Today, in schools across Ontario, students, staff, and school communities will be commemorating the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools, which more than 150,000 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were forced to attend between the 1870s and 1997. “While acknowledging the severe impact of residential schools, it […]
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After a rash of incidents in the Fort Frances area, the OPP wants to make residents aware of ways to prevent property theft. Between Sept. 23 and 25, officers were called to instances of shoplifting, theft of money from a car, and a report of a male suspect going through […]
Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
The outbreak centered around the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program (SCAP) in Emo is still active according to Dr. Kit Young-Hoon. An inspection of the facility turned up no obvious violations of health and safety standards. According to Dr. Young-Hoon, the facility was inspected for basic health and safety precautions, like […]
Allan Bradbury
Staff writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
The Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) released an update this week on their negotiations with the provincial government. As of Sep.1, 2021 optometrists across Ontario stopped offering exams covered under OHIP in protest of what it sees as unfair funding. In Fort Frances, Dr. Bruce Lidkea of Lidkea Optometry says […]
Thursday, September 30 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It’s intended as a day of reflection on our past, healing for the future and honouring those who didn’t make it home from residential school. The day is being marked with a wide variety of events across the […]
A message from the northern Ontario Health Units NORTHERN ONTARIO, ON – Northern Ontario Medical Officers of Health continue to put the health and safety of residents first. Effective October 14, operators of facilities in Northern Ontario where indoor sports are played or practiced will ensure additional groups provide proof […]
Press release
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) advises the public of an increased risk of COVID-19 in the Emo area. Over the past few weeks, many new cases of COVID-19 have been seen within a group of people in the Emo area, and public health officials believe the situation may be more widespread […]
By Jack Elliott
Rainy River correspondent
Rainy River correspondent
After being closed for a year this Spooktacular experience is being reopened to those brave enough to take on the Rainy River’s Trail of Terror…. Bigger, scarier and creepier than ever. Thrills, chills, blood curdling screams and the ghosts of years past will haunt this terrifying location just off Hwy […]
Experimental Lakes team worked with Indigenous elders to translate research videos into Anishinaabemowin A project coming out of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) has worked to translate two educational videos into Anishinaabemowin, and created several new words in the language in the process. The […]
Press Release
Weechi-it-te-win Family Services will be having a gathering on the Day of Truth and Reconciliation, to acknowledge and honour survivors and those that never returned home. The public is invited to share the Day of Truth and Reconciliation. – Thursday, September 30th at our Family Healing Program, located at 71 […]
Press release
The Rainy River District School Board has received notification of a positive student case of COVID-19 associated with Crossroads School in Devlin on Sunday. All close contacts of the case are being called and given instructions by Northwestern Health Unit. We are working with NWHU to make sure all potential […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Incumbent MP Marcus Powlowski and Yuk-Sem Won, NDP candidate for Thunder Bay-Rainy River agree on one thing: calling an election was a bad idea. Powlowski said he is happy to get re-elected because he enjoyed the MP job he assumed in 2019. “I’m happy to be reelected,” Powlowski said. “That’s […]
