Local News from Across the Rainy River District
After 50-plus years, the Emo Fall Fair Queen competition is coming to an end, and being replaced by a more inclusive and modern bursary competition. In a statement read by MC Melanie Williams, the committee said that the last few years have shown the competition needed to be updated. “The […]
Riverside Health Care is proud to be able to connect people to the care they need closer to home, with another surgical first for the Rainy River District taking place recently at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. The operating room (OR) team recently executed the successful first application […]
There are no other words to describe the 2025 beef calving rotation than a complete success! This years beef rotation took place the last three weeks of March. When asking Dr. Rebecca Cornell to inform me what the beef calving rotation was all about, she was more than enthusiastic to […]
Whether a beginner or seasoned gardener the right tools make the job much easier. I recommend that you purchase the best quality tools that you can afford. While some tools may be considered a bit pricey, good quality is worth the price. I still have most of my best quality […]
Fort Frances mayor Andrew Hallikas, centre, along with dozens of supporters, staff and clients of Community Living Fort Frances and District (CLFFD) took part in a flag raising ceremony at the Fort Frances Civic Centre on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, to mark the official proclamation of May as Community Living […]
So, it’s only hours before Mother’s Day, and you’ve yet to get anything resembling a gift for the one who gave you life. Don’t panic! Rather than giving up and consigning yourself to the dustbin of your mother’s heart (she would never), there’s still time left to head out and […]
Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit, has declared an end to the gastrointestinal outbreak in the West Wing only at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. The outbreak status remains in place in the rest of the facility. East Wing: Enhanced visitor restrictions remain in place. […]
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit has declared the Gastrointestinal Outbreak at La Verendrye General Hospital on the 2nd Floor In-Patient Unit over. Restrictions are no longer in place. We remind everyone to continue self-screening for illness before visiting friends or family in our facilities, and […]
KENORA, ON) – Officers from the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind the public that Criminal Record Checks can be easily completed online through our website. OPP Police Record Checks are no longer completed at the Detachment, applicants must apply online. Questions regarding OPP […]
THUNDER BAY – Trump tariffs are back on the council agenda for Monday’s committee of the whole meeting. City staff will present their report on how the U.S. tariff situation is impacting the municipality’s ability to procure goods and services and recommend the municipality take a “Buy Non-U.S.” approach to procurement during […]
If the province follows through on its plan for a standardized code of conduct for municipal politicians, the concept won’t be an unfamiliar one in many rural towns. In the Thunder Bay district, for example, both Shuniah and Neebing have had their own conduct codes for many years. In Neebing, “the most recent […]
A climate lawsuit brought by seven young activists will proceed in Ontario after Canada’s Supreme Court declined to hear the Ford government’s appeal. The decision allows the case to proceed in Ontario’s Superior Court for a full hearing that could redefine governments’ legal obligations to combat climate change under the […]
