Local News from Across the Rainy River District
(RAINY RIVER DISTRICT, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is kicking off their annual Easter Long Weekend traffic campaign April 18 to 21, 2025. The campaign will focus on seatbelt safety, to raise awareness about the important role seatbelts play in saving lives. Over the weekend, the Rainy River […]
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is putting local and Northwestern businesses first when it comes to procurement opportunities for the development of Canada’s deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel. The nuclear waste group wants to connect with local and Indigenous businesses and suppliers to broaden its supplier base […]
The town of Geraldton is “on the map” with the potential for junior exploration companies to mine and mill gold ore in the community. It begins with the Greenstone Gold Mine, which is owned by Equinox Gold, opening a pit at an older mine that it has been mining for […]
THUNDER BAY — Receiving a King Charles III Coronation medal is “a massive honour,” Const. Mason Morriseau said after Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Chief Terry Armstrong presented medals to him and two other NAPS officers. Also receiving Coronation medals Monday at NAPS headquarters were Sgt. Robert MacPhail and Const. Miles […]
Manitoba teachers are receiving marching orders to pay closer attention to how young students learn to read and use new tools to flag early signs of struggle. The NDP government is introducing universal screening — systematic checks on a student’s knowledge of the alphabet, letter-sound relationships and compound words, among […]
A beloved figure in the community, Tyra the World’s Largest Dinosaur, is slated to go the way of the dinosaurs at the end of 2029. Drumheller and District Chamber of Commerce announced during its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, March 26, that the World’s Largest Dinosaur, along with the Visitor […]
Simcoe County forester Graeme Davis stands on the shoulder of Oro-Medonte Line 1 North, at the entrance of the forest’s Drury Tract, to survey the damage caused by the recent ice storm. Everywhere he looks, he sees devastation. Mature deciduous trees, some of them up to 60 feet tall, have […]
A hiatus in the University of Winnipeg’s public lecture series has prompted its professors to launch their own version in memory of a notorious dismissal on the downtown campus. Faculty association president Peter Miller said he and his colleagues are determined to make the “Harry Crowe Lecture” an annual event. […]
Candidates for the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding were on hand at the Fort Frances Senior Centre on Saturday, April 12, 2025, to take part in a Q&A event, put on by the Retired Teachers’ Federation of Ontario. Those candidates participating included Brendan Hyatt, (CPC) left, Yuk-Sem Won (NDP), Sabrina Ree […]
Featured Event Fort Frances High School presents Curtains, a comedy whodunnit musical. The show runs from Wednesday Apr. 9 to Saturday Apr. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets available at Howarth’s Home Centre and at the box office if not sold out […]
