Local News from Across the Rainy River District
With the combination of Covid-19 Travel restrictions, winter and the isolation of Northwestern Ontario, local residents have two very clear choices. Do you hide yourself from the world by digging a hole and pulling the entrance closed behind you? Or do you innovate by sticking your head out looking and […]
The Fort Frances Legion Ladies Auxiliary BR#29, and the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, and their many partners are pleased to announce that A CHILDREN’S HALLOWE’EN DRIVE THRU AND VIRTUAL PARTY will be taking place on Hallowe’en Night, Saturday October 31, 2020. The Festivities will begin at 4:30 p.m. […]
Impact the lives of local girls, by volunteering for Girl Guides of Canada. The Fort Frances Chapter meets Monday nights, with groups in Emo and Rainy River as well. Training, events and scholarships available. Visit girlguides.ca/web/GGC/Volunteers. The Rainy River Women’s Institute Emo Museum is searching for volunteers for a variety […]
Future Majority’s Thunder Bay hub is organizing a Zoom town hall to have an open discussion about the Green and Just Recovery Campaign, designed to address environmental, social and racial issues as the country’s economy emerges from COVID-19. Future Majority is a national, a non-partisan and a non-profit organization that […]
With Halloween looming large on the horizon, enterprising individuals are still taking it upon themselves to offer a fun and COVID safe way for families to enjoy the spookiest holiday of the year. Alicia Leany is a recent transplant to the Rainy River District and Emo in particular, having arrived […]
This morning, the Northwestern Health Unit received a report of two new positive COVID-19 test results in the Dryden / Red Lake region. Follow up with the persons involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone who is identified as a contact for these cases will be contacted […]
On Friday, October 23, the Northwestern Health Unit has received a report of one new positive COVID-19 test result in the Kenora area. 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 […]
Tonight will be cloudy with a low of -4 C(25). Tomorrow will bring a mix of sun and cloud with a chance of flurries throughout the day and overnight with a high of minus-one (30) and a low of minus-seven (19). Saturday will see a mix of sun and cloud […]
Police briefs (Couchiching) On Thursday, Oct 8, members of the Treaty #3 Police Service’s Street Crime Unit conducted an investigation into the sale of controlled substances on the Couchiching First Nation, resulting in two people being charged with several offences and a search warrant being executed on a residence on […]
Northwestern Health Unit has received a report of one new positive COVID-19 test result in the Kenora area, Wednesday, October 21. 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 […]
Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh and Grand Council Treaty #3 stand in resolute solidarity with the Mi’kmaw Nation. The eruption of violence in Nova Scotia between Mi’kmaw and non-indigenous fishermen over the past several weeks has been closely observed by the leadership and citizens of the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3. Since […]
A passionate group of scare fans and volunteers have made Rainy River the home of the scariest event in the district. In conjunction with Rainy River Rec Centre, the town will be playing host to the Trail of Terror, a haunted walk that is being held for the next two […]
