District News

There were four new forest fires confirmed in the region by the late afternoon yesterday. Fort Frances fire #7 is under control at 0.1 hectares and is located on an island on Rainy Lake. Dryden fire #9 is not under control at 0.3 ha. and is located near Eagle Lake, […]

Public service providers spoke during a panel discussion last Tuesday about the recent Ontario budget and policy changes made by the provincial government for the fiscal year–and the overall picture they painted wasn’t a pretty one. Back in April, the provincial government informed all sectors there would be a four […]

Four hunters have received one-year licence suspensions and fines totaling $16,000 for hunting offences. These convictions follow an investigation by the ministry’s enforcement branch that found a moose was harvested without a validation tag or any evidence left to verify the gender of the moose. Ministry conservation officers were misled […]

Daniel Domres of Fort Frances was the $500 Father’s Day winner in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association cash calendar draw for the week of June 16-22. The $30 winners for that week included Jake Dokuchie and Bruce Wilson (Fort Frances), Guy Dirand and Keaton Galbraith (Atikokan), Caroline Elkis […]

The Township of Rainy River is receiving a slight boost in its capacity to promote tourism and community pride. On Monday, local MPP and chair of the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) Greg Rickford announced an investment of $31,500 for a new internship position. “The successful applicant for this […]

Sean Ashby will be the first barn concert of the season at Cornell Farms on July 10 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Sean Ashby is North America’s go-to guitarist. He has played and recorded with Sarah McLachlan, Swollen Members, Mae Moore, Rota Chiarelli, Lee Aaron, Ginger (former Grapes of Wrath), and […]

A Mine Centre outpost camp will be receiving a little over $55,000 from the provincial government to build a new outpost cabin and install solar panels to save on energy costs. On Monday, local MPP and chair of the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) Greg Rickford visited the district […]

The gastroenteritis outbreak in the Special Care Unit (SCU) at Rainycrest Long Term Care remains in effect for the Special Care Unit as well as the east and west units of the home. All admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities are cancelled until further notice. All visitors are restricted to […]

Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police responded yesterday evening to a report of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 11, west of Emo. When provincial constables arrived at the scene of the collision they found two vehicles which had been damaged. During the investigation, a constable read […]

At approximately 1 p.m. yesterday, officers from the Dryden and Fort Frances detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 502 in an unincorporated township approximately 72 km south of Dryden. A southbound single motor vehicle lost control, left the roadway and […]

There was a handful of new forest fires over the weekend, as the fire hazard has become high to extreme across the Northwest Region. There was one new forest fire confirmed in the region by the late afternoon on Saturday. Red Lake fire #31 is under control at 0.3 hectares […]

Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit has declared a gastroenteritis outbreak in the Special Care Unit (SCU) at Rainycrest Long Term Care. This outbreak does not affect activities or visitors in the East or West Units of the home. At this time, only activities in the […]