Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The announcement of a $4.7-billion Via Rail contract for the Thunder Bay Alstom plant will put the city in the spotlight as the place to invest in manufacturing and other industries. “Honestly, it feels like Christmas,” Charla Robinson, president of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce, said. “This is something […]
The Solicitor General has given municipalities that rely on OPP policing notice that it plans to cap increases again. No municipality will see its total cost rise more than 11 percent from 2026. That excludes special contracts for extra policing, which some municipalities have. The OPP is getting the 2027 […]
The scale of markets for goods that come in or are exported at the Port of Thunder Bay depends on downstream investments that Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney says are being made by his government. “We’re getting the downstream ones right,” Carney said, during a visit to Thunder Bay last […]
A $4.7-billion investment by the federal government for Alstom to build 313 Via Rail cars in Thunder Bay means an additional 200-300 skilled-trades workers will be needed to fill the jobs. Jason Roberts, president of Unifor union Local 1075, says not only will the Via Rail contract create jobs at […]
KENORA – Finishing their first week back to school, the Kenora Catholic District School Board said they’re off to a “very positive start.” “That first day you can always feel the peak of energy and excitement and you see students reconnecting with friends and staff,” said Jamey Robertson, CEO of […]
THUNDER BAY – To recognize their contribution to the history of the fur trade, City Hall hoisted the Canadian Corps of Voyageurs flag on Friday morning in honour of the organization’s 50th anniversary. “Fifty years. How many volunteer groups make it to 50 years? And we have one member here […]
SIOUX NARROWS–NESTOR FALLS — Forty years after Sioux Narrows published its own local history book, a sequel is in the making. In 1985, Beyond the Bridge: Sioux Narrows was published, preserving the history of the remote community and the families that had lived and travelled there. On Monday, the Sioux […]
Thunder Bay will play a major role in building the next generation of VIA Rail passenger cars following a more than $4.7-billion federal investment announced this morning that will inevitably have a spillover effect across the Rainy River District. Speaking at a press conference in Thunder Bay, Prime Minister Mark […]
Nearing 50 years since its inception, the annual Terry Fox Run has continued to grow in cities across Canada, and Fort Frances is no exception, with organizers for this year’s event working hard behind the scenes to make it the best yet. Laureen Luchka and Laura Bruyere are the co-organizers […]
Former MPP Howard Hampton has endorsed longtime friend Brent Calder in his run for the mayor’s seat this coming October. Hampton, who was born in Fort Frances, said during a visit to the region last week that Calder gets his endorsement for a few reasons. “One, some people are ‘me’ […]
As municipal election campaigns get into full swing with candidates finalized for both mayor and council, the Town of Fort Frances has allowed candidates to place their signs in certain publicly owned areas of the community. While residents may recall that in prior years no signs were allowed on town-owned […]
There’s another jackpot winner in the Rainy River District thanks to Riverside Health Care’s 50/50 Draw. In a press release from Riverside, the healthcare organization announced that Danielle Hammond of Devlin was the winner of the August 50/50 draw, a win that netted her $17,677.50. Riverside shared that Hammond was […]
