TORONTO – Today, the Government of Ontario announced that it is taking decisive action by making an order declaring an emergency under s 7.0.1 (1) the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. In doing so, Ontario is using every power possible to continue to protect the health and safety of […]
District News
Press Release
A case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in a man from the Sudbury area. He attended the PDAC (Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada) 2020 convention in Toronto, which took place from March 1 to 4. Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) asks that any residents who attended this conference self-monitor for […]
Jack Elliott
How good is your shot? Ethan Smith of Rainy River was busy at the Arena with a Radar Gun supplied by retired OPP officer Rick Seidel. Adult scrimmage hockey players were blasting shots directly at him . . . behind the glass as he recorded the speed of the whistling […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care continues to actively stay up to date on the latest guidelines and information from Health Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Health and our local Northwestern Public Health Unit on developments regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Currently, risk locally remains low. At the same time, our outbreak […]
Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
A Coffee House is being planned for the Church of the Holy Spirit in Fort Frances on March 27, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Come and enjoy local music talent, beverages and snacks for just $5. In addition there will be a Penny Table as well as baked goods […]
Ken Kellar
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 […]
Ken Kellar
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 […]
Jack Elliott
Rainy River correspondent
Rainy River correspondent
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 […]
Press Release
(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 […]
Press Release
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 […]
Staff
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 […]
Press Release
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. […]
