Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Canada cracked the top ten in energy transition investment and GDP share in 2024 after a $35.2 billion investment on the road to meeting its net-zero emissions target. Investing grew 19 per cent in 2024 and jumped into the top ten globally for the first time. Mainland China led the […]
The rapid disappearance of prime Ontario farmland isn’t just a political gambit in the current provincial election campaign, local farmers say. It’s really happening. Peggy Brekveld, a Murillo dairy farmer and an Ontario Federation of Agriculture past-president, said she and other agriculture advocates have been sounding the alarm for several […]
KILLARNEY – Curt Struth’s palms are covered in ink as he pushes a 900-pound roll of newspaper. Struth lifts the paper into a printing press with the help of his brother, measures a straight line across, and steps away. The printing press is restocked at the Killarney Guide. In a […]
In a press release Tuesday, federal Minister of Public Safety David McGuinty highlighted the measures the government is taking to further strengthen security at the Canada-United States border. The new measures expand on the $1.3 billion Border Plan the Canadian Government announced in December. Which were agreed upon by Prime […]
CN crews are responding to a train derailment that occurred this morning at approximately 7:32 a.m. on the west end of Emo. This incident involved 14 train cars transporting potash. CN, local first responders, Public Works Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent are attending the scene. There is no danger to the […]
According to a media release from the Canadian Federal Government, it failed to agree with the Government of Ontario about additional funding for homelessness and left the feds to work directly with municipalities on the matter. Moreover, this comes at a time when Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment, also known […]
Warning: this story contains discussion of suicide. At a dinner on Saturday night, members of the Sunset Country Squash Club honoured two former members who played squash in Fort Frances. This past weekend marked the 37th annual La Place Rendez-Vous Squash Tournament for the club, and as a part of […]
A group of museums and cultural centres from across northwestern Ontario are looking to add to their list of indigenous veterans from the region’s First Nations. The Times spoke with Jessie Richard, Curator at Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre (Manitou Mounds), one of several institutions involved with the project. “It’s a partnership […]
A new lego robotics program aims to give intermediate students some hands-on learning to teach them coding, according to Tiffany Goulet, Experiential Learning Lead at the Northwest Catholic District School Board. Goulet said this type of program has a lot to offer to students, and shared that feedback from students […]
$100 million increase to Risk Management Program will strengthen agri-food sector resilience during market instability The Ontario government is increasing annual funding for its Risk Management Program (RMP) from $150 million to $250 million to enhance support for farmers and the province’s $51 billion agri-food sector. The $100 million increase […]
Tiffany Goulet, Experiential Learning Lead for The Northwest Catholic District School Board, arranged an entrepreneurial pilot program for Grade Seven and Eight students funded by the Ministry of Education. This year, the pilot program returned to fund students’ business ideas. According to Gulet, students sold soap, woodworking goods, jewellery, and […]
While a 30-day postponement of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods has paused an escalating trade war, there is still concern in Northwestern Ontario. Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland said the proposed 25 per cent tariffs could have a devastating effect on the Canadian forestry industry. “I’m concerned,” Holland said. “We’re […]
