Local News from Across the Rainy River District
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) – Palestinians are facing a winter coronavirus surge driven by the omicron variant, placing stress on the medical system even though vaccines are widely available. The Palestinian Authority’s Health Ministry reported over 70,000 active cases in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, annexed east Jerusalem and the Gaza […]
CHICAGO (AP) – A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path spread rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country on Thursday, knocking out power to more than 100,000 homes and businesses and disrupting flights at the busy Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. A long […]
LONDON (AP) – Sci-fi epic blockbuster “Dune” and Jane Campion’s dark Western “The Power Of The Dog” lead the nominations for this year’s British Academy Film Awards, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Leonardo DiCaprio and Lady Gaga among those up for leading actor awards. “Dune,” starring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya, received eleven […]
Council is expected to decide on a tax increase figure as part of the budget deliberations for 2022. Even though a tax increase seems inevitable at this stage, Town of Fort Frances treasurer Dawn Galusha proposed a 3.8 per cent increase as a starting point. The municipal tax rate increase in 2021 […]
Bob Saunders has been enjoying the entertainment out his window lately. Bobcats have been patiently hunting squirrels at his bird feeders. This cat had been waiting and watching a squirrel at the base of a nearby tree, as the squirrel was growing bolder. Suddenly the cat gave chase and in […]
Conservation groups in the United States are celebrating a victory for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) Wilderness following an announcement by the Biden administration last week. On Wednesday, January 26, Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced it was revoking two federal mining leases that had been issued to […]
(Fort Frances, ON) – On January 22, 2022, at approximately 10:00 a.m. members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop in the Town of Fort Frances. The traffic stop led to the arrest of the driver and two other occupants of the motor vehicle. […]
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) reported yesterday that over 61 per cent of children aged five to 11 have now had their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), said she thanks the parents who have decided […]
In less than a week, Rainy River District farmer Kim Jo Bliss will be welcoming about 40 calves. This is less than what Bliss usually gets in a year because she had to get rid of cows due to drought. Bliss expects the first calf to arrive Feb. 15. “Right […]
Believe it or not, Mother Nature costs the town more than half a million dollars in the annual budget for snow removal, snow plowing, salting and sanding and maintaining the sidewalks. Travis Rob, Operations and Facilities manager, said there are two cost categories for the Operations and Facilities budget, one […]
The Sales Barn in Stratton will see volunteers do some work on the old pole and take out the old seating area and the kitchen, on Feb. 5. Kim Jo Bliss said they also need someone to clean after the cattle sales or after an event is hosted. “Right now […]
Surveys, surveys, everywhere. If you live and work in Northern Ontario, you no doubt have been targeted by a survey. Likely more than one. You may even receive a few on the same day. The reason for that is simple. Statistics Canada, believe it or not, has finite resources. Meaning […]
