Local News from Across the Rainy River District
DRYDEN — Significant steps have been taken throughout the province to address courthouse security concerns in rural and remote communities. These steps followed an incident at a satellite court last summer when an OPP officer shot and killed 23-year-old Tyresse Roundsky in a Wapekeka courtroom. Dryden lawyer Karen Seeley said […]
THUNDER BAY – Coun. Trevor Giertuga stated publicly he is willing to put forth a motion to city council to block Junot Park from potential surplus. His statement came after commissioner Kerri Marshall addressed the Thunder Bay Muslim Religious Association’s withdrawal from its proposed development project at the park at […]
Police officers all over the province are feeling the impact of two officers who lost their lives on the job this month. Colin Woods, president of the Thunder Bay Police Association, said the impact is felt deeply amongst officers here in Northern Ontario. “Last week there were two officers who were killed on […]
The municipal election continues to add candidates who believe they have the vision to bring Fort Frances into the future. The most recent, and to date only mayoral, candidate was added to the Town of Fort Frances’ unofficial list of candidates this morning. Brent Calder has tossed his hat into […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford visited Thunder Bay on Tuesday and announced $2,804,955 in funding from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) for upgrades at the Port of Thunder Bay and the Peninsula Harbour Port Authority in Marathon. Ford called both terminals key gateways in Northwestern Ontario for expanding east-west […]
THUNDER BAY — Coming into physical contact with MPP Kevin Holland’s car came as a bit of a surprise, Dan Dubray said Tuesday. Video recorded at the scene shows a vehicle driven by Holland, MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan, move forward slowly and hit Dubray’s right leg as the union member was protesting on Hewitson […]
OTTAWA — Canada Minister of Indigenous Services put forward the First Nations Clean Water Act, Bill C-37, on Tuesday morning, along with the “single largest funding commitment ever made for First Nations,” $4.6 billion over five years. “Across Canada there are laws and regulations that set minimum standards for drinking […]
At my coffee discussion group the other day, we began discussing some of the barriers that patients in Northwestern Ontario face when medical procedures take place out of province. Rather than having some tests such as CT scans, MRIs and echocardiograms performed in our communities, we are often required to […]
The middle of June has arrived. How quickly the days pass by! Our winter wheat is nearly fully headed out, but it isn’t very tall. I think our long, cool spring, which turned into hot summer weather, has played havoc on some of our crops. If you have alfalfa in […]
Last month’s column started to take a look at the question of whether or not just one person can make a difference. We touched on the fact that often we consider ourselves to be just a normal person and therefore unable to make much difference. Most of us can probably […]
Epsom salts can be a way to help green up your garden naturally. Epsom salts contain magnesium and sulfur, two elements that are found in nature and are important for plant growth. Magnesium helps form chlorophyll in plants and is essential for photosynthesis, various enzyme reactions and other plant growth […]
