Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY — The Thunder Bay Police Service has partnered with the RCMP to conduct joint marine patrols on local waterways. “It’s not something new that we’ve never done before, but it is an enhancement of what we’ve always been doing,” Insp. Gordon Snyder said. Snyder, with the primary response […]
DRYDEN – Recovery Day is coming back to the region this month to spark conversation in healing and recovery as the Empower 2 Recover Foundation stops in Dryden, Kenora and Fort Frances. Travelling across Canada each year since 2022, Empower 2 Recover puts on live trauma, mental health and addiction […]
THUNDER BAY – The Fort William Gardens was filled with nearly 6,000 people Wednesday as the massive two-day Central Canada Resource Expo, or CEN-CAN returned for a fifth year. Growing larger each year, the tradeshow is a place where “suppliers, distributors (and) manufacturers can meet face to face with the […]
Five days before Ontario’s new, weaker species-at-risk law took effect in March, members of the Environment Ministry team tasked with enforcing it were thinking about bats. In particular, a delayed permit that was keeping a developer from clearing trees before at-risk bats returned to them for the season. The permit […]
A new indoor riding arena near Kenora will provide year-round access to equine programming centred on connection, confidence and healing. The Ontario government is providing $1.51 million to build a new arena at the Youth and Family Wellness Camp, which is owned and operated by the Kenora Chiefs Advisory. The […]
A group of young baseball players from Wauzhushk Onigum Nation has added a national championship to its growing list of accomplishments. After winning the local Indigenous Rookie League title in 2025, the community’s senior team travelled to the Greater Toronto Area this summer for the Jays Care National Classic. They […]
Crews were busy yesterday afternoon installing the sign on the newest member of the Scott Street business community. Pet Valu, aCanadian pet store chain, will be moving into the building that was formerly Warehouse One. The Fort Frances Times has reached out to Pet Valu corporate for comment on the […]
The Atikokan Progress is sponsoring an all-candidates meeting to be held at the Atikokan Legion Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. This is a chance for residents to hear the points and perspectives of potential future councillors and compare the policies of the two mayoral candidates, […]
The annual Naicatchewenin (North West Bay) Bass and Walleye Classics take place this weekend, Sept. 11-12. Weigh-ins start at 4 p.m. on both days. A horseshoe tournament takes place on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. Come out and try your skills at winning this event or at least having a […]
In keeping true to the goal of collecting (and synthesizing) resources pertaining to leadership—to help encourage, support and give a literary fist-bump to our new or returning town council members this fall—today’s review descends to another resonant heartbeat of leadership. Instead of only being aware of what leaders can do […]
It is known as the Rumsfeld matrix, and it originates from a 2002 Pentagon briefing by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who used four categories to explain intelligence gaps during the lead‑up to the Iraq War. “As we know, there are known knowns. There are things we know […]
