Heather Latter Aboriginal youth at the Ge-Da-Gi-Binez Youth Centre here participated in a Lacrosse for Development Program last week to help them develop life skills, leadership, and goal-setting. Offered through a partnership between Ontario’s Ministry of Children and Youth Services, Right to Play, and the National Lacrosse League, the one-week […]
District News
Heather Latter You don’t have to be a member of a team to support this year’s “Relay For Life.” Set to go this Friday night at Fort Frances High School, with opening ceremonies starting at 6:30 p.m., the public is invited to come out to help in the fight against […]
Heather Latter Heading into the final week of another school year, dozens of “Happy Retirement” cards already lined the desk of Mary-Catherine Kelly, who has been the director of education for the Northwest Catholic District School Board for nearly eight years. Reflecting on her career here, Kelly expressed what a […]
Duane Hicks Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board has laid out a five-year plan in its first-ever strategic plan. The board approved the plan at its inaugural annual general meeting last Thursday night at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau. “Perhaps the most significant exercise we performed this year was […]
Staff No new fires were reported in the West Fire Region yesterday. As well, the number of active fires dropped from 25 to 22 as of this morning. These include 12 in Nipigon District, nine in Sioux Lookout District, and one in Thunder Bay District. Since April 1, the region […]
Staff Just one new blaze was confirmed in the Northwest Region yesterday, which otherwise experienced a quiet weekend on the fire scene. Nipigon Fire #34 is a 0.1-hectare blaze currently classified as “not under control.” There remain 25 active fires in the region, including 13 in Nipigon District, nine in […]
Staff Five people were killed in a single-vehicle accident early Saturday evening northwest of Sioux Lookout. Police said a GMC Terrain SUV was northbound on Slate Falls Road around 7 p.m. when it left the roadway and entered the Brokenmouth River about 15 km south of Slate Falls First Nation. […]
the MNR Although there was a brief respite in the fire hazard following rain at the beginning of the week, the effects of that are wearing off. As such, the fire hazard is now “high to extreme” in the northwest sectors of the region and along the north shore of […]
Press Release Rainy River First Nations Solar Partnership has entered a purchase and sale agreement yesterday to acquire three utility-scale solar projects totalling 25 mW from Ontario Solar PV Fields, a joint venture between ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. and Global PVQ Canada Corp. “Rainy River First Nations is excited […]
Staff The forest fire hazard has levelled off to “moderate” throughout Northwestern Ontario, with no new fires reported since Sunday. There remain 22 actives fires in the Northwest Region, but it’s expected that some of those will be called “out” today. The majority of these blazes are located in the […]
Sarah Pruys After completing her undergraduate degree in classical violin performance at Brandon University in Manitoba, Rainy River District native Shannon Darby decided to go to Ireland. Not just to travel, though she has toured a number of European countries, but to complete her Master’s program in Community Music at […]
Heather Latter A cross-border brainstorming session, staged by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, the local Business Improvement Association, and the International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce last Thursday evening, was successful in addressing issues experienced on both sides. “It was really great,” Fort Frances Chamber manager Annely Armstrong said […]
