(KENORA, ON) Member of the Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit, OPP Identification Unit and the Canadian Pacific Railway Police are investigating a fatal collision. Kenora OPP received a report of a person struck by a train at 5:08 a.m. on Wednesday May 6, 2020 in the Norman area […]
District News
Press Release
As a result of developed relationships and numerous conversations with Indigenous Services Canada and with direction from Treaty #3 Leadership, the Emergency Planning Initiative of Grand Council Treaty #3 and the Territorial Planning Unit has commenced in the Treaty #3 Territory. Many Communities have completed Emergency and Pandemic Plans in […]
Press Release
MPP Greg Rickford returned home to Kenora late last week bringing critical supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) to support First Nations communities across the riding. The PPE shipment, coordinated by the Lake of the Woods District Hospital and the Northern Supply Chain, included 21,500 surgical masks, 50 boxes of […]
Borderland Pride
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
Borderland Pride has received several inquiries from community members about the status of our annual Pride Week festival in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to monitor the advice and direction of public health officials on both sides of the border. As such, we are presently of the […]
Staff
(EMO, ON) – A two year fraud investigation has ended in charges. On April 29, members of the Ontario Provincial Police in the Rainy River District and the Northwest Region Crime Unit concluded a fraud investigation which began in June of 2018. This investigation uncovered the fraudulent use of over […]
Press Release
On May 2, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and St. Joseph’s Care Group confirm that an outbreak has been declared at Hogarth Riverview Manor (HRM), fourth floor, in Thunder Bay. In recent testing, one staff member was found to be positive for COVID-19. At this time, no residents […]
Press Release
(GREENSTONE, ON) – On April 26, 2020, at approximately 5:30 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment were called to a residence on John Street in Longlac to investigate the sudden death of a 29 year olf man. On April 29, 2020, a search warrant was executed […]
Press Release
(RED LAKE, ON) – On April 24, at approximately 3:30 am officers from the Red Lake/Ear Falls Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision in Madsen within the Municipality of Red Lake. A motor vehicle left the roadway on Mine Street and came to […]
Press Release
Kasper Transportation notified the Ministry of Transportation that the company will be suspending operations of all routes effective Saturday, May 2, 2020. The decrease in revenue caused by the COVID-19 pandemic makes it financially irresponsible to continue operations at this time. Kasper Transportation provides intercommunity land-based transportation services to the […]
Staff
Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski is creating a tri-partisan coalition to draw attention to the plight of remote camp operators in northern Ontario. Together with Conservative MP for Kenora, Eric Melillo, and NDP MP for Timmins-James Bay, Charlie Angus, the three drafted a letter outlining concerns they’ve heard from […]
Ken Kellar
Another cattle sale is in the books, and even though it was unusual thanks to COVID-19, it is being seen as a success. “We were actually quite pleased with our weekend,” said Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association member Kim Jo Bliss. “There’s a lot of uncertainty in the industry right now […]
Jack Elliott
Rainy River correspondent
Rainy River correspondent
The bees should be buzzing, but with spring taking its own sweet time arriving, there has been little for the bees to buzz about. Normally by this time bees are busy collecting their first loads of pollen from the alders and pussy willows. This pollen is the protein source the […]
