The winners of last week’s Treaty #3 Online Science Fair Contest Winners have been announced. The theme was ‘Biodiversity/Ecosystems’. Each submission was in the form of a short video or photovoice submission. To view the Treaty #3 video science projects by clicking or searching the hashtag #Treaty3Science on Facebook, Twitter […]
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(FORT FRANCES, ON) The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are warning District businesses to confirm emails due to recent scams known as the Business Executive scam and the Card Not Present scam. Businesses in the Rainy River District are being targeted by the Business Executive […]
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is advising people who shopped at Walmart and No Frills grocery store in Kenora between 2 and 4 p.m. on Thursday June 4 that there is a very small chance that they may have been exposed to COVID-19. “From the information gathered from cases the risk […]
Megan WalchukBrian Major The Family of Brian and Diane Major, above, was lost in a house fire on Sunday afternoon. They were forced to flee without shoes and just the clothes on their backs. The house, right, was destroyed in just 20 minutes. The family has been overwhelmed by the […]
Megan Walchuk
The family is safe, but their lives are forever changed. On Sunday afternoon, the home of Brian and Diane Major of Morson filled silently with thick, black smoke. It took only 20 minutes for the home to be reduced to ash. In that 20 minutes, the family lost everything – […]
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Northwestern Health Unit has received a report of two new COVID-19 cases in the Kenora health hub area. Cases and their contacts are being followed up as per protocol. We recommend that all persons assume COVID-19 is in your community and practice preventive measures like physical distancing and hand hygiene. […]
Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The New Gold Rainy River site has been taking its necessary precautions to limit the spread of COVID-19. The mine, which employs about 800 individuals and about 500 contractors, says all measures have been put in place to make sure no one gets infected. New Gold is a gold mining […]
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Riverside Foundation for Health Care is taking part in the 6th Annual Great Canadian Giving Challenge, a nationwide contest run by CanadaHelps. Every dollar donated to the Foundation through the online donation form found at www.riversidefoundation.ca is an entry for the Foundation to win $20,000. The more people donate, the […]
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Connected North is able to show students the world, through a partnership with New Gold Inc. and The rainy River District School Board. Daily virtual field trips and lessons launched as part of the Connected North program Lessons in art, science, math and music have been more easily accessible thanks […]
Ken Kellar
Last week Borderland Pride officially kicked off Pride month in Fort Frances with a little help from some friends. Observing social distancing rules and limiting what is usually a public event to a livestreamed virtual flag-raising, Borderland Pride co-chair Douglas Judson was joined by Fort Frances Mayor June Caul, Couchiching […]
Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is developing a plan to contain the spread of COVID-19 after two asymptomatic inmates tested positive in the Kenora prison. An additional symptomatic case was also reported back. The latter case is a male from Whitedog First Nation, which is north of Kenora. From the incubation […]
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Thunder Pride Association and Borderland Pride will host a virtual townhall meeting on issues facing 2SLGBTIQ+ people in rural and northern communities, such as those in Northwestern Ontario. The event, to be held online, will take place on Thursday, June 18 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The speakers on this […]
