Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Last Tuesday, Emo council unanimously decided to change the name of their Colonization Road. Harold McQuaker, Mayor of Emo, said he thinks it was a good decision. “We have many other First Nations communities that are in our district and in the surrounding area,” McQuaker said. “I think along with […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Police have made n arrest in multiple cabin break and enters, which too place between mid-May and mid-November 2020. The crimes took place in the Big Sawbill Lake Road area as well as the Red Gut Bay area on Rainy Lake. It is believed that the […]
There may be a new administration in the White House, but that doesn’t mean the Save The Boundary Water campaign’s work is over. Becky Rom, the national campaign chair of the environmental group said that even though they feel the tide is turning in their favour as the Biden administration […]
Hannah Anderson has been recording music for years. Now she’s expanded into her own music, with the upcoming release of her first original single, Where Ever You Are.
While an ongoing pandemic might prevent creative performances on a live stage, there’s no keeping local artists down as they continue to make the best of a tough situation. One more young musician who is making waves during lockdown is Hannah Anderson, a Grade 11 student at Fort Frances […]
The Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance (NOFIA) is collaborating with the Northern Caucus of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (NCFA) to work on a three-year pilot project to collect used agricultural plastics away from farms in order to recycle and recover them. According to a report by the Ontario Federation […]
(Rainy River District) The Rainy River District OPP are asking for public assistance in locating Troy MARSCHALK, age 51, of Fort Frances Ontario. MARSCHALK was last seen on foot at the Family Centre on the 28th of January 2021. His direction of travel is unknown at this time. If anyone […]
Eric Tucker And Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters “like a loaded cannon” at the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats said Tuesday in making their most detailed case yet for why the […]
Chris Del Rosario-Coish of Tess’ Kitchen pulled the winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club Trip of the Month draw for February yesterday. Dave and Dixie Robar are the winners of a trip to Toronto-Agonquin Park-Niagara Falls valued at $3,800. March’s draw is for Banff on Horseback ($3,800.00). –Ken Kellar photo
Tbaytel experienced a brief outage, lasting around an hour, with its mobility service where some customers were unable to call, use SMS or access data on Tuesday morning. Service has been restored and technicians will continue to monitor the situation. Any customers experiencing issues with their Tbaytel mobility service outside […]
The Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico–Puerto Rico is slated to receive more than $6 billion in federal funds to help prepare the U.S. territory for future hurricanes and other disasters, officials said Tuesday. The money assigned by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development would be used for […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A data issue has resulted in an underestimation of new COVID-19 cases in Ontario, with the province reporting 745 new cases of the virus today. The government says the figure does not include data from Toronto, which is migrating its information to the provincial case system. The […]
