Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Fear not, gentle reader, that the days of smelling that oh-so-familiar smell are behind you now that the Fort Frances paper mill is coming down. Entrepreneurial souls from across the smell-o-verse are enterprising to ensure your olfactory organ will still revel in that most singular of scents thanks to their […]
It’s a rescue device for a couple who’ve reached the breaking point. Call it what you will, growling stomach, the rumbly in my tumbly, the gallywobbles, it pushed Edna and Wally Trumpeter to the brink of marriage dissolution. After 47 years, 7 children, 13 grandchildren and many happy times on […]
As we approach the Easter holiday and spring break, the northern Medical Officers of Health are asking all community members in northern Ontario to work together to prevent another surge in COVID-19. In many parts of northern Ontario, COVID-19 infection rates have been at some of the highest levels since […]
When the snow melts and flowers begin to bloom, bunnies and people cheer, welcoming the spring season. With only a few days until Easter, crafters are displaying their work to welcome the new season with colour and joy. Lowey’s Greenhouse is currently holding a spring market where local vendors showcase […]
On March 24, Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board Peter Bethlenfalvy released Ontario’s Action Plan: Protecting People’s Health and Our Economy. The 2021 budget is the next phase of Ontario’s response to COVID-19 and is the second budget the government has delivered during the pandemic. It builds […]
This is the time for that lovely harbinger of spring. Almost as soon as the snow goes we start looking for those familiar crinkly, curly leaves and someone reports, “Rhubarb’s up!” It is almost like a tonic and it does have medicinal properties. Only the stalks are eaten as the […]
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has been notified that a COVID-19 variant of concern has beenidentified in a case related to the outbreak at Walmart in Dryden. Variants of concern spread more easily,faster, and can result in more hospitalizations and deaths than the non-variant form of COVID-19.There are now known VOC […]
Through her 25 years of egg dying, Laurie Bedard has discovered an appreciation for the intricate detail, time and thought put into a decorated Easter egg. “The colours mean things. The symbols mean things. It is more than just an egg,” said Bedard. “Some of the designs are more contemporary, […]
As of Friday morning, from the vaccine allotment the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has received, 7,570 doses of the Moderna vaccine have been given. While the number of vaccinations given are continuing to rise, Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the NWHU said there is still some […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A suspect being held in connection to a serious assault in downtown Fort Frances has had his charges upgraded to Attempt murder. A 30-year-old Big Grassy First Nation man has now been charged with Attempt murder. The OPP had previously charged the man with Aggravated assault […]
Sales have already begun for three columbaria that were recently placed at the Riverview Cemetery in Fort Frances. Prior to this purchase, Fort Frances already had three columbaria, two at the Riverview Cemetery, which have been fully sold, and one at the Fort Frances cemetery. With the installation of the […]
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has identified that there was a low level risk of COVID-19 exposure in many business locations throughout Dryden between March 9 and March 24, 2021. All individuals who had high risk exposure to COVID-19 have been notified and given specific instructions. Anyone who has shopped in […]
