Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Board of Directors of Weechi-it-te-win Family Services(WFS) is pleased to announce that Dean Wilson has been appointed to the position of Executive Director, reporting to the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2025. Dean has been serving as the Director of Administration of WFS since 2017 and will be […]
Here are some best practices for fire safety this holiday season, courtesy of Wayne Riches, Captain of Fire Prevention and Education for the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service. First, it’s important to keep your Christmas tree watered. While It may seem odd to water a tree that will get […]
On Saturday December 7 the West End Food Bank shelves were filled thanks to Stuff A Cruiser 2024. Organizers would like to thank their volunteers, as well as OPP Constable Spencer Brown and Canada Border Service Agency officers for taking time out of their busy day to help make this […]
The demolition of the White Pine Inn Hotel began this morning after years of rumors around the building’s status. The hotel closed in March of 2011 and was then part of a tax sale in 2015. There has been speculation around the land’s development ever since. Many Fort Frances locals […]
(GREENSTONE, ON) – Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision on Highway 11 between Longlac and Hearst. On the 14th of December, 2024, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Kenora Detachment, along with Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to a collision involving two commercial motor vehicles (CMV) on […]
(KENORA, ON) – The Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing 36-year-old female. Police are looking for Renee, who is described as indigenous, 5’6″, and approximately 150lbs. She has shoulder length black hair, and brown eyes. She was last […]
The University of Manitoba Press has printed a first-of-its-kind book that documents the in-depth experiences of children from Northern Canada, many of whom had to travel great distances and spent months — in some cases, years — away from their families in residential schools. Crystal Fraser, who is Gwichyà Gwich’in […]
(KENORA, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Kenora have seen a rise in the number of suspected overdoses and would like to remind residents that it is dangerous to use illicit substances from unregulated sources. The OPP encourages the public to call 9-1-1 immediately if you […]
A gathering of First Nation health directors witnessed a demonstration on Thursday of how healthcare delivery in the North could be transformed. Tuula Nikkanen, a doctor in Finland who developed the technology, virtually monitored devices on a volunteer at the gathering in Thunder Bay. The volunteer had their oxygen levels, […]
Not every holiday reveller can erect the equivalent of the majestic Christmas tree that goes up every season at the Rockefeller Center in New York City. The 2024 version of the woody Rockefeller spectacle — a massive Massachusetts Norway spruce about 22 metres tall — requires 50,000 lights strung on […]
THUNDER BAY — NDP Leader Marit Stiles says the NDP is prepared if the Ford government calls a snap election in the new year. “Let’s remember that the election isn’t supposed to happen until June 2026. So, my sense is that Doug Ford and the Conservatives want to get out […]
Drones and foot patrols have been used in an ongoing search for a 41-year-old woman who went missing in Thunder Bay’s south core more than a week ago, city police say. Police, along with family members of Deborah Anishinabie — described as a “mother and an aunt” — renewed on […]
