Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Murder charges have been laid in what police said was a double homicide earlier this week that left a First Nations community temporarily in lockdown. On Thursday, Manitoba RCMP announced that a 19-year-old man who was arrested on Monday in Minegoziibe Anishinabe, a community also commonly referred to as Pine […]
More than a year and a half after police announced the human remains of two Indigenous women were believed to be in a Manitoba landfill and more than two months after governments pledged tens of millions dollars to search for their remains, families say they are still in the dark […]
MINTO – As a group of residents continue to petition for what they are calling a ‘neutral public space bylaw,’ some councillors are unsure their goal is something the town can or wants to achieve. Delegates were supported by applause from others in the gallery at a Minto council meeting […]
ATIKOKAN – A draft resolution on possible nuclear energy projects merely “floated an idea” for Atikokan council to mull over, says the town’s mayor. An anti-nuclear group will get a chance to present its position to council on Monday. We the Nuclear Free North is scheduled to make a deputation […]
Tuesday, June 6, 2024 marks the 80th anniver- sary of D-Day, Operation Neptune, which saw the Allied forces of the Second World War invade mainland Europe via the beaches of Normandy, France. The events of D-Day laid the foundation for the eventual victory of Allied Forces on the Western Front […]
Fort Frances High School students pose by the waterfront of Point Park on Saturday, June1, 2024 as part of the school’s Grand March and Prom festivities. The festivities included a Rainycrest Grand March, which is a long-running and beloved part of the day, offering the residents at the Long-Term Care […]
The ‘social’ is back in Strawberry Social for the La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary. After several years of covid restrictions, the sweet event is returning to its in-person format, in addition to business deliveries. It will take place Thursday, June 13, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at a the Senior Centre. So […]
Ahead of its All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Safety Awareness Week campaign, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reporting a 125 per cent increase in ATV fatalities in 2024, with more than half of the deceased found without a helmet. Nine people (eight drivers, one passenger) have died in OPP-investigated ATV […]
Here are some of the local graduations you may want to know about. Seven Generations Education Institute Graduation Today June 6 3:30 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre Confederation College Graduation Monday June 10 3:30 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. Fort Frances High School Grade 8 Graduation June 18 7-8 […]
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in partnership with the Treaty Three Police Service (T3PS), is investigating a death in Eagle Lake First Nation. On May 31, 2024, at approximately 12:35 p.m., an individual was located deceased in Eagle Lake First Nation. A post-mortem examination will be conducted at the Centre […]
On Saturday June 1, Increase Fitness held its grand opening. The new gym on Scott Street had an open house from noon to 4 p.m. and everyone was invited to go and visit the new facility. “We’ve already started to build a really good gym community here,” said Simeon Firth, […]
GRASSY NARROWS – More than 50 years into its struggle with mercury poisoning, this First Nation is suing the governments of Canada and Ontario for alleged failure to protect its treaty rights. Grassy Narrows (Asubpeeschoseewagong) First Nation announced its lawsuit Tuesday morning in a news conference in front of the […]
