Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Do I need to take precautions at hotels if I’m vaccinated? Most people won’t need to, but it depends on your situation. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of COVID-19 is low if you’re fully vaccinated, and that you can resume indoor and outdoor activities […]
TOKYO (AP) – Fans were banned from the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics which will open in two weeks, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said after meeting with IOC and Japanese organizers on Thursday. The ban came hours after a state of emergency in the capital starting from Monday, declared by Japanese Prime […]
Hundreds of people donned their orange shirts and participated in the Walk in Honour of the Children and Survivors of residential schools on July 1. The walk, organized by Allan Yerxa, took participants from the Sorting Gap Marina down the highway to the Ste. Marguerite’s Indian Residential School Memorial on […]
A Canada Day message from an area MP has opened a window of communication for local Indigenous leaders. Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh and Grand Council Treaty #3 were disappointed by a number of radio ads by Kenora MP Eric Melillo, which encouraged the celebration of Canada Day. In light of the […]
Executive committee opt to take no action after reviewing four options which would push truck traffic off Front Street The Operations and Facilities Executive Committee agreed to keep the truck route designation on Front Street as an alternate route to Scott Street. They also accepted the information relating to the […]
Hannah Veldhuisen, 23, has just returned from teaching English to grade 7 and 8 students in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Veldhuisen graduated highschool from the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program (SCAP) in Emo. She then attended Dordt University in Sioux Centre, Iowa, where she studied elementary education with a minor in middle school […]
The education minister has recently suggested that the province is not only aiming to have students back in the classroom full time by September, but he wants extracurriculars and sports to resume as well in conjunction with preventative measures. With active case numbers in the region staying low, Dr. Kit […]
Pilot launch aims to decrease opioid deaths Substance use is a taboo subject not often talked about. With the rise in opioid related deaths in the district, a new app can help to save lives while keeping users anonymous. Lifeguard Digital Health’s overdose prevention Lifeguard App was launched as a […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) On July 5, 2021, the Fort Frances OPP were made aware of fake $100.00 Canadian bills that were used at a local businesses. The OPP would like to remind members of the public and businesses to be vigilant when accepting paper currency. The following indicators have been observed […]
No talking at the dinner table was one rule among many at the Jones house. As a longtime health inspector in the Rainy River District, Harry Jones, 90, knew exactly how many septic fields had been put in the district, where they all were and what was in them. His […]
Magnetic North: Northern Ontario Population Growth forum was a two-day conference held on June 22 and 23 to discuss population growth and had a systemic racism and anti-discrimination panel. This is the second year the conference was held with its first one in February 2020. This year’s conference was different […]
I have watched those shows on television about the reunions of people who searched for a long lost relative – maybe a baby that had been given up at birth or someone that had been separated from a sibling. These reunions are so very touching and emotional that I often […]
