Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Like most of us, Rick Gardiner is fed up with President Donald Trump’s mean-spirited attacks on Canada. Last week the graphic designer’s exasperation peaked, so the owner of Planet Print channelled his anger into creating a unique emblem protesting Trump’s notion that Canada become the 51st U.S. state. The emboldened […]
MANITOULIN—On a quiet evening in her home on Manitoulin Island, Kim Robinson sits at her kitchen table, her hands wrapped around a cup of tea, worry etched into her face. Her daughter, Alana Harris, is 30 years old and has special needs, yet she remains on a five-year waitlist for […]
One year after her disappearance, the Government of Ontario is offering a $50,000 reward for information regarding the whereabouts of Melanie Lapish. Lapish was last seen in Fort Frances at approximately 9:00 p.m. on February 26, 2024. Rainy River District OPP said that Lapish was supposed to meet an individual […]
The Hallett and Owandem will be getting their new homes along the riverfront, but the cost of potential renovation work means the public will have to be content to appreciate their exteriors for the foreseeable future. During Monday night’s meeting of town council, the boats and their final resting places […]
April will mark one year with the Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service for interim Fire Chief Dave Robertson. Robertson says that so much has happened in his time in the role, it feels like more than a year, but in a good way. “We’re a little shy of a year […]
Egale Canada released a statement on February 26, 2025, calling a recent Ontario court ruling a “legal advocacy win.” The Ontario Superior Court of Justice determined “hate speech” statements were made online by Brian Webster, a Calgary Construction worker who published statements calling drag queens “groomers.” While Bennett Jensen, Director […]
Two French Immersion students at St. Mary School are preparing to take an exam that will test their language skills and provide them official certification of their bilingual status. Jackson Bourgeois and Bilal Toure are both Grade 8 students in the school’s French Immersion program who will be taking the […]
It was almost five years ago to the day, just two days off, that B.C. singer-songwriter Ryan McMahon performed the last Tour de Fort series show before COVID-19 lockdowns went into place; he’s returning Saturday night to play the Fort Frances Legion. He doesn’t have new material to promote this […]
When I finished university at the end of 2004, I wasn’t totally sure what I was going to do with my life, as far as an occupation at least. I used to tell people I went to school on the “keep Mom happy program,” which was partially true. I spent […]
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the government limiting electricity supply to a cryptocurrency mining firm in the northern part of the province because of the substantial demands it would place on the power supply. The decision upheld an earlier court ruling against Conifex Timber Ltd., […]
After years of fighting for mercury poisoning redress, the Grassy Narrows First Nation broke ground on a mercury care home and wellness centre yesterday. Ninety per cent of the people of Grassy Narrows, also known as Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek, have some level of mercury poisoning, which is also passed from […]
Historically, women have more often than not found themselves working extra hard to prove their worth, capabilities and intelligence in their respective fields. Understanding the role that intersectionality plays in this issue means acknowledging the different barriers that women face depending on varying factors, including race and class. Innumerable inspiring […]
