Local News from Across the Rainy River District
We the Nuclear Free North held a webinar on May 10. The night had panelists from the group which is an alliance in northern Ontario groups and individuals opposed to the transporting and the burying of high-level radioactive waste in northwestern Ontario. The alliance is fairly new, only launching a […]
Spring was an exciting time on our farm. Who could not be happy when the long, cold dark winter was over? I always associate memories of May on our farm with new life and that included baby chicks. Most small farms at that time had a flock of chickens as […]
The Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau is organizing a children’s clothing giveaway, to offset the difficulty parents are having buying clothes during the lock-down. Donations are accepted daily at the old CN Station on 4th Street in Fort Frances. Parents who would like to search for needed items are asked to […]
Grand Council Treaty #3, Canada and Ontario successfully concluded the negotiation of a tripartite education Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU will foster mutual understanding and respect, and will help preserve, support and revitalize the language, culture and identity of Treaty #3 First Nations by supporting First Nations control of […]
Applications are now accepted for the 2021 EKO Scholarship Program Beginning this year, EKO will add a new scholarship for Indigenous students to the EKO Scholarship Program. An anonymous donor to the program wanted to empower the efforts of Canadian First Nations, Métis and Inuit youth who are seeking to […]
So you’ve introduced a strong program designed aimed strengthening the spoken Anishinaabemowin language in the region, and increase the number of fluent speakers and future teachers. Even as the successes of the program are celebrated, there’s still work to be done to make it even better. For Heather Campbell, director […]
With COVID-19 numbers still high across the province, the stay-at-home order has been extended to at least June 2. Some are wondering if the lockdown should be divided regionally and not as a whole, but Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), said […]
The forest fire hazard is high to extreme today across most of the Northwest Region, with the Rainy River District classified as Extreme. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is asking the public to use caution with outdoor fires when in the forest or around their property. A new […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is joining police services across Ontario and Canada in kicking off Police Week (#PoliceWeekON), which honours and celebrates the work front- line police officers, 9-1-1 communicators, civilian staff, and all members of our police service do […]
Suspect Charged With Second-Degree Murder (ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has now obtained a Canada Wide Warrant for the arrest of an eastern Ontario resident more than five years after the murder of Frederick “John” Hatch. Hatch was last seen alive on the afternoon of December 16, […]
Amazon Prime Video The Underground Railroad – NR – Drama, History, War – May 14 This Amazon Original, by Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), follows Cora as she makes an amazing discovery during her attempt to break free from slavery in the Deep South. Crave Doing the Most with […]
As case numbers have been on the rise and workplace outbreaks cropping up more than usual, the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has issued instructions from the medical officer of health specific to workplaces under the Reopening Ontario Act. The instructions come into effect tomorrow and outlines the requirements for workplace […]
