Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Science North and Indigenous Tourism Ontario celebrated National Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday with a virtual premiere of its latest exhibition, titled Indigenous Ingenuity: Timeless Inventions. The one-hour program streamed via social media included a virtual tour of the exhibition, appearances by Indigenous performers, vignettes showcasing Indigenous science and innovation, […]
HAMILTON – Veteran defensive back Courtney Stephen is calling it a career. The 31-year-old announced his CFL retirement Thursday. Stephen, of Brampton, Ont., played eight CFL seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2013-18) and Calgary Stampeders (2019). The six-foot-one, 199-pound Stephen appeared in 113 career CFL games, registering 219 tackles, 54 […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Rick Carlisle is coming back to Indiana to coach the Pacers after deciding his time leading Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks was over. Carlisle confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday he has agreed to return to the club he coached for four seasons from 2003-07. […]
MUNICH (AP) – The threat of lightning caused the first round of the BMW International Open to be suspended on Thursday with Wade Ormsby the clubhouse leader. Ormsby, Sam Horsfield, Masahiro Kawamura and Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez were all on 7 under par when the round was suspended. Of those four, […]
Confederation College’s Fort Frances campus celebrated the most recent cohort of graduates with a drive-thru grad ceremony on Tuesday. Graduates were invited to stop by the campus at a pre- arranged time to pick up their diplomas and certificates, along with a few other goodies. Clockwise from top are graduates […]
There has been an increase in fire activity in the region, with 34 active fires in the northwestern region and 13 for the eastern side of the province from the Town of Marathon to Quebec, adding up to a total of 47 active fires in Ontario. Chris Marchand, fire information […]
The Planning and Development Executive Committee made the recommendation to council to approve the request submitted by Newfort Developments to delay their development project in town and have their deposit returned to them. Newfort Developments had an intention to construct an 18-unit apartment complex in the Town of Fort Frances […]
Recent concerns have cropped up for teens and young adult males after reports of potential inflammation of the lining around the heart following a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. According to the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) press release, most cases worldwide have occurred within several days after vaccination after receiving the second […]
The townships of Alberton, Chapple, Emo and La Vallee welcome their new joint fire chief Tyrell Griffith, who officially assumes the role on July 5. Griffith, who has lived in La Vallee since 2017, has been with the La Vallee fire team the last two years. But his experience goes […]
A residential school survivor, a master of many trades and an astound believer in the importance of bridging cultures. Dick Bird, 88, born and raised on Couchiching First Nation, always had more than one job to support his family of five. A family that is now his main source of […]
Rainy River Pride has organized a series of community events, thanks to a ParticipAction grant As we venture into another year of the pandemic, not only have businesses gotten creative on how to offer their services, but events in the community have as well, and Rainy River Pride is one […]
An upcoming federal election is still just the stuff of pundit rumours, but that hasn’t stopped local federal riding associations from getting prepared. Three parties – the Liberal Party of Canada, New Democratic Party of Canada and the People’s Party of Canada – have held nomination meetings to select candidates […]
