Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the January Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Clayton Stang of Emo, ON. With a prize pot of $25,998, Stang takes home just two dollars shy of $26,000! The draw was made Friday, January 29th at 11:00am in […]
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Natali Trivuncic
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The province has extended its deadline for vaccinating all long-term care home residents to Feb. 10. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), said the extension is due to delays in the delivery of the vaccine. “Vaccine supply comes in as we need […]
Press release
UPDATE! Marschuk has been located safely. The police thank the public for its assistance. (Rainy River District) The Rainy River District OPP are asking for public assistance in locating Troy MARSCHALK, age 51, of Fort Frances Ontario. MARSCHALK was last seen on foot at the Family Centre on the 28th […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
Crossroads School principal Sharla Mackinnon and vice Heather Bridgeman, along with teachers, assistants, students and all others who are part of Crossroads School are giving it their all despite COVID. Sharla has been principal for two years, after serving as vice for three. Heather is in her second year. Within […]
Natali Trivuncic
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Last Tuesday, Emo council unanimously decided to change the name of their Colonization Road. Harold McQuaker, Mayor of Emo, said he thinks it was a good decision. “We have many other First Nations communities that are in our district and in the surrounding area,” McQuaker said. “I think along with […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Police have made n arrest in multiple cabin break and enters, which too place between mid-May and mid-November 2020. The crimes took place in the Big Sawbill Lake Road area as well as the Red Gut Bay area on Rainy Lake. It is believed that the […]
Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
There may be a new administration in the White House, but that doesn’t mean the Save The Boundary Water campaign’s work is over. Becky Rom, the national campaign chair of the environmental group said that even though they feel the tide is turning in their favour as the Biden administration […]
Merna Emara and Natali Trivuncic
The Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance (NOFIA) is collaborating with the Northern Caucus of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (NCFA) to work on a three-year pilot project to collect used agricultural plastics away from farms in order to recycle and recover them. According to a report by the Ontario Federation […]
Press Release
(Rainy River District) The Rainy River District OPP are asking for public assistance in locating Troy MARSCHALK, age 51, of Fort Frances Ontario. MARSCHALK was last seen on foot at the Family Centre on the 28th of January 2021. His direction of travel is unknown at this time. If anyone […]
Press Release
Tbaytel experienced a brief outage, lasting around an hour, with its mobility service where some customers were unable to call, use SMS or access data on Tuesday morning. Service has been restored and technicians will continue to monitor the situation. Any customers experiencing issues with their Tbaytel mobility service outside […]
Press Release
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the January Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Clayton Stang of Emo, ON. With a prize pot of $25,998, Stang takes home just two dollars shy of $26,000! The draw was made Friday, January 29th at 11:00am in […]
Natali Trivuncic
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
After a considerable drop in cases over the last week, COVID-19 cases are up again in the region. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), said it is normal to see a fluctuation in cases but she is unsure what the risk is. […]
