prevail. That’s because there is no other solid evidence that says the vaccines or vaccine mandates are wrong and there is no reason for the courts or arbitrators to take a different […]
The Rainy River District now has its own Ontario Health Team (OHT), an initiative by the Ontario government to build connected healthcare systems centred around patients, families and caregivers. These groups of healthcare providers and organizations are clinically and fiscally accountable for delivering a full and coordinated continuum of care […]
