Local News from Across the Rainy River District
DRYDEN – The city has voted against allowing people to bring their own alcohol to community and cultural events, as has both Fort Frances and Kenora. Earlier this year, the Ontario government made it possible for each municipality to decide if they would pass a by-law to allow individuals to essentially BYOB (bring […]
Researchers from Lakehead University are launching an initiative in partnership with community mental health agencies and School Mental Health Ontario to help fill the gap in timely access to mental health care for youth in Northwestern Ontario. The Help in Hand initiative was started with a $2-million investment from Health […]
Guide outfitters who sued British Columbia NDP government for compensation after the 2017 ban on grizzly bear hunting will share a $3.7-million settlement. Guide outfitters who relied on the hunt for revenue accused the government of negligent misrepresentation and misfeasance in public office. A June 15 B.C. Supreme Court ruling, […]
Ontario will spend $25 million to expand Indigenous participation in the province’s energy sector, announcing funding this week for 148 projects through the 2025 intake of the Indigenous Energy Support Program. The Ministry of Energy and Mines said the investment, delivered through the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), will support […]
REDress: Art, Action, and the Power of Presence is not a book with a beginning and an end, says Red River Métis author, artist and activist Jaime Black-Morsette. “I tried to subvert the concept of the book and make it a circle by calling the last chapter ‘Beginning Again’. And I’m […]
An old wooden rotary telephone sits quietly at the edge of the Little Falls Cemetery in Atikokan. Unconnected to any wires, its only power source is the heavy breeze rustling through the nearby pines. This is a wind phone, a newly installed monument designed to offer a unique, comforting way […]
Environment Canada says the district should see little rain as dry conditions continue. For most of July, the Thunder Bay district’s precipitation has been 25 to 50 per cent below normal, according to warning preparedness meteorologist Peter Kimbell. “That’s probably going to continue for the next little while because the […]
TORONTO — The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF), the charitable arm of the United Steelworkers union in Canada, says it is donating $20,000 to support people and communities evacuated by recent wildfires in Northwestern Ontario, as well as future wildfire relief efforts across Canada. In one of the worst wildfire seasons […]
This past fall, we looked to buy a new car manufactured by KIA. We were very pleased with our current vehicle, but it was now eight years old. We went to a dealer in Thunder Bay and another in Calgary, only to be told that the vehicle was no longer […]
The last week of July has arrived! Today is our big Crop Day in the District. We have to do some quick pivoting because our specialist didn’t feel they should be travelling to the Northwest because of the fires. They felt that they would be using resources that are needed […]
The City of Thunder Bay is seeing a construction boom, with building permit numbers far surpassing those at the same time last year. Halfway through the year, the numbers from the second quarter to the end of June show the total building permit construction value at $146.4 million. Joel DePeuter, […]
