Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A lack of good water infrastructure persists as a health and welfare threat for Indigenous communities across Canada, as two days underscoring the issue surfaced last week in the Alberta legislature. National Indigenous Water Operator Day was March 21 in Canada, followed by World Water Day on March 22. Both […]
Manitoba’s Finance Minister, Adrien Sala, introduced the upcoming year’s budget on March 24. The financial plan is said to focus on creating good jobs, lowering the cost of living, and finding new ways to improve the healthcare system. One key strategy, with the potential to affect every Manitoban, is a […]
EVENTS CALENDAR The Rainy River Festival of the Performing Arts runs from March 26 to Apr. 24 with full schedule to be released. For more information visit ff-festival.com. The 55+ Movie Matinee for March will feature “I still Believe” the tru-life story of Christian Music star Jeremy Camp and his […]
Riverside Health Care has confirmed that an outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home is the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which has spread to become a facility-wide outbreak following an increase in RSV activity across the district. Riverside, in consultation with the Northwestern Public Health Unit, has implemented precautions throughout […]
THUNDER BAY — The city is seeing increasing levels of poverty due to a lack of affordable and supportive housing, barriers to employment for marginalized populations and growing reliance on emergency shelters and community services, according to a new report. The Lakehead Social Planning Council provided the city’s quality of life standing […]
ATIKOKAN — An Atikokan councillor wanted to “start the conversation” to reexamine what time zone the town is in. That discussion has now ended — at least in council chambers. At its March 23 committee of the whole meeting, council agreed with a recommendation by administration to halt further exploration […]
A proposal by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization to bury millions of spent and radioactive fuel rods from the country’s nuclear reactors in a specialized underground facility near Ignace is going to be subject to a federal independent review panel process. The decision by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada […]
THUNDER BAY — At an information session on Wednesday local staff learned about the government’s plan for both the Thunder Bay jail and the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre to remain operational once a new complex is complete. Members of the provincial leadership, including Kevin Sawicki, executive director of corrections and […]
TEMISKAMING SHORES – Increased enforcement, more transport rest areas and additional signage are among a list of government initiatives planned to increase safety on Highways 11 and 17. Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof, a long-time advocate for Northern highway safety, said the government plan falls far short of what is needed. […]
The Community Economic Development Commission and the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce are following up on their appeal to federal ministers, urging the government to apply the federal Buy Canadian policy to Via Rail’s upcoming fleet procurement. The appeal was made to Melanie Joly, minister of industry; Dominic LeBlanc, minister […]
Canadians are tossing out their electronics at a concerning rate, finds a new study by researchers at the University of Waterloo. The study, published this month in the Journal of Cleaner Production, predicts Canadians will generate approximately 2.3 million tons of e-waste from 2025 to 2030. Over the past two […]
