Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A collaborative cross-border study digging into forested tidal swamps in the Pacific Northwest has determined these ecosystems are carbon storage superheroes. Found upstream from coastal estuaries and shorelines, but still subject to the flux of ocean tides, the woody wetlands feature a tangle of shrubs, grasses and trees, like willows […]
EVENTS CALENDAR Lenten Fish Fries will take place each Friday of Lent starting tomorrow at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Available Each Friday from March 7-April 11. Pickup starts at 4 p.m. delivery at 4:30. Must order by 3 p.m. the Thursday before. For more information contact Barb at 807-276-1226. Pre […]
TBT Engineering Limited (TBTE), began in 1995 as a small materials testing lab with just two lab technicians in Thunder Bay, and 30 years later, it has grown into an award-winning, employee-owned engineering firm, with a core workforce of 150 employees. This week, the company has announced two strategic moves […]
Confederation College is not alone in being forced to make hard financial choices and suspend programs. Of the 24 colleges in Ontario, 16 of them have also recently suspended programs. Michelle Salo, Confederation College president, said that amounts to more than 300 programs across Ontario, which is a significant impact […]
Whether the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) plans to install any permanent staffers this year at its new Highway 11-17 truck inspection station just east of Thunder Bay remains to be seen. When the $30-million facility overlooking the highway went into service last year in the Municipality of Shuniah, the ministry […]
Kakabeka Falls residents may have a sense next month as to whether a major overhaul of a local hydro station will keep them up at night during some phases of construction. Stuart Olson GDB Joint Venture, the construction company retained to complete the Kakabeka Falls station’s approximately two-year upgrade, says […]
