Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY — Member of Parliament and cabinet minister Patty Hajdu acknowledged 2024 has been a turbulent year for Canada’s government. “But we’ve actually managed to achieve so much this year,” she told Dougall Media in a year-end interview. And that’s “despite the fact that we’ve seen real political shenanigans in terms […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A single vehicle collision with a fire hydrant ended with criminal charges for an impaired driver. On January 3, 2025, at approximately 12:30 am, members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle collision in the Williams Avenue […]
THUNDER BAY— The transition of Path 525 to a Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hub shows the province is recognizing the importance of supporting the addictions crisis, says the chair of the Thunder Bay and District Social Servcies Administration Board (DSSAB). The province announced last week a HART Hub will replace Thunder Bay’s only safe consumption site, […]
A large number of policing hours are spent dealing with mental health crises, according to a new report by Kingston Police Chief Scott Fraser. Still, the number of hours between the apprehension of individuals who are a danger to themselves or others and the time first responders pass that person […]
THUNDER BAY – Mayor Ken Boshcoff’s state-of-the-city addressed touched on a wide variety of issues affecting Thunder Bay in 2024 and beyond. The mayor said the challenges facing the city are proof positive of Thunder Bay’s strength. “Over the past year, our community has shown incredible resilience, celebrating meaningful successes […]
Researchers at Wilfred Laurier University, along with the Northern Ontario Black Economic Empowerment Program, are working to develop a socio-economic profile of the Black population in the region. In their recently released report – The Black Population in Northern Ontario: Socioeconomic Profile and Service Gap Analysis – researchers have made […]
When southwestern British Columbia was hit with the historic 2021 atmospheric river, the Port of Vancouver’s operations ground to a halt, stalling billions of dollars in trade for a week. And that’s only the beginning of the upheaval extreme weather and climate change will wreak on our infrastructure and economy. […]
FEATURED POST Sunset Country Squash will be doing a bottle drive this coming Saturday, January 4, 2025. All of the money raised will go towards funding travel for future tournaments for our juniors. We hope you all can save your bottles from Christmas and New Year’s yet to come. Your […]
The Cridland family and volunteers load trays at the Flint House restaurant, to create hundreds of ready-made holiday meals for the Community Christmas Dinner this past Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24, 2024. The Cridland family, along with a plethora of helpers, have been preparing food for the take-out and delivery […]
Blake Carlson of Sight & Sound in downtown Fort Frances pulled the first winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club’s 2025 Trip of the Month draw this morning. Mike and Terri Mihichuk are the winners of a Costa Rica – Nature’s Paradise trip, valued at $4,200.00. Next month’s draw is for […]
EAGLE LAKE – Eagle Lake First Nation is challenging the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s site selection in court, and that’s more than welcome news to Neecha Dupuis. I love it,” Dupuis, a member of the Ojibway Nation of Saugeen (Savant Lake), said from Ottawa. “Just pure love.” Eagle Lake’s chief […]
