Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Residents of Fort Frances might have noticed a somewhat-familiar character on the side of the water tower since the scaffolding has started to come down – a beaver with a paddle in hand clad in voyageur regalia, a new version of a well-known local mascot. As part of significant work […]
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is reminding travellers to plan ahead when travelling to Canada this holiday season. Between January 1 and October 31, 2025, the CBSA says they welcomed more than 70 million travellers while also intercepting over 30,790 kg of illegal drugs and 13,500 weapons and firearms. […]
THUNDER BAY — Ontario’s legislative assembly is taking a 14-week break after having already taken a 19-week summer break and sitting only 51 days this year. And the MPP for Thunder Bay-Superior North doesn’t like it one bit. “It’s appalling, really,” Lise Vaugeois, a New Democrat, said of the Progressive […]
THUNDER BAY — A new commercially-available mobile service that uses satellites to connect can help people stay safer in remote areas. That’s according to Kurtis Jung, a Thunder Bay man who spends a lot of time in the outdoors as a hunter and angler and in his job as a […]
The Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor) will spend $15.8 million in Northern Ontario over three years to strengthen defence supply chains and increase their industrial and innovation capacity. The funding is part of the federal government’s national $357.7-million Regional Defence Investment Initiative that extends from Canada’s $6.6 […]
Canadians continue to face lengthy delays for medically necessary health care, with patients waiting more than six months on average from a family doctor referral to treatment, according to a new national study, a reality experts say has become the defining feature of the country’s health-care system. The Fraser Institute’s Waiting […]
The Ford government’s plan to merge Ontario’s conservation authorities into much larger entities is not sitting well with two members of The Blue Mountains council. Collingwood council isn’t on board either. If the change were approved, both Collingwood and the Town of the Blue Mountains, alongside 78+ other municipalities, would […]
After a decade-and-a-half of recording music and writing songs, his new book The Work of Our Hands: A Cree Meditation on the Real World is the first time Juno-nominated Cree singer Adrian Sutherland has put pen to paper in this manner. And, he admits, it was more difficult than he […]
On Friday, staff at the Fort Frances Salvation Army took members of the media and invited guests behind the scenes to see how the Stuff A Cruiser event benefits local food banks. Salvation Army Fort Frances Corps officer Arthur Heathcoate said that the event helps local food banks get through […]
The Fort Frances Museum will be showcasing a law-enforcement-themed exhibit in the New Year, covering everything from the badges and uniforms of local officers to police equipment and court cases with over 100 years of history to draw from. Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre curator Lisa Hughes said the […]
Since not everyone has family or friends close at hand during the holiday season, a local organization is hosting a pair of events meant to bring people together. On Dec. 29 and 30 the Canadian Mental Health Association’s (CMHA) Fort Frances Branch will host A Celebration of the Winter Season […]
The annual Community Christmas Dinner sponsored by Flint House and the Cridland family will take place once again this year, bringing together volunteers across the community to give everyone a free holiday meal. Stacey and Christine Cridland and their family are busy preparing to serve over 500 meals to members […]
