Local News from Across the Rainy River District
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging Ottawa to tackle the affordability crisis and fund a national school lunch program to feed hungry kids in the upcoming budget. Canadian food banks are struggling to meet record-high demand and more than a million children live in poverty, said Singh on Wednesday alongside […]
KENORA – An art exhibition themed around MMIWG – missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls – will be at The Muse’s Douglas Family Art Centre on March 12-13. Medicine Lines of Womanhood – MMIWG features artwork made with the support of grief counsellors, knowledge keepers, elders, art therapy helpers […]
Many of us are still struggling to adjust to turning clocks ahead one hour to switch to daylight time on Sunday, and we can thank Thunder Bay for this. It all began in 1908 when Fort William and Port Arthur became the first places in the world to institute a […]
New data from the Ontario College of Family Physicians shows that the number of residents without a family doctor in Sudbury, Manitoulin Island and Parry Sound will nearly double in the next two years. According to the association, there are currently 32,000 people without a family physician in the jurisdiction […]
More than 22 businesses were on hand at the Confederation College’s Aviation Centre of Excellence (ACE) on Wednesday showcasing their organizations and recruiting aviation graduates. The college’s second annual Aviation Day is aimed at connecting businesses with students and graduates from the college’s flight management and aircraft maintenance programs for […]
THUNDER BAY – The benefits of mining are real. Population growth and new citizens are real. The economic opportunities that await Thunder Bay are real. Mayor Ken Boshcoff delivered those words Monday as part of his state of the city address titled All roads lead to Thunder Bay. “We are poised to become a mining powerhouse, and are […]
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has concluded its investigation into a Nov. 27 plane crash at Wawa Municipal Airport that resulted in minor injuries for the small crew on board. While snowy conditions on the runway caused the Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 aircraft to slide into a drainage ditch, damaging the plane […]
March break is coming March 11-15. There’s plenty going on around town! FORT FRANCES LIBRARY The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre has family events each day! MONDAYMarch Madness Crafts Kites and Windsocks 1-3 pmTUESDAYFamily Movie Sing-Along: Frozen 11:30 am – 1 pmTalk to a Nurse 3-5 pmTeen Movie Matinee: […]
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in the aftermath of a structural fire, which destroyed a shed beside the former NorWest Animal Clinic. On March 5, 2024, officers of the Rainy River District OPP were conducting general patrol duties and located a small structure fire in the shed. The structure […]
For any volunteer fire department, there always seems to be room for more able bodies to join the fold. But with minimum standards requirements becoming more strict on ensuring properly trained firefighters answer the call, joining a fire department isn’t quite as easy these days. “It’s definitely going to become […]
Confederation College President Kathleen Lynch welcomed the provincial government’s initial funding announcement for post-secondary institutions as a significant step that underscores the importance of investing in the education of Ontario’s students. On Monday, Premier Doug Ford announced a one-time $1.3 Billion injection into post-secondary institutions, while maintaining a tuition freeze […]
