Media Releases
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Northern Ontario Communities Join Forces to Advance Hundreds of New Affordable Homes
District Social Services Administration Boards (DSSABs) work together to get housing projects in 10 communities shovel ready. NORTHERN ONTARIO – Northern Ontario communities are joining forces to create 609 new…
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Housing Needed for Tenants Displaced by Rose Manor Fire
Fort Frances, Ontario – 2026/10/09 – Tenants displaced by the September 22 fire at Rose Manor will require alternative housing while the building undergoes cleanup, repairs and the work necessary…
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Update on Fire at Rose Manor
Fort Frances, Ontario – 2026/09/23 – The District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) is deeply saddened to confirm that one tenant was pronounced deceased at the scene of the…
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River’s Edge Atelier and Rainy River EarlyON Centre Now Open
Fort Frances, Ontario – 2026/09/02 – The District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) is pleased to announce that River’s Edge Atelier, a directly operated licensed child care centre, and…
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DRRSB Congratulates 2026 Bursary Recipients
Fort Frances, Ontario – 2026/06/30 – The District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2026 Bursaries, awarded to seven outstanding local students…
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DRRSB Continues Housing-Focused Direction for Fifth & Frenette Property
Fort Frances, Ontario – 2026/06/19 – The District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) has approved Administration’s recommendation to discontinue further exploration of renovating the former school building at the…
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DRRSB Approves 2026 Budget Amid Shared Fiscal Pressures
Fort Frances, Ontario – 2026/01/19 – The District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) has approved its 2026 Budget, totaling $38,602,958, which includes a 4.63 per cent municipal levy increase.…
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New Provincial Report Confirms Growing Housing, Mental Health and Addictions Pressures That Are Impacting the Rainy River District
Fort Frances, Ontario – 2026/01/16 – A new report released by the Northern Ontario Service Deliverers Association (NOSDA) and the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario finds that homelessness and…
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One Year Later, New Data Confirms Homelessness in Northern Ontario Is Accelerating Faster Than Systems — and Communities — Can Sustain
Updated report shows worsening housing pressures, rising costs, and growing economic impacts Fort Frances, Ontario – 2026/01/14 – An updated report on homelessness, Municipalities Under Pressure: One Year Later, released…
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DRRSB Exploring Opportunities to Build New and Needed Housing
Fort Frances, Ontario – 2025/12/19 – The District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) is participating in early-stage exploratory work with the Northern Ontario Service Deliverers Association (NOSDA) to assess…