Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY — Superior North EMS paramedics in communities outside Thunder Bay will be in a legal strike position Wednesday if a new deal isn’t reached by then. Officials with Unifor, the union that represents the district paramedics, and the land ambulance service are slated to be back at the […]
November is Woman Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month and organizations around Fort Frances and the Rainy River District are working to support women and girls who find themselves the victims of abuse. Jacquee Loerzel is a Community Family Violence Councillor with Riverside and helps coordinate the campaign locally. “Shine the […]
For 50 years, Northern Community Development Services (NCDS) has helped Rainy River District residents work on their resumés, cover letters, and prepare for job interviews, and while they’ve been celebrating all year, on Nov. 5 their official birthday took place with a cake cutting and celebration. To celebrate the milestone […]
It may be just out of the way, but the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau is a bustling place full of different programs aimed at helping the community and those in need. Open seven days a week from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., the Volunteer Bureau, located in the old CN […]
November 20, 2025, marks the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day meant to honour the memory of transgender people whose lives have been lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. As the transgender community continues to face persecution and violence, both in Canada and beyond, the day offers a time to […]
Although I don’t yet know what it is like to be a trans person in Fort Frances (which is a long and complicated tale for another time), I do know what it’s like to live in a place where I don’t always feel accepted. Sure, many people will feel they […]
The Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame has made two financial donations aimed at help local kids get involved in sports. A total of $3,000 from attendee donations raised during the Hall of Fame’s 2022 and 2025 induction ceremonies will be given to KidSport Fort Frances ($2,000) and Fort Frances […]
Grand Council Treaty #3 is urging those interested in applying for open positions on the men’s and women’s executive council to submit applications by Nov. 21. Traditional selection for the open positions on the men’s council – east, the men’s council – north and the women’s council – north will […]
The town of Atikokan may soon get some more splashes of colour with a distinctly Remembrance theme. Local legion officials say they’re working on having memorial banners for fallen soldiers publicly displayed, similar to projects already unveiled in Fort Frances and Thunder Bay, said Elizabeth Shine, the first vice president […]
Farmers from across the province will come together next week for the Ontario Federation of Agriculture’s (OFA) Annual General Meeting (AGM). The event is a two-day gathering focused on policy, industry updates, elections, and what many describe as the most important element of all: the opportunity to connect. According to […]
Riverside Health Care has shared that its facilities are currently experiencing a system-wide telephone service outage. In a press release sent out late yesterday afternoon, the organization said all Riverside facilities in its network are experiencing the outage, and it has implemented a Code Grey – Infrastructure Failure, which signifies […]
By Times Staff UPDATE: (2:40 p.m., Thursday, November 20, 2025) Riverside Health Care has announced the Code Grey at its facilities has been ended with the restoration of telephone service. Riverside said that technicians had completed the necessary repairs, and all incoming, outgoing and internal phone lines are operating normally. […]
