KENORA–RAINY RIVER — On June 19th, the Ontario government announced that it is investing $736 million more in public education for the 2020-21 school year, increasing the total to more than $25.5 billion. This funding, through the Grants for Student Needs (GSN) program, represents the largest investment in public education […]
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Riverside Health Care was pleased to see the Government of Ontario recently revise its strict visitation rules intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within provincial hospitals and health centres. This cautious restart of visitations involves allowing outdoor visits to occur between patients and their loved ones. Riverside is allowing […]
Ken Kellar
If you were disappointed by the Canada Day Cash lottery going missing this summer, the Riverside Foundation for Health Care wants you to know there’s still going to be a great chance to win some cash and help out our local healthcare providers. In place of the traditional Canada Day […]
Submitted COVID may have cancelled the municipal Canada Day Parade this year, but that didn’t stop the festivities for residents and staff at Rainycrest Long-term care home. The facilities’ team of activationists, left, organized a parade just for residents, complete with floats, streamers and flags.
(FORT FRANCES, ON) On 14 July 2020, members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the OPP Northwest Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the Royal Canadian Air Force 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron worked together to conduct training scenarios on Rainy Lake. Today, the […]
Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Northern Community Development Services are continuing to offer their services through online means until the state of emergency in Ontario is lifted. NCDS is a job service that helps job seekers identify their opportunities by writing effective resumes and preparing for interviews. Nicke Paddock, executive director at NCDS, said all […]
Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Ontario’s Tourism Minister Lisa MacLeod said in her eighth telephone town hall that the total funding for the province’s heritage, sports, tourism and culture sectors added up to $1 billion from April 1 to August 1, 2020. There were about 600 stakeholders listening to the minister’s update and breakdown of […]
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Kelli Saunders
Kelli Saunders
Since March 2018, Trent University has been in the basin studying nutrient (primarily phosphorus) delivery to Lake of the Woods from both watershed and atmospheric sources. It is well known that much of the nutrients that enter a waterbody are flushed in during storm events, so capturing that data is […]
Follow Ontario’s Outdoor Burning Regulations Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services would like to remind the public to use caution when performing any outdoor burning. In order to dispose of yard waste and woody debris, we encourage you to use methods such as composting or using your local landfill. If […]
It was a long, slow wait, but the first Borderland Racing Association race day of 2020 was over in a flash for the drivers, pit crews, and pay-per-view fans, who took in all the fast and furious action. The race won’t be a weekly event. The association’s board is meeting […]
Megan Walchuk
mwalchuk@fortfrances.com
mwalchuk@fortfrances.com
With summer here, social media posts showing perfectly risen bread have given way blossoming gardens, busy bees and fresh produce. Whether it’s COVID-inspired worries, or an over abundance of time at home, our food supply is in sharp focus. But the search for homegrown food has spread beyond our backyards. […]
Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Mayor June Caul announced during the bi-weekly council meetings held on Monday that she and Councillor Andrew Hallikas will sit on the homelessness committee aimed at decreasing the issue of homelessness in Fort Frances. “Regarding the many issues around homelessness, there will be a meeting of the municipal emergency measures […]
