Local News from Across the Rainy River District
KABUL (AP) – In Kabul’s main children’s hospital, 2 1/2-year-old Guldana is sitting up in her bed, but she’s too exhausted to even open her eyes. Her tiny body is wrapped in a blanket, only her emaciated face showing. She’s one of a growing number of near-starving children who are […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland has increased security at its border with Belarus, on the European Union’s eastern border, after a large group of migrants in Belarus appeared to be congregating by the frontier seeking to try to force their way into Poland, officials said Monday. Video footage from Belarusian […]
The NCAA on Monday set the stage for a dramatic restructuring of college sports that will give each of its three divisions the power to govern itself. The nation’s biggest and most influential governing body in college athletics released a draft of an 18 1/2-page constitution, cut down from 43 […]
GENEVA (AP) – Amid a bitter divide with athletes over the removal of horse riding from the Olympic event of modern pentathlon, the sport’s governing body on Monday invited them to talks this week. The Monaco-based UIPM said it would host a video call Friday to consult athletes on which […]
Riverside Health Care Facilities is reaching out to the community, seeking volunteer support for the Meals on Wheels program. The program has been drawing from a grant from the Ontario Community Support Association, which allowed Riverside to assist the Fort Frances Meals on Wheels program with drivers to supplement the […]
The Town of Fort Frances raised the purple flag, declaring November as woman abuse awareness and prevention month, and shining the light on the issue. “Shine the Light” campaign was initiated by the London Abused Women’s Centre in London, Ontario, to increase the awareness and prevention of woman abuse. acquee […]
The Town of Fort Frances council is set to vote on a vaccination policy that applies to all employees, members of council, members of boards and committees, volunteers and contractors of the town. If approved, the policy will require all staff to show proof of their vaccine receipt to Alyssha […]
The Town of Fort Frances has welcomed CAO Faisal Anwar, who is ready to hit the economic ground running after 18 years of experience in three Canadian provinces. Originally from Pakistan, Anwar moved to Canada in 2005 and got his third master’s degree in applied environmental studies and local economic […]
It’s been a long time coming, but last week Naicatchewenin First Nation finally celebrated the opening of their new and improved health access centre, along with a new elder space. The First Nation held a ceremony on Thursday, October 28 where they officially opened and named the new and improved […]
By Jack Elliott Rainy River correspondent On Friday October 29, 2021 Timo and Amos Brielmann welcomed a couple dozen visitors to their new warehouse in Pinewood. Located next to their new grain elevator Pinewood Crop Services Ltd is offering a whole range of crop production inputs including advice, hi tech […]
As travellers and those in Fort Frances weigh their options around returning to the United States for the first time in nearly two years, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford celebrated the work done by those in Ontario to help manage the COVID-19 pandemic while also criticizing the federal government for […]
How can you help someone who is struggling with being trafficked? It’s a difficult question, Jessica Wilson at Binesiwag Center for Wellness (BCW) says. Everyone needs different things, and people really have to be ready to change for things to work. There are many factors that can alter what can […]
