District News

Nathan Sawatzky, John and Diane Mattson, and Norm Wood of Fort Frances were among the $40 winners in Alzheimer Society for Kenora-Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for October. They were joined by Steve Warren and Aldam Moir (Dryden), Brett Mathieu (Almonte); JP Gagne (Red Lake); Joanne Cottam (Nestor Falls); […]

Conservation officers with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry want to remind hunters that allowing game meat to spoil after an animal has been hunted is illegal and can result in significant fines and hunting licence suspensions. A Dryden man has been fined a total of $5,300 for offences […]

Rainy River First Nations (RRFN) held their election on Friday and a new chief and council has been decided by band members. Incumbent chief Robin McGinnis was re-elected, beating out Kimberly Detweiler (Bombay), who also ran for the position. Meanwhile, incumbent councillors Willie McGinnis and Gary Medicine won the popular […]

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry wants to remind all hunters that concealing big game harvested without a tag is illegal. On Oct. 22, 2017, conservation officers received a tip concerning a group of hunters exhibiting strange behaviour and blocking access to a road. A member of the public […]

The Rainy River District detachment on the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeing an increase in collisions involving wildlife across the district. In the Atikokan area alone, six moose were killed in a seven-day period. Motorists are reminded of the danger posed by animals moving in the area. Wildlife can […]

On Oct. 16, 2019, at approximately 3:05 p.m., an officer from the Highway Safety Division of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on patrol on Highway 11/17, east of Balsam Street, in the City of Thunder Bay when the officer observed the driver of a motor vehicle travelling at a […]

The Rainy River District detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has recently received several complaints from local citizens regarding phone calls where the caller is identifying themselves as a representative of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). There are times that the CRA may contact you by telephone. However, the […]

Amateur radio operators across Northwestern Ontario geared up this week to test their emergency preparedness. Disasters like forest fires or ice storms often disable conventional communications. This is where amateur radio comes in. Using radio frequencies that can transmit over the horizon, amateur radio operators are able to communicate across […]

Borealis Bards, the inter-generational community theatre program of Backus Community Center, will produce The Little Prince as the second event of the Backus Performing Arts Series at the end of October. The Little Prince is a drama by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar, based on the widely-read book by Antoine […]

The youth crime prevention and skill-building program Project Sunset is in its final year of government funding, but there’s hope it will continue on in the future. “I’m pretty excited about some of the prospects that we have for carrying the project forward,” enthused Project Sunset senior youth engagement co-ordinator […]

Alicia Gunter, Daniel Domres, and Josh Leatherdale of Fort Frances were among the $30 winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s cash calendar draw for the week of Oct. 6-12. Others $30 winners for that week included William Cain (Devlin), Lawrence Armstrong (Pinewood), Dan Neilson (Stratton), and Naman […]

To mark Fire Prevention Week 2019, Ontario’s Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management is encouraging families to plan and practice their home fire escape plans. “Fire Prevention Week reminds us about the importance of having an escape plan and practicing it,” said Solicitor General Sylvia Jones. “Dedicated firefighters […]