Local News from Across the Rainy River District
PEAWANUCK – In the tiny fly-in First Nations community of Peawanuck, nestled near Polar Bear Provincial Park in Northern Ontario, Émilie Veilleux has found a life she never imagined. Veilleux wasn’t always a northerner. Born and raised in Quebec, she became a registered nurse and began her career in southern […]
THUNDER BAY — The Thunder Bay District Social Service Administration Board (TBDSSAB) is asking the province to address challenges with a number of social services. Coun. Brian Hamilton, chair of the TBDSSAB, went to the 2025 Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference in Toronto this past week with six items to […]
Tonight will be cloudy with flurries ending late this evening and a low of -13 C (9 F). Tomorrow will be sunny but see increasing cloudiness in the afternoon before becoming cloudy with flurries overnight and a high of -7 (19) with a low of -10 (14). Thursday will bring […]
FEATURED POST The Soup for the Soul annual soup sale will be held Saturday, January 25, from 9-11 a.m. at the Knox United Church, 340 Church Street. Soup for pick-up is frozen. Delivery available within Fort Frances. Choose from: wild rice; hamburger; lentil; or sweet potato curry. A large (32 […]
The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre is seeking participants who would like to take part in the Gratitude Banner Project. Some sewing experience would be ideal. The project is being built each Friday, from 2-4 p.m., in the bright and beautiful Makerspace, located at SevenGenerations Education Institute. Upcoming dates […]
Riverside Health Care is excited to announce the launch of a new online bill payment option to its website, providing a more accessible and user-friendly experience for patients, clients, residents and families. The online payment platform allows users to pay their bills conveniently using major credit and VISA debit cards. […]
DISTRICT – Northern MPPs are seeking input from anyone with an interest in making Highway 11 and Highway 17 safer to drive. Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof, Mushkegowuk-James Bay MPP Guy Bourgouin, and Thunder Bay-Superior North MPP Lise Vaugeois have initiated virtual town hall meetings, and held the first one January 20. More are planned, […]
THUNDER BAY — City officials want to see the former Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital property put to use. They’re asking the province to demolish the building and transfer the land to the municipality in order to develop multi-unit dwellings like townhouses and apartments there, said coun. Kristen Oliver, chair of the inter-governmental affairs […]
The Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission has partnered with the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce to compile a list of local businesses that export to the U.S. as part of an economic defense preparation strategy. Chamber president Charla Robinson said emerging tariffs are the most pressing challenge for businesses on both sides of the Canada-U.S. […]
Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Rob Flack says the social and financial changes fomented in the office of U.S. President Donald Trump this week will not only pose a serious threat to the livelihoods of Elgin County farmers but may also trigger an unwanted provincial election in Ontario. Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture, Food […]
Though it may seem unlikely that Ontario’s Green Party would form the next government should a snap election occur, its leader says that if he ever did become premier, he’d have a soft spot for agriculture. Mike Schreiner, who grew up on a farm in Kansas, told the Rural Ontario […]
