Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, has declared the gastroenteritis outbreak over at Rainycrest Long Term Care, effective yesterday (July 2). All social events and activities at Rainycrest have resumed. All visitors are now welcome. We are still urging people to refrain from visiting the home […]
News
Sam Odrowski
Since Lego came to Canada in the early 1960s, it has become one of the most popular toys for youngsters. And while stepping on the building blocks can cause a great deal of pain, working together to build Lego structures and creations can be extremely beneficial for socializing children. To […]
Summer reporter
Marc Stuempfle
Marc Stuempfle
As the notoriety surrounding human trafficking continues to grow, light needs to be shone on the fact small and rural communities are not immune to this criminal activity. Even within the Town of Fort Frances, it has become more vital to see the warning signals of human trafficking–the recruitment, harbouring […]
Sam Odrowski
While celebrating Canada’s birthday was the focus for many families this past weekend, some also took time to learn about fire safety and prevention at the Chapple Fire and Emergency Service Open House on Saturday. “It was a great success overall and we had a good time,” noted Chapple, Emo, […]
Press Release
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that this year’s Annual Canada Day Cash Lottery raised a net profit of approximately $25,000! These profits will go towards the purchase of a mammography monitor which will allow residents of the Rainy River District to continue to receive breast health […]
Press Release
The 2018 Lieutenant 2018 Lieutenant Governor’s Medal of Distinction in Public Administration Governor’s Medal of Distinction in Public Administration, Ontario’s highest honour for public service, has been awarded to Dryden native and now-Thunder Bay resident David Cleaveley. David retired from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) fire program […]
Sam Odrowski
A threatened species of horse is being bred by a local woman in the west end of the district. Jenna Jarvis, who studied breeding production at Olds College in Alberta, birthed her first independently-owned pair of foals, Treasure and Queenie, over the past few weeks and both are in good […]
Staff
Former member of parliament and life-long New Democrat John Rafferty passed away over the Canada Day long weekend. His wife, Pam Cain, confirmed his death on Facebook on Sunday evening. Rafferty, 65, died of cancer. He would have been 66 tomorrow. Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement […]
Marc Stuempfle The maple leaf was waved proudly as members of the Fun in the Sun committee marched through the streets of Fort Frances yesterday morning during the Canada Day parade. Residents and visitors alike came out in large numbers to celebrate Canada’s birthday.
The Canadian Press MISSISSAUGA, Ont.–Police say nobody was hurt after a nine-year-old driving a neighbour’s vehicle got into a collision in Mississauga, Ont., on Sunday. Peel regional police say the child, whose gender was not given, asked a neighbour if they could operate the vehicle at about 6 p.m. Investigators […]
From the MNRF
There were three new forest fires confirmed in the region by yesterday afternoon. Red Lake fire #42 has been declared out at 0.1 hectares in size. It was located in Pikangikum First Nation. Red Lake fire #43 is not under control at three ha. and is located near Trough Lake, […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 14 C (57 F). Tomorrow will see times of clouds and sun, as well as thunderstorms during the day and evening. Expect a high of 23 (73) and a low of 14 (57). Thursday will see clouds giving way to some […]
