Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The possibility of adding a binding referendum question on the 2022 municipal election was considered by the Town of Fort Frances Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday. However, council declined to move forward, due to lack of time and education. Under the Municipal Elections Act, a municipal council may […]
Still have a real Christmas tree around? The Fort Frances Volunteer Fire Brigade is doing a Christmas tree drop off on Jan. 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Daryl’s Custom Landscape Ltd. on 881 Sixth Street West. Mike Barlow, president of the Volunteer Fire Brigade, said given the […]
Town of Fort Frances Mayor June Caul issued a public apology for releasing a confidential legal opinion to a local resident, during Monday night’s council meeting. The apology was made at the unanimous request of council, following an in-camera discussion. The confidential legal opinion, prepared by Gowling WLG (Canada) on […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – On the 5th of January 2022, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Fort Frances detachment with the assistance of Treaty Three Police Service, OPP Northwest Emergency Response Team and OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau conducted an investigation into drug trafficking within the Rainy River District. This […]
Four cases confirmed in patients; increased safety measures in place to limit further spread The Northwestern Health Unit and Riverside Health Care Facilities have declared a COVID-19 outbreak at La Verendrye General Hospital as a result of four four patients testing positive. As an enhanced procedure in our team’s ongoing […]
There are currently 365 active cases in the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), but Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the NWHU, said this is an underestimate of the total number of cases due to testing eligibility and the newest guidelines. Young Hoon said the number of positive […]
The Fort Frances paper mill is almost fully demolished, with only the Biomass building standing. But what is going to happen with the lagoon? The lagoon is the underground facility that was used for the treatment of the wastewater from the Kraft and paper mills. It was originally built in […]
When I took my oath of office as the Mayor of this great community, I made a personal promise to myself to listen to and respect every community member, their concerns and their ideas, even if their ideologies don’t match with mine. I also promised myself to step up in […]
Following months of hard work, hefty 50/50 draws and many generous donations, the Riverside Foundation for Health Care is celebrating the success of its most recent fundraising campaign. The Foundation has been running the “Picture this” campaign since its public launch in early September with the goal of reaching $1.5-million […]
The Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) has yet to resume its season following its Christmas break due to restrictions brought in by Ontario’s government but officials are optimistic the season can resume safely should they receive permission at the end of January Players were starting to make their way […]
Widespread testing of patients and staff underway The Northwestern Health Unit and Riverside Health Care Facilities are investigating “Suspect” COVID-19 outbreak at Riverside Health Care Facilities-LaVerendrye General Hospital site as a result of one (1) patient testing positive. To further enhance our Team’s ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of […]
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit has declared a Respiratory Outbreak at Rainy River Health Centre. This is in addition to a Respiratory Outbreak declared in Rainycrest on December 28. As a precautionary measure all symptomatic individuals have been tested for COVID-19, currently all tests […]
