Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Emo Agricultural Research Station is planting yards of hops for this year’s plantation project. Hops are primarily used to add bitterness to beer, and are being explored as a future crop in the region. The 54-hectare research station is owned by the University of Guelph and is located in Chapple […]
(KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have received several complaints of thefts from vehicles and outbuildings over the last week. Police are reminding the public that these actions are crimes of opportunity, leaving vehicles unlocked and valuables inside place a target on your vehicle and property. […]
Grand Council Treaty #3 stands in support of Wabaseemoong Independent Nations after the positive test for COVID-19 in the community last week. Our staff is working with Wabaseemoong, the Kenora Chiefs Advisory, and other service providers on response efforts. During this time, several communities throughout Treaty #3 including – but […]
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and Associated Medical Services (AMS) are pleased to announce the historic appointment of Dr. Darrel Manitowabi as the NOSM-AMS Hannah Chair in the History of Indigenous Health and Indigenous Traditional Medicine for a five year renewable term effective July 1, 2020. “The Northern […]
A significant amount of money is coming to Riverside Health Care facilities to help them realize a dream that’s been years in the making. During a stop in Fort Frances on Wednesday, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford announced that Riverside Health Care would be receiving two funding packages in the […]
A 25-year-old Fort Frances man is in custody facing a number of charges in connection with a serious assault that occurred on June 11, 2020 in the city’s south side, according to Thunder Bay Police Services A James Street resident had been discovered with serious injuries by Uniform Patrol officers […]
(KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police(OPP) are looking to the public for information regarding an incident that occurred in the East end of Kenora. Police were dispatched to a weapons call on the morning of Thursday June 11, 2020 at 1:33 a.m. to a […]
TORONTO — In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Ontario government announced the gradual resumption of visits to long-term care homes, retirement homes, and other residential care settings. Family and friends will be allowed access to these settings beginning June 18, 2020. Long-term care homes will allow […]
FORT FRANCES – The Ontario government is investing more than $1 million through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) in two Rainy River agricultural projects, creating three jobs. Rainy River Future Development Corporation is receiving $1 million to begin a two-year tile drainage program in the Rainy River district. […]
At a recent event, the Minister of Colleges and Universities, Ross Romano, said that the situation surrounding the pandemic is changing daily, making it hard to offer a definitive vision of what campuses in the province will look like in September. In an effort to establish clarity and direction for […]
Yesterday, the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) announced through a press release that a possible risk of exposure to COVID-19 in two Kenora stores. These two individuals are from the same household, which Dr. Ian Gemmill, acting medical officer of health at the NWHU, said makes sense because the most important […]
Drug charges (SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON) – On Wednesday, June 3, Officers from the Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) conducted a Controlled Drug and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant in the area of Third Avenue and Curtis Street in […]
