District News

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 37-year-old man in Atikokan Sunday night. Preliminary information suggests that at approximately 6:30 p.m. on October 18, 2020, two Ontario Provincial Police officers with the Atikokan detachment observed the man on Mercury Avenue East in breach […]

(UNORGANIZED TOWNSHIP) – On Friday October 9, 2020 at approximately 1:16 p.m.  members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a camper trailer that had been burned to the ground. The camper trailer was located on Charles Road adjacent to […]

Annual imagineNATIVE ready to present virtual festival experience The 21st annual imagineNATIVE film and media arts festival is about to kick off. Starting on Oct. 20 and ending Oct. 25, the six-day line up is ready for launch, with adjustments made this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “So ImagineNATIVE […]

Amazon Prime VideoThe Rhythm Section – R – Action, Drama, Mystery –Oct 15Stephanie goes down a path of self-destruction after a plane crash leaves her family dead. Upon learning the crash wasn’t an accident she turns to a former CIA operative to help her find the culprits. Her quest for […]

(NIPIGON, ON) – On October 7, 2020 at approximately 1:07 p.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment responded to an incident where a male was located with vital signs absent at a residence in Nipigon. The male was transported to the hospital for medical treatment, but he was […]

This morning, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, revoked seniority based hiring of Ontario teachers, in favour of a merit-based model. The change will come into effect October 29, and will be a one-year policy, until the government and school boards can agree on a permanent solution, which address concerns of […]

This year’s “Harvest Market” held at Emo Feeds on Saturday, October 10, was deemed a success by organizers. Despite COVID-19 hovering not too far away the Emo Feed Store was a busy place this past weekend. Many people following the COVID-19 protocol to do some shopping in this extremely unique […]

Since our St. Patrick’s Day luncheon had to be cancelled due to the onset of coronavirus in Canada, we felt a need to find a way to communicate with our fellow seniors after months of silence. For those who use Facebook, our name there is: Rainy River Activity Depot. On […]

Following two years of work and almost $40-million, the new bridge that connects Rainy River to Baudette, Minn. is finally complete. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), in cooperation with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, announced the completion of the Baudette/Rainy River International Bridge on Tuesday. The project began in […]

This year the Minnesota Land Trust is happy to announce that the Rainy Lake Conservancy has been awarded the honor of the Minnesota Land Trust “Partner of the Year.” “The Rainy Lake Conservancy truly is one of our unsung heroes when it comes to conservation,” says Kris Larson, executive director […]