Local News from Across the Rainy River District
TORONTO – A radio rightsholder’s plan to return to pandemic-style remote coverage of Toronto Blue Jays road games is “very short-sighted in terms of the impact it’s going to have,” a sports marketing expert said. Richard Powers, a professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, said with […]
Canadian food bloggers share budget-friendly recipes for those wanting to spend less at grocery stores amid rising food costs. DUMPLINGS AND POTSTICKERS (6-8 servings) Julie Van Rosendaal offers a dumpling and potstickers recipe, and says leftovers can be thrown into a simmering broth to make wonton soup. Prep time 30 […]
The Fort Frances Spray Park has expanded to a full scale revamp of Legion Park, thanks to last week’s $499,000 Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation announcement. Conditions on the grant dictate that the funding make up no more than 75 per cent of the overall project budget. Because the initial […]
What started as an idea discussed by friends over breakfast has bloomed into an event promoting the empowerment and leadership of Anishinaabeg women. The Anishinaabeg Women’s Empowerment (AWE) Collective will be hosting its first AWE Talks Gala Night on Saturday February 25 at Niizhwaaching Aanikoobijigeng Gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig (Seven Generations Education Institute […]
The Riverside Foundation for Health Care Special Event’s Committee is excited to announce the return of the Spring Luncheon with a High Tea to honour past board member June Keddie. Keddie, who passed away last year, served on the Foundation Board well into her 80’s as both the Rainycrest Auxiliary […]
The Métis people of northwestern Ontario now have a new agency in place dedicated to keeping families together in a culturally sensitive way. The Northwestern Ontario Métis Child and Family Services (NWOMCFS) held an open house of their Fort Frances location on Williams Avenue on Friday afternoon, giving those in […]
A provincial recovery strategy to protect the endangered Black Ash tree, has caused concerns for forestry stakeholders. Ian Armstrong, general manager at Boundary Waters Forest Management Corporation, said that while he agrees that a strategy to protect Black Ash is needed, he compared the current one to placing a “glass […]
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board (RRDSSAB) unanimously approved the 2023 Annual Budget of ~$31.20 million at the Regular Board Meeting held on February 16, 2023. The overall budget reflects an increase of $3.56 million or 12.67 per cent which is funded primarily by the Province through the […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Officers of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a dumpster on fire and request the public’s assistance. On February 14, 2023, officers of the Rainy River District OPP were conducting general patrol duties and located a town dumpster on fire. The dumpster is […]
The sliding hill was full at Millennium Park in Alberton on Monday afternoon. The family fun day put on by the Alberton Rec. Committee was one of many events happening for Family day. The nearby ice rink was busy as was the rink shack as people picked up hot dogs, […]
At the first meeting of 2023 for the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board (RRDSSAB), on January 19, 2023, held at 450 Scott Street, the first order of business was to complete the swearing in of all members of the newly established Board followed by the election of a […]
There was plenty on offer for families in the Rainy River District this past Family Day Monday, February 20, 2023. Couchiching First Nation held a multitude of events going on throughout the day at the Multi-Use Centre, while plenty of fun was to be had in Alberton at the Millennium […]
