Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Fort Frances Lakers led 2-0 and 3-1 over the course of their regular season finale on Saturday against the Thunder Bay North Stars, and while they’d go on to fall behind 4-3 in the third period, a late goal by Carter Deschamps tied the game up and got them […]
On March 25, Winnipeg-based Dirty Catfish Brass Band (DCBB) are bringing their horns (and other instruments) to Fort Frances for the penultimate show of the 2024-25 Tour de Fort passport season. When some people hear the term “brass band,” their mind might go to a Salvation Army-style band playing Christmas […]
Student loan forgiveness is being leveraged to recruit and retain doctors and nurses to rural and remote areas. In a press release from March 6, 2025, Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Workforce Development and Labour for the federal liberals, announced a possible remedy to the shortage of doctors and nurses in […]
Thunder Bay, ON – March 19, 2025 – Seneca Polytechnic and Confederation College have announced a new strategic partnership to enhance opportunities for students across Ontario and address critical skill gaps in key industries. The collaboration will initially focus on Aviation programming while also exploring the potential for a unique […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan have arrested and charged one individual with numerous charges following an altercation. On March 16, 2025, at approximately 2:00 a.m., members of the Atikokan OPP Detachment responded to a reported break and enter incident on Maple Crescent in […]
The community of Dryden and its region will have an opportunity today to learn more about the second phase of the Waasigan Transmission Line, which will run from Dryden to Atikokan. Sonny Karunakaran, Hydro One vice-president of strategic projects and partnerships, has travelled to Dryden to host an open house […]
Top trade students from local public high schools have begun their competitive journey toward the gold medal in the 2025 Skills Ontario Competition. Nathan Caputo, a Grade 11 Hammarskjold High School student, was one of six students from the Lakehead Public Board competing in the team carpentry competition at the […]
It’s business as usual at the Thunder Bay Alstom plant where tariffs imposed by the U.S. government are not expected to have a great impact. Work continues on the Toronto Transit Commission light rail vehicle street car and the Metrolinx bi-level refurbishment for overhaul contracts. Lindsay Fenton, the site managing […]
THUNDER BAY — A “massive boost” in plant production is only one of the changes that has coun. Shelby Ch’ng excited about ongoing renovations at the Thunder Bay Botanical Conservatory. She recently took a tour of the city-owned conservatory to see the much-needed upgrades and redesign in person. “What many […]
Since 2019, hundreds of people have arrived in Thunder Bay from many parts of India, which has not only enhanced the city’s cultural diversity but has helped fill many jobs easing the labour shortage. In celebration of Indian culture, A Taste of India will take place at the Italian Cultural […]
Toxic tailings discarded at some 10,000 abandoned mines together with those currently being produced by 200 others in operation across Canada could hide a multi-billion-dollar market opportunity as demand for critical minerals explodes globally in the coming decades, a new study has concluded. Tailings — a byproduct of large-scale mining […]
Fort Frances, ON – The Board of Directors of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care (the Foundation) acknowledges Riverside Health Care’s recent decision to conclude our longstanding fundraising partnership. While we are saddened by this change, Riverside Health Care has chosen to take its fundraising in a new direction. For […]
