Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY — As the province accelerates the timeline for grocery stores to sell ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages and more extensive beer purchasing options, striking LCBO members in Thunder Bay believe the Ontario Premier is trying to appease the public rather than workers. Cosmo Crupi has been a permanent employee at […]
IGNACE – John Saunders is happy to see the Township of Ignace continuing as a potential host community for a nuclear waste repository, even though the waste would be kept near his summer home. “I base my findings here on facts presented to me by NWMO, and I respect their […]
The Township of Conmee has deferred a proposed resolution that would have expressed concerns about transporting spent nuclear-fuel rods across its boundaries. At Wednesday’s council meeting, councillors opted to table the resolution until they’ve heard a presentation by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), the agency that plans to ship […]
The federal government has funded 38 new housing units in Sault Ste. Marie to the tune of around $4 million, with a particular focus on accommodating the city’s most vulnerable residents. Sault MP Terry Sheehan made this announcement at city hall Thursday morning, revealing that this money is being split […]
Citizens in a northern Manitoba community were warned to have their bags packed and to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice, as a threatening forest fire continued to burn just kilometres away on Friday. “The situation we are in right now is that it is dangerously close,” Flin […]
A First Nation concerned about approval of a nuclear waste disposal facility near the Ottawa River was before federal court this week to challenge the decision. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission greenlit the project on Jan. 9 and less than one month later, Kebaowek First Nation filed for a judicial […]
A Portage la Prairie woman says her frustration with the NDP government has reached a boiling point as both her and her husband continue to face cancer scares while waiting for MRIs, and the province says a MRI machine is not needed in their community. “You can’t say you are […]
A little-known Northern Ontario agricultural research station that specializes in weeding out diseases that harm farm crops, while providing a source of “healthy” plant stocks like potatoes, has been given a $330,000 boost. The funds announced on Wednesday in a joint provincial and federal news release will allow the New […]
Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm with a low of 10 C (50 F). Tomorrow will see a mix of sun and cloud during the day before becoming clear overnight with a high of 22 (72) and a low of 10 […]
Scott Street Mall Days are back! Thursday, July 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Scott Street. Loads of activities for the whole family. Great deals and lots of fun! Local vendors, street food, vintage car show, dunk tank, face painting, prizes and more! Dunk tank donations to go […]
The dunk tank, minnow races and pop-a-shot games were big hits at Weehci-It-Te-Win Family Services annual children’s days celebrations. The event also included food and other activities like face painting, balloon animals, pontoon boat rides, bouncy castles, caricatures, and many more fun activities. Today will be the honouring our children […]
