Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The creation of a National Suicide Prevention Hotline is drawing praise from all political stripes, including two area Members of Parliament. The hotline is for anyone having suicidal thoughts or emotional distress and is available to everyone in Canada. It is being led by the Centre for Addiction and Mental […]
Kakabeka Falls, Ont. — The majority of people relying on a Kakabeka Falls food bank are seniors who struggle to make ends meet on meagre pensions and incomes, organizers say. “They are getting older,” Rural Cupboard Food Bank board member and treasurer Kimm White said on Friday. “About 68 per […]
IGNACE – Chéla Breckon says her team’s mission is to help Ignace residents as they decide whether they would be okay with hosting nuclear waste management operations in the area. “We are here for the residents,” Breckon, president of the consulting firm With Chéla Inc., said Tuesday from her home […]
Borderland pride has been awarded the 2022-23 Russell K. Cooper Public Programming Award by the Ontario Historical Society. The OHS Honours and Awards Committee selected Borderland pride as the winner in recognition of the installation of an Ontario Heritage Trust plaque and a series of museum posters recognizing Dianna Boileau’s […]
(SHUNIAH, ON) – On December 15, 2023, at 5:41 p.m., members of the Thunder Bay and Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachments, Shuniah Volunteer Fire Department, and Superior North Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 11-17 in the area of Superior Shores Road […]
A local family is once again stepping up to help give everyone a merry Christmas meal, just a day earlier than in years past. The Cridland family of The Flint House restaurant in downtown Fort Frances will be preparing the annual Community Christmas Dinner for those who cannot cook for […]
A recent vendor event held by a local organization was shut down due to a lack of business license, says a representative of the Town of Fort Frances. Scheduled for Friday, December 15, 2023, as part of activities surrounding a hockey game against the visiting Wisconsin Lumberjacks, a vendor event […]
Residents who feel they were a victim in the recently reported mail thefts have a few options to resolve their concerns, according to a spokesperson for Canada Post. According to a police report, the Fort Frances OPP detachment received a complaint from Canada Post on December 4, that a contract […]
Fort Frances, ON – Recently, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau (FFVB) shared how a $148,300 Capital grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in 2022 has made a difference with key restoration work at the historic CN train station. Funds from the grant were used to cover the costs for removing, […]
At the annual LaVallee Municipality Christmas party on Sunday, December 17, Roger Allan was honoured as Senior of the Year. Deputy Reeve, Brendan Hyatt presented Roger with a well-deserved plaque to commemorate this occasion. Roger was nominated and rightly so. As his many volunteer endeavours were read out, it left […]
Natural disasters and emergencies happen from time to time. In particular, the Rainy River District has experienced many floods over the last few years, making the importance of being prepared for emergencies greater than ever. Patrick Briere, Emergency Management Field Officer in the Amethyst Sector, noted that the last flood […]
Fort Frances Lakers head coach Tyler Miller is coming up on a year in the job and he has seen progress in the team which has the lowest average age in the Superior International Junior Hockey League. Last season around this time the team was 5-19-0-0, new head coach Paul […]
