Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Memorial Veterans Trees along King’s Highway, planted in memory of those who served, have stood tall for many decades. However, concerns haver been brought to Council regarding the removal of some of the elm trees, due to construction. The trees were originally planted to commemorate those from the Rainy […]
Fort Frances council approved the zoning request submitted by the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board (RRDSSAB) to change 820 Fifth St. East to Residential Type Two (R2), with a site-specific permitted accessory use as an EarlyOn Centre within the seniors’ apartment building. The council vote was not unanimous. […]
Pfizer vaccine could be arriving in region, as supplies of Moderna becoming less reliable Since January, the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) region has had 44 cases of COVID-19 variants of concern, Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the NWHU said. Of those variants, 23 have been in […]
The first federal budget in two years was released on April 19. The budget covered many sectors that were and continue to be greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the affected sectors include tourism, health care and cutting childcare costs which has been promised by the liberals for […]
An exhibit started by Fort Frances Museum’s former curator Sherry George, aims to educate the public on the perils of plastics. In order to better address the global climate crisis resulting from polluting our landfills and oceans, one main thing the exhibit aims for is education. The Perils of Plastics […]
The Performing Arts Festival Committee has received all video submissions from applicants and is working to post the compiled video to YouTube on Mother’s Day. Marie Brady, the vice-chair of the festival committee and director of information and system technology at Riverside Healthcare, said they have received all 50 video […]
What if with $15, you could help someone continue post-secondary education, support working women and reduce plastic waste going to landfills? Some of you might have already made this possible if you had purchased one of the bags at the Causeway Insurance glass display. These bags, made and shipped from […]
It’s not every day you can order a stacked hamburger and help out a local volunteer organization. Well, actually, now it is. As part of a partnership between Neighbours Modern Diner and the Bear Clan Patrol Fort Frances, the local restaurant has created the Bear Clan Burger, a riff on […]
Today, Heather Johnson, Executive Director, FFCC& Rocco Rossi, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce released the following statement in response to further restrictions announced today by the Government of Ontario. “Anxiety among Ontarians, business owners, and workers is at an all-time high. In fact, this anxiety was […]
Currently, there are 70 active cases of COVID-19 in the Northwestern Health Unit region. Today we received reports of: Follow up with the persons involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone who is identified as a contact for these cases will be contacted directly. For reasons of […]
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) and local partners are making progress on vaccinating residents with the COVID-19 vaccine. Almost 25,000 shots have been given in our area, which means 39 per cent of people aged 18+ in our region have been given at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This […]
Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) announced that those in the region with high-risk health conditions as defined by the ministry of health’s vaccine rollout plan are eligible to book an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine. Young Hoon said residents can book […]
