Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The West Rainy River District Lions Club (WRRD Lions Club) generously made a donation to Rainy River and Emo Hospitals plus Rainycrest Long Term Care. The funds were raised at the WRRD Lions Hunters Supper in Stratton this past fall. Each facility received memory pillows, toss games, plumbers pipe kit […]
A warm welcome to Baby Saylor-Lynn! Riverside Health Care is happy to announce the first baby born in 2025 at La Verendrye General Hospital – a baby girl! Baby Saylor-Lynn made her debut on January 1, 2025, at 3:45 p.m., becoming the first member of Generation Beta born in the […]
Sweet Cinnamon was just one of the Christmas miracles which took place over the holidays, thanks to the work of Best for Kitty. The local cat rescue took Cinnamon and her sister Clove – dubbed the Spice Girls – off the streets, where they were living at just eight weeks […]
Music, cake and a visit from Santa Claus were all on the bill for the annual Christmas Partyfor the residents of Rainycrest hosted by the Rainycrest Auxiliary, on December 20. Santa ar-rived bearing gifts, which were generously supplied through the Tree of Giving program, wheremembers of the public selected an […]
Tirzah Baird spotted this rooftop visitor on 6th Street. Snowy owls are native to the arctic tundra, but fly south for the winter months. Unlike other owls, snowy owls are active during the day, when they hunt for small prey, like mammals and birds. They also eat carrion, when they […]
The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service has organized the annual Christmas tree drop off for this Saturday, January 11 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Due to a steady decline in the number of natural trees, there will be no tree pickup by firefighters this year. However, people can […]
TIMMINS – At a time when Canada needs a strong voice, Liberal infighting forced the prime minister to resign, says Timmins-James Bay NDP MP Charlie Angus. Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prorogued parliament until March 24 and announced that he’ll resign as the Liberal leader after the party chooses his […]
THUNDER BAY — Member of Parliament and cabinet minister Patty Hajdu acknowledged 2024 has been a turbulent year for Canada’s government. “But we’ve actually managed to achieve so much this year,” she told Dougall Media in a year-end interview. And that’s “despite the fact that we’ve seen real political shenanigans in terms […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A single vehicle collision with a fire hydrant ended with criminal charges for an impaired driver. On January 3, 2025, at approximately 12:30 am, members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle collision in the Williams Avenue […]
THUNDER BAY— The transition of Path 525 to a Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hub shows the province is recognizing the importance of supporting the addictions crisis, says the chair of the Thunder Bay and District Social Servcies Administration Board (DSSAB). The province announced last week a HART Hub will replace Thunder Bay’s only safe consumption site, […]
A large number of policing hours are spent dealing with mental health crises, according to a new report by Kingston Police Chief Scott Fraser. Still, the number of hours between the apprehension of individuals who are a danger to themselves or others and the time first responders pass that person […]
THUNDER BAY – Mayor Ken Boshcoff’s state-of-the-city addressed touched on a wide variety of issues affecting Thunder Bay in 2024 and beyond. The mayor said the challenges facing the city are proof positive of Thunder Bay’s strength. “Over the past year, our community has shown incredible resilience, celebrating meaningful successes […]
