Local News from Across the Rainy River District
When Melanie Joly first ran for public office, she wasn’t sure who her role models were. Such historic public figures as John F. Kennedy and Charles De Gaulle influenced her decision to enter politics, but she came to the table with a very different voice. “I couldn’t show the same […]
Tonight will be cloudy with periods of light snow and a low of -10 C (14 F). Tomorrow will see overcast skies with periods of light snow or rain during the day, remaining cloudy with a chance of flurries overnight and a high of 5 (41) with a low of […]
EVENTS CALENDAR The Fort Frances Lakers are hosting a Hockey Fights Cancer night for their final game of the year on Friday, March 13 against the Ironwood Lumberjacks at 7:15 p.m. The Lakers will be wearing special Uniforms sponsored by Safeway Fort Frances and raising funds for the Lights, Camera, […]
Ryder Mueller, left, Griffin Dubuc, Vinnie Sigurdson and Miles Mueller took to the stage last weekend as Colonel Hathi and his band of elephants as part of Row i Theatre’s production of The Jungle Book Kids. The play ran from March 5 – 7 at the Knox United church in […]
The cast of The Jungle Book Kids presented by Row i Theatre brought the audience right into the jungle from their seats at Knox United Church last week over the course of three performances.
Thunder Bay stood out as a strong mining hub in Northwestern Ontario and shone on the international mining stage during the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Convention 2026 last week in Toronto. The Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC), along with Lakehead University and Confederation College, presented Thunder Bay as global interest rises in the region’s […]
THUNDER BAY – “It definitely feels like a victory,” says the head of the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority. Tammy Cook, chief administrative officer, learned that the LRCA will remain intact as a local voice for Northwestern Ontario watersheds. After receiving input from 14,000 submissions and six regional workshops, Todd McCarthy, […]
THUNDER BAY — Stories from people travelling northern Ontario’s highways will be used to pressure the Ford government to make improvements. That’s according to the opposition NDP’s leadership, including party leader Marit Stiles, who was in Thunder Bay for a standing-room-only public forum on Monday, where residents shared their experiences […]
The air inside an Emsdale garage was filled with laughter and curiosity as Almaguin Pride hosted a unique International Women’s Day event focused on automotive empowerment. The “Grease Grrrl Car Care” workshop drew an energetic crowd inside the mechanic bays of Truck Accessories Plus, a space donated by David Richards. The workshop […]
A press release from Riverside Health Care this morning announced that the Code Grey caused by a malfunction with the water heating system has been lifted. “Repairs to the facility’s water system have been successfully completed by our maintenance team and external contractors,” the release said. “Water service has been […]
