Local News from Across the Rainy River District
IQALUIT – The Canadian military says it has temporarily stopped its water treatment operations in Iqaluit after high winds knocked down one of its tents. The tent, covering holding tanks filled with purified water from a nearby river, was knocked down Monday night. Iqaluit residents haven’t been able to consume […]
The Fort Frances Kraft Mill will be demolished through an explosive detonation on Saturday, Nonmember 27, between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. A 300-metre radius will be closed to pedestrian and vehicle traffic until the blast is complete. Road closures will include Sinclair and Elizabeth, Church and Victoria, Scott and […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – On November 14, 2021, at approximately 1:00 a.m., members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrols in the Town of Fort Frances when they observed a motor vehicle stopped in the middle of the intersection of Portage […]
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. abortions appear to be inching up after a long decline, though officials are cautious about calling it an upward trend because a government report issued Wednesday is incomplete. National abortion figures in 2017 reached their lowest level since the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that […]
SOCHI, Russia (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow would continue providing natural gas to Serbia on terms favorable to its ally. Putin voiced confidence that a new contract for gas supplies to Serbia would be signed quickly to replace the current one that expires at year-end. […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Crimped by the coronavirus pandemic last year, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade returned Thursday in full, though with precautions. Balloons, floats, marching bands, clowns and performers – and, of course, Santa Claus – once again wended though 2 1/2 miles (4 kilometers) of Manhattan streets, instead […]
BEIRUT (AP) – Families of the victims of last year’s explosion in Beirut’s port rallied Thursday outside Lebanon’s top court against what they say are intentional obstructions to the probe of the devastating blast. They said their message to authorities was: “We are sick of waiting.” Lebanon’s investigation into the […]
SASKATOON – When Team Homan coach Marcel Rocque walked into SaskTel Centre for Canada’s Olympic curling trials, the memories from the 2004 men’s national championship final came rushing back. It was his first time in the building since Randy Fer- bey’s showdown that year with Mark Dacey. A memorable championship […]
The Fort Frances Kraft Mill is set to be imploded on Saturday between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., with the building falling to the west. Jeff Norton, president of the Canadian National Demolition (CND), said they are going to use an explosive detonation. There is a 300-metre exclusion zone for […]
It has been two weeks since the Fort Frances Safe Beds program opened for the first time in the Rainy River District. The program is being run by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and their community partners, including the Ontario Provincial Police and Treaty Three Police Services. Safe Beds […]
About 50 people showed up to the first annual addictions walk organized by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), yesterday afternoon to show support and fight the stigma around addiction. National Addiction Awareness Week is Nov. 21 to 27, and this year’s theme is “Driving Change Together.” Pauline Hyatt, director […]
Council in talks with government and political leaders to ensure best outcome for local residents The Fort Frances international bridge is still an important item on council agendas, after Resolute Forest Products declared their intention to sell the bridge. On Oct. 26, 2021, Tamara Rudge, director general of Surface Transportation […]
