District News

The Rainy River District 4-H Association held its annual Awards Night last Friday evening at the Stratton Millennium Hall. Dozens of 4-H members, their families and the volunteers who help make the programs run filed into the hall to socialize, enjoy dinner and applaud the hard work and dedication that […]

If it is to be the last hurrah, what a beautiful and busy weekend to go out on. Nestor Falls held its annual Winter Carnival for what could be the last time this past weekend in and around the small township. Over three days, people from the township and surrounding […]

It was standing room only as the public packed the Rainy River Arena on both Saturday and Sunday, March 7 and 8. Throngs of proud parents, grandparents, and friends were treated to an amazing show entitled Blades on Broadway, presented by the Rainy River Figure Skating Club. Coached by Paula […]

(RED LAKE, ON) – On March 3, officers from the Red Lake detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of officers from Kenora Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and Kenora CSCU conducted an investigation into cocaine trafficking. A 53 year-old woman from […]

A number of Rainy River District residents may feel barred from the United States, due an outstanding warrant south of the border. But the Koochiching County District Court has a solution. The Court will be holding two “Warrant Resolution Days” on Thursday March 12 and Friday March 13, open to […]

Stan and Judy Strato of Sudbury recently made an impressive gift of $155,425 to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). The gift will establish the Strato Family Endowment for the medical school, which has campuses in both Sudbury and Thunder Bay. “We are not public people but we know […]

DRYDEN, ON –OPP Criminal Investigation Branch is investigating a complex case, involving one death and multiple assaults. On March 2, at approximately 9:54 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Dryden Detachment responded to a report of a suspicious person at Arbour Jade Trailer Park on McGogy Road, Dryden. […]

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn.–U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers at the International Falls Port of Entry targeted a rail container destined to arrive in Ranier, Minnesota. CBP officers inspected the rail container and discovered dolls in violation of intellectual property rights (IPR) regulations. Last month, CBP […]

Colourful signs will be popping up at various businesses throughout the Rainy River District, as The Northwestern Health Unit has updated their ChooseWise disclosure system. One new feature includes on-site disclosure inspection signs that will be going up at food premises, personal service settings, recreational camps, and recreational water facilities […]

The Ring of Fire Northern Road Link has been given the green light by stakeholders, in a historic announcement from Ontario and First Nations communities. “We are living in very exciting times,” said Kenora Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and Minister of Indigenous […]

The 38th Annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival is returning from March 6 to 8 and there’s a full slate of fun activities for those who attend. Howard Dodd who helps organize the winter carnival each year said the weekend-long event features everything from a fishing derby and cribbage tournament to […]