Local News from Across the Rainy River District
It was a call no parent ever wants to get, and now Cora Gagne is fighting to make sure no other parent has to feel her pain. On January 18, 2021 Gagne was in her office in Manitoba, where she lives, when she received a phone call. Her 17 year […]
Tonight will be the first meeting of the month for the Fort Frances council. The next meeting will take place on Sept.13. During the Committee of the Whole meeting, council will decide on whether to approve the recommendation of the Administration and Finance Executive Committee to pledge $60,000 to the […]
A home was lost, but no-one hurt in a fire at Lakeview Trailer Park early Sunday morning. On August 7, 2021, at approximately 3:50 a.m. the Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service responded to a structure fire at Lakeview Trailer Park. 14 team members, two pumper trucks, and a rescue pickup […]
Rec ‘n Crew programming The first two weeks of the scheduled summer programs have been cancelled and refunds were issued to the 20 students who paid for the classes. This comes after the town decided to resume their summer programming during a council meeting on June 28. Aaron Bisson, culture […]
A familiar face has taken the helm of the Northwest Unit of the Ontario Catholic Teacher’s Association. Nathan Cousineau. Cousineau succeeded Dan Maltaise as the local association president. Prior to this, Maltais was recognized for his longtime contributions in 2019 when he received the Pearse Shannon Memorial Association Award for […]
The northwestern Ontario region has been seeing some rains, but according to Chris Marchand, fire information officer with the Aviation Forest Fire and Emergency Services centre in Dryden, there is not enough to stop new fire starts. “Whenever you have rainfall coming through an area it does typically buy you […]
Less than a week before the Canada-U.S. border is set to reopen on August 9, Canadian Border Service Agency (CBSA) employees could go on strike this Friday, causing delays in border crossings and mail distributions with the United States. More than 8,500 unionized staff with the CBSA have voted for […]
Those who rely on provincially covered eye care could soon find themselves left out in the cold the next time they need an eye exam. A problem 30 years in the making is coming to a head on September 1, 2021, when optometrists across the province will stop administering any […]
As the Northwestern Health Unit’s (NWHU) vaccination rates climb, there is now discussion about what restrictions will look like outside of step three of the province’s reopening plan. With the Delta variant on the rise in the province, it could mean not much change. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer […]
Earlier this month, Chief of Treaty #3 Police Kai Liu was presented with the Governor Order of Merit of Police Forces award in a virtual ceremony. Chief Liu’s wife, Heidi Liu, presented the award. Established in October 2000, the Order of Merit of the Police Forces honours the leadership and […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the July Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Doug Agar of Fort Frances, ON with the winning ticket number J-6593728. Agar takes home $15,605, with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Friday, July […]
After another considerable lockdown period, the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) has reopened and is excited to welcome patrons back through the doors. Following the Ontario government’s move to Step Three of the provincial reopening plan, the library has opened in a limited capacity from Tuesday to Thursday […]
