Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A delegation on behalf of the City of Thunder Bay led by Mayor Ken Boshcoff, the chairman of the City’s intergovernmental affairs committee, along with committee members, councillors Trevor Giertuga and Kasey Etreni, returned from the 2026 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conferenc last week in Ottawa. The committee, […]
EVENTS CALENDAR St. Mary’s Church is partnering with the Salvation Army in the “After the Bell” program. This program, sponsored by Food Banks Canada, offers child-friendly nutritious food packs to young children 12 and under throughout the summer months when other food supports are unavailable. Food packs will be available for pickup […]
Fort Frances native Tyler Miller has been named coach of the year by Hockey Northwestern Ontario (HNO), the governing body for all ice hockey in the region. In a Facebook post on the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s page, the organization notes that Miller is a product of the Fort […]
An order banning open fires across Northwestern Ontario was lifted today as the number of wildfires across the region has dropped dramatically and new fire starts are dwindling. The Town of Fort Frances, and Chapple, Emo and La Vallee Fire and Emergency Services have also lifted their ban on fires. […]
THUNDER BAY — For the people returning to Whitesand and Armstrong this week, Ontario Provincial Police have a simple request: Drive carefully and be patient. “Over the next couple of days, the motoring public returning to Armstrong and Whitesand can expect an increased police presence,” Sgt. Theresa Wabason said Thursday […]
A photographer who arrived at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial nearly two decades ago expecting little more than another assignment left France with a much deeper connection to one of Canada’s most powerful symbols of remembrance. Blair Ketcheson’s photographs of the memorial will be on public display in Winnipeg this […]
THUNDER BAY — Anyone accused of a crime will now need enough cash to cover their full bail amount, or be kept in jail, under new rules. The province says new bail requirements implemented as of Monday are intended to strengthen the province’s bail system and improve compliance, but some working in […]
THUNDER BAY — A city man has pleaded guilty to four charges related to sharing and distributing intimate photos and videos of women and girls without their consent. Darryl Renaud, 40, submitted his voluntary guilty plea before the court on Friday. The court heard details of chats Renaud engaged in […]
The date for the official grand opening of the Devlin Hall has been changed. Organizers had set the date for August 26, but due to unforeseen circumstances it is necessary to change the date until later in the fall. No official date has been chosen. The Rainy River District Fall […]
One of the closest finishes ever in the Atikokan Bass Classic last Saturday was overturned after a transcription error was discovered. On Saturday, Mike Badiuk and Ian Waterer, both past champions, brought in the biggest bag of the tournament, 23.28 lbs. That was what was recorded on the printout from […]
