Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Today, TELUS Health released its TELUS Mental Health Index (“the Index”) with reports that examine the mental health of employed people in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. The Canadian report reveals that young Canadian workers under 40 are increasingly feeling isolated and […]
New opportunities, a new board of directors and the designation of the Alexander Henry ship as a heritage location through Parks Canada has the Transportation Museum of Thunder Bay ready to set sail into the new season. Anthony Foglia, the museum’s vice-president, said during their annual general meeting they examined ways to grow […]
March break is coming March 11-15. The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre has plenty of events going on! THURSDAY Baby Time 10:15 – 11:15 am Lego Club 3:30 – 5 pm Teen Movie Matinee: Spiderman into the Spider-Verse 4 -5:30 pm FRIDAY Family Movie Matinee: Encanto 11:30 am – […]
Audiences were thrilled with Arch8’s performance of Tetris at the Townshend Theatre on Monday, March 11, 2024. The show featured plenty of music and movement, all in service of a message that says that you can fit in while staying true to yourself. Audience members were also invited onstage to […]
Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford, right, made a stop at Sunny Cove Camp on Tuesday to announce an NOHFC grant of almost $500,000 to assist in the rehabilitation of Russell Hall. The historic building is in need of structural repairs. Rickford was joined by several Town councillors and administration, including […]
As of yesterday, Fort Frances can order delivery through the Uber Eats app or website. The delivery service is available in over 300 cities across the country, and has announced its latest expansion to Renfrew, Fort Frances, Gravenhurst, Arnprior, Hanover, Goderich, Ingersoll, Listowel, Wallaceburg, Dryden, Aylmer, Braeside, Appleton, and L’Original. […]
The way environmentalist Brennain Lloyd sees it, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s latest Confidence in Safety reports amount to little more than public relations. “It’s not about safety,” Lloyd said this week from North Bay. “You know, they call it a confidence in safety report. It’s more ‘confidence game’ than […]
(ORILLIA, ON) Fraudsters are persistent, persuasive and sometimes aggressive. However, their solicitation methods have changed and expanded over the years. Twenty years ago, the general population had landlines and the internet was not as widely available as it is today. Unsolicited visitors to your front door were much more common […]
Sara Mainville has held many prestigious posts. The Anishinaabe lawyer, who has been a member of the Ontario bar since 2005, stepped up a decade ago to serve as the chief of Couchiching First Nation in northern Ontario. Mainville was elected to a two-year term in an election that followed […]
Waterfront owners who want to beautify their properties while helping to protect and stabilize Lake Superior watershed shorelines have until May 30 to apply to a special program that makes use of native shrubs and plants. The Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (LRCA) Shoreline Protection Program offers up to 100 plants […]
MADD Canada is asking St. Patrick’s Day revellers to rely on responsible planning, not luck, to get home safely this weekend. “When you’re out celebrating St. Patrick’s Day throughout this weekend, please don’t rely on luck to get home safely,” said MADD Canada National President Tanya Hansen Pratt. “Take a […]
