Northwestern Health Unit has received a report of a new positive COVID-19 test result in the Dryden / Red Lake area. Follow up with the person involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone who is identified as a contact for this case will be contacted directly. Under […]
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Megan Walchuk photo We may have lost the Emo Fair, and the Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival, but we still want to see how everyone’s garden did this year! Show off your bounty, by sending us your photos! We’ll feature them in an upcoming edition and on our Facebook […]
Amazon PrimeThe Golden Girls – TV-PG – Comedy, Drama – Available NowFor those unfamiliar with the classic series starring Bea Arthur and Betty White, the show follows four previously married women as they live together in Miami and share life’s highs and lows together. CraveSailor Moon (1995-2000) – TV-Y – […]
Tonight will see a few clouds with a low of -4 C (25 F). Tomorrow will bring a mix of sun and cloud during the day before becoming clear overnight with a high of 12 (54) and a low of three (37). Saturday will be sunny and clear with a […]
By Stephanie Levitz The Canadian Press OTTAWA – A coalition of organizations representing the tourism sector says the federal government must keep its wage-subsidy program in place well into next year for businesses with dire prospects for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coalition of Hardest Hit businesses says the […]
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will begin consultations today with opposition leaders about next week’s throne speech, which could theoretically bring down his minority Liberal government if no opposition party supports it. He is to speak by phone with Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, who is in self-isolation along […]
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Missing man (DRYDEN, ON) – The search continues for Nazariy Geletiy. The 24 year old Vancouver, British Columbia man was reported missing, but was last seen on September 12, 2020 near Roussin Road in Machin Township (west of Dryden). Geletiy is described as being 6’0″, 160 lbs and has brown […]
Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Fort Frances Nursery School is accepting registration for the new school year after the Ministry of Education gave them the green light to do so last week. The decision comes after they had to close in March because of COVID-19. Laurel Basaraba, supervisor and a resource teacher, said they […]
Mia Rabson The Canadian Press OTTAWA – A Quebec-based forestry innovation organization says it has figured out how to make a single-use face mask filter out of fully-biodegradable wood products. Stephane Renou, the president of FPInnovations Inc., says it could be a game-changer for the environment and for a made-in-Canada […]
Submitted photo Ben and Jim Gustafson hold up a pair of largemouth bass that they caught on Sunday in the Bassin’ For Bucks tournament. These fish were part of a 22.15 pound limit the duo caught. – Submitted photo
Submitted photo The folks at Columbus Place didn’t let COVID dampen their enjoyment of their gardens. Bernice Kress is one of the seniors responsible for making such a beautiful sanctuary for the residents to enjoy. They spend their summer, buy planting and tending flower and vegetable beds. -Submitted photo
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 293 new cases of COVID-19 today, and three new deaths related to the coronavirus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says Toronto is reporting 85 new cases, with 63 in Peel Region and 39 in Ottawa. She says 70 per cent of the new […]
