Local News from Across the Rainy River District
If this Covid-19 penchant for doing everything online and through social media has demonstrated one thing, it is as a senior if you want to survive in this digital world you’d better be able to be more digital than giving computers the flying digit. This was amply demonstrated during the […]
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) launched its new website and archive database to provide Survivors, educators, researchers and learners interested in the residential schools’ history an accessible tool for resources. NCTR has access to approximately five million documents kept in locations such as government and church offices. […]
The family of a woman who was last seen in Nipigon say they just want closure after she was reported missing almost a year ago and have received no answers. Since then, police have received numerous tips, conducted massive searches in the small community roughly 100 kilometres east of Thunder […]
A new report is suggesting there’s a new way to organize and govern the larger unincorporated areas in the province’s northern regions. Released by the Northern Policy Institute (NPI) last month, the report, titled “Time to Reorganize: Why Northern Ontario Should Follow BC’s Lead in Local Governance” was written by […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the March Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Shelley Bruce-Allen of Devlin, ON with the winning ticket number F-2800492. Bruce-Allen takes home the biggest monthly pot yet of $26,090, with the same amount going to the Foundation. The […]
We are excited to introduce Marble. Marble is about as gorgeous a calico cat as you will ever see with a rich tri-colour coat. Marble was the last unspayed female to be removed from the cat colony in Rainy River. We had an appointment scheduled for her to be spayed […]
Since he began painting in 2018, Thomas Sinclair never thought he would be a professional artist. Now only three years later, Sinclair’s woodland style art is going to be featured in two international summer art fairs. Sinclair’s art will be featured at the Venice International Art Fair at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello […]
This is the last in a series with Ryan McMahon and Wendell Collier about their CBC Gem series “Stories from the Land,” an adaptation of McMahon’s podcast which premiered on the digital streaming platform Friday, March 19. The inevitable question comes up whenever conversation about a nearly-finished project starts to […]
As the Volunteer Bureau evaluates the future, it hopes new volunteers will help further its commitment to creating opportunities to give back to the community. Applications are now being accepted for new members to join the Volunteer Bureau team. “In the last year or so, we’ve taken the opportunity to […]
Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Rainy River, announced $5.2 million in funding for seven projects that will improve community and recreational facilities in six northern Ontario communities. This announcement was done on behalf of Catherine McKenna, Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern […]
It’s been a difficult year for musicians and performers across the globe. Doubly so for the younger ones among them, who have seen traditional outlets for their abilities like talent shows, Christmas concerts and high school musicals being postponed or outright cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although COVID-19 restrictions […]
Fort Frances Museum continues to plan for the summer with hopes that they will be able to reopen soon. Sarah Marusyk, attendant at the museum, said this is a difficult time to plan because it is hard to know what restrictions will be in place come summertime, but their focus […]
