Yesterday millions of Canadians watched the 150th throne speech given from the Senate chamber in Ottawa. This is the second throne speech after the last one given in December to open the 43rd parliament session.
The minority government promised to tackle almost every sectorial problem in Canada, in a proposal also know as the “ambitious plan for an unprecedented reality.”
In the middle of a global pandemic, you have to take the good news with the bad, and local libraries are no exception.
So it is that even as the Fort Frances Public Library Technology officially reopened to the public in a limited capacity last week, word has come from above that it will have to cancel the annual Trunk or Treat celebrations due to COVID-19.
Even in the face of adversities, the Drive-In movie nights soldier on.
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) reports three new symptomatic COVID-19 cases in the past week - two in Sioux Lookout and one in the Dryden Red Lake area.
Dr. Kit Young-Hoon, medical officer of health at the NWHU, said these cases include cases on First Nation communities, as well as cases in schools. One of the three cases is travel-related.
The Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) sent Education Minister Stephen Lecce a letter requesting more funding to secure the enhanced personal protective equipment (PPE) and to support other modifications to remote learning costs.
Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh and Grand Council Treaty #3 have expressed outrage at the news of the reduction of charges laid against Brayden Bushby in the alleged killing of Barbara Kentner.
Residents in Fort Frances now have a brand new option available to them to make dinner easier at the end of a long day.
DashDelivers is a third-party delivery app that has recently expanded into Fort Frances, giving people in town another was to access local restaurants.
A local woman from Fort Frances made the Tim Hortons Hero Cup - a cup that recognizes essential workers who rose up to the occasion when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.
Every week, Tim Hortons prints over 150 names of essential workers nominated by their family, friends or community members.
Alzheimer doesn't take time off during a global pandemic, and neither does the Alzheimer Society.
Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts client services co-ordinator Mary O'Connor shared that the society will be offering one of its learning series to people who are beginning to experience the first stages of Alzheimers and dementia, as well as those who care for them.
Despite a strange and unusual year, there are still plans to recognize an important month here in the Rainy River District.
