Local News from Across the Rainy River District
MARATHON — A “colourful” remark in recent municipal budget discussions referred to politics and not race, says the mayor of this town on Lake Superior’s north shore. During a draft budget meeting on Monday, someone could be heard saying Marathon is “just the wrong colour” to obtain water infrastructure funding […]
A Métis artist is taking her loom-weaving kit on the road to teach students about an iconic staple in her ancestors’ wardrobe and promote school spirit. Casandra Woolever, the full-time creative behind Métis Branded, an apparel company in Winnipeg, has started working with schools this year to help them create […]
Green’s BrandSource owner Travis Green pulled the winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club of Fort Frances’ Trip of the Month draw for February yesterday morning. Jenn and Joey Payeur of Fort Frances were the winners of a Costa Rica Adventure trip, valued at $4,200. Next month’s draw is for a […]
EVENTS CALENDAR Manitou Mounds is hosting a PA Day winter carnival. Join us for a day of outdoor adventures, skiing, hockey, s’mores, smoosh races and more. Jan 30 & 31. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission $10 for one child, $20 for one adult, $40 for family of four. The […]
The Douglass family has won a spot on Family Feud Canada. Two generations of Douglass women – sisters Donna (Zachariah), Debbie, and Dorinda (Kora), and Danielle (Kora), Jamie (Kora) and Dani (Douglass) – will head to Toronto in late summer or early fall to tape a show. (And if they […]
The Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) completed its first year of the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP), a five-year federal economic immigration program. The program aims to help communities attract and retain skilled workers. Jamie Taylor, chief executive officer of the Thunder Bay CEDC, called the program an important pathway for economic immigration and […]
Opponents to a proposed underground storage site for spent nuclear fuel rods near Ignace believe their message is coming through, given the response so far to the proponent’s initial project description. The public has until Wednesday to comment on the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s lengthy document submitted to the Impact […]
THUNDER BAY — The province needs to invest in rural road safety, says the mayor of Hornepayne. “In 2021, roughly 60 per cent of municipal road fatalities occurred on rural roads, even though only 17 per cent of Ontarians live in rural areas,” Mayor Cheryl Fort told MPPs during a pre-budget consultation session at […]
THUNDER BAY — There were no substantive changes to the city’s 2026 operating budget, but plenty of conversation on funding safety and security programs, in the first of two budget review meetings Monday. A majority of city departments presented their budgets and took questions from council, but the debate focused on a […]
Canadian rock band Big Sugar brought their high energy, high octane show to the Townshend Theate last night as part of Tour De Fort’s sold out passport season. The Canadian music icons performed the entirety of their 1996 record Hemi-Vision before launching into a set of more of their classic […]
At a time when the federal government is encouraging Canadian financial institutions to invest in nation-building projects, the country’s biggest pension fund keeps investing in fossil fuels and backing away from climate commitments. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) invested at least $7.1 billion in new fossil fuel and pipeline assets between October 2024 and […]
