Local News from Across the Rainy River District
After about three months of searching, a hospital-type bed was finally able to find a home. Bill Michl, Voyageur Lions Club treasurer, said a woman who had lost her trailer in a fire used a similar bed to assist her sleeping position following a back injury when she was with […]
The Fringe is here! Monika Munford has set up a stylish, well maintained hair shop in her home at 274 Biddeson in Fort Frances. Monika has recently moved to Fort Frances from Dryden and is excited to continue her passion. Monika operated a successful hair salon in Dryden, as well […]
We asked each of our candidates to introduce themselves to the community. We asked them to share their educational, professional and personal back- ground, the reasons they’re running under their chosen party, and a bit about themselves. The election is scheduled for September 20. Marcus Powlowski – Liberal Party Tracey […]
Dr. Marcus Powlowski, 61, resides in Thunder Bay, where he was born and raised. He is married to Mirasol Añora-Powlowski, and has six children. Dr. Powlowski completed his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at the University of Toronto, where he also went on to earn a medical doctorate, as well as […]
I’m Tracey MacKinnon also known as O Zwa Beenzie Ikwe, Cornwall, Ontario Nindoji, Na’me my Dodem. Allow me to translate. My Spirit name I was given by a Traditional Medicine Man, Al Hunter is Yellow Thunderbird Woman, I am from Cornwall, Ontario originally. I was adopted 2x, once at 3 […]
My name is Adelina Pecchia. My husband and I recently moved back to Thunder Bay. We have been trying to buy a home since 2020 and were here twice before looking at houses that were out of our budget reach. We hope to buy a house here before the snow […]
My name is Yuk-Sem Won, and I am the NDP Federal Candidate for Thunder Bay-Rainy River in this election. You may remember me from my campaign in 2019, when I introduced myself to the region just two short summers ago! I grew up in Hearst, a small northern community of […]
I currently live in Nipigon. I currently don’t live it the riding but due to my prior experience, I still have a strong connection with it. I lived in Fort William from 1973 to 1977 and then from 1980 to 1991. I have worked throughout the riding, especially in the […]
It’s not too late to get in on a town-wide scavenger hunt and a chance to win some prizes before the month is out. The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre has been running the All Around Town Scavenger Hunt since Monday, August 16, and even though the end date […]
The Koochiching County Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Management is sponsoring a multi-agency international full-scale exercise set for Thursday, Aug. 26. This exercise will provide participants with an opportunity to test response capabilities plans, policies, procedures and training. It will focus on decision-making, coordination, and integration of resources with other jurisdictions […]
Recent rainfalls have helped to cool the wildfire situation in the Northwest Region. However, fire restrictions remain in place. There were five new fires confirmed in the Northwest Region over the weekend. Fort Frances 145 is located near Steccno lake, approximately 39 kilometres east/northeast of Atikokan. The 0.4 hectare fire […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – On 21 August 2021 at 2:39 am, officers of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a section of Canadian National (CN) Rail line in Alberton Township after locomotive engineers believed they observed something suspicious on the tracks. OPP Officers […]
