Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Amazon Prime Video The Stand Season 1 – TV-MA – Adventure, Drama, Fantasy – March 19 Based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, The Stand, is King’s take on a post-apocalyptic world. The fate of the world rests on the shoulders of a 108-year-old and a handful […]
Police briefs Please contact 911 for emergencies or call 1-888-310-1122 to make a report of a non-emergent nature. (FORT FRANCES, ON) – Shortly after 10:00 pm on March 12th, members of the Atikokan Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police conducted a traffic stop for a Highway Traffic Act violation. Further investigation […]
As the federal government deliberates, MPP Greg Rickford said he is in support of the use of a “vaccine passport” for International travel. “Over the past summer, I had the opportunity to meet with tourist operators across Northwestern Ontario,” said Rickford. “During this time, I heard loud and clear that […]
Last Wednesday, Emo Council were given closure about a conflict of interest investigation involving Emo Mayor Harold McQuaker. McQuaker was being investigated by the Township’s integrity commissioner after an Emo resident filed an application on July 15, 2020 alleging that McQuaker contravened section 5 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest […]
Booking process open to those aged 80 and over The provincial vaccination booking system was launched on Monday. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), said there were a few technical glitches, but many residents were able to book dates for vaccinations. The […]
While Best for Kitty does have approximately half a dozen cats currently in our care, many of those are coming off extended periods as “strays” and require some socialization before they are ready for adoption. That is allowing us to once again feature “Cosmo” an approximately six month old female […]
While many activities were cancelled last year due to COVID-19, many were hopeful this summer would look different. As case numbers continue to rise and vaccination rollout across the province has steadily slowed down, fair games and the sweet smell of fried foods might have to sit out for another […]
Emo Food Bank is now open for in-person visits twice a month. Since the COVID-19 province-wide lockdown in December, the Emo Food Bank has been forced to deliver food by curbside until last week. As of March 3, the Food Bank is now open every first and third Wednesday of […]
Feral cats are an increasing problem across the District and indeed the country and continent. You see many stray cats around garbage dumps in towns including Rainy River. These are not just stray domestic cats out for a stroll before returning to their fireside basket to sleep away the day. […]
The provincial government announced on Friday that the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) area will be moving to the Red-Control level of the COVID-19 Response Framework as of this morning at 12:01 a.m. The new level adds additional restrictions that includes: Indoor gathering limit of five people Outdoor gathering limit of […]
The Government of Ontario announced that the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) area will be moving to the Red–Control level of the COVID-19 Response Framework as of March 15, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. There has been an increase in cases across the region and the health unit urges residents to take […]
All COVID-19 tests that come back positive are screened for variants of concern. This morning, Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) was informed that two COVID-19 cases in our region have come back positive for the UK variant. The two cases are unrelated to one another. One case is in the Fort […]
