Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Valentine’s Day so often means chocolates and cards and flowers, but what if this year, it was asked to be a little bit more? Make no mistake, if you choose to celebrate Valentine’s Day as another special occasion to spoil your significant other, or another loved one, then this is […]
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit has declared an Influenza A Outbreak on the West Wing of Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. Enhanced visitor restrictions and masking protocols are in place. Only two (2) visitors or caregivers may visit at a time, and visitors should […]
A new lego robotics program aims to give intermediate students some hands-on learning to teach them coding, according to Tiffany Goulet, Experiential Learning Lead at the Northwest Catholic District School Board. Goulet said this type of program has a lot to offer to students, and shared that feedback from students […]
Tiffany Goulet, Experiential Learning Lead for The Northwest Catholic District School Board, arranged an entrepreneurial pilot program for Grade Seven and Eight students funded by the Ministry of Education. This year, the pilot program returned to fund students’ business ideas. According to Gulet, students sold soap, woodworking goods, jewellery, and […]
Tonight will see a few clouds with a low of -23 C (-9 F). Tomorrow will have increasing cloudiness in the morning with a chance of flurries before becoming cloudy with periods of snow overnight and a high of -10 (14) with a low of -16 (3). Thursday will be […]
Confederation College is excited to announce the launch of a funded fast-track Practical Nursing Program at its Thunder Bay, Dryden, Kenora, Fort Frances, Marathon and Longlac campuses. Thanks to support from the Ministry of Health, tuition, fees, uniforms, textbooks, and some travel costs for labs are fully covered by eligible […]
There was some confusion in our research regarding the lights on Scott St. The former high pressure sodium fixtures were replaced with LED fixtures in 2012. The work completed in late 2024 was to replace the poles only, according to Operations and Facilities Manger Travis Rob said in a follow […]
A mental health practice based in Fort Frances is opening the door to helping even more people by offering virtual therapy services in order to eliminate some of the associated struggles and stigmas. NorthWest Ontario Counselling and Consulting (NWOCC) is a local mental health and therapy practice that aims to […]
The mayor of Fort Frances is part of an alliance he says is aimed at standing up for the rights of Canadian border towns as the United States government continues to threaten heavy tariffs against the country. As part of his regular update to council made at Monday night’s regular […]
Juno Award winning singer-songwriter Aysanabee (pronounced Ace-in-abbey) will take to the stage at the Townshend Theatre on Saturday Feb. 8 on his cross-Canada Now and Then Tour. The artist who has close ties to northwestern Ontario will be the fourth artist in the Tour de Fort Series this year. Born […]
A long-serving Fort Frances business is changing hands, passing down through the family who has owned it since its opening and committing to continue to help the town with all of its cleaning needs. Share Bears Laundromat, located in the town’s west end, recently announced that longtime owner and operator […]
On January 22nd, Borderland Pride released a statement on “hostile measures taken by U.S. President Donald Trump to attack the trans and non-binary community.” Thus, Borderland Pride suggests “Pride is most needed where and when it is least visible,” yet acknowledges there are legitimate safety concerns for the local 2SLGBTQIA+ […]
