Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Canadian Wrestling’s Elite proudly announces that we will celebrate 16 years of operations across the great country of Canada with events across four Canadian provinces and it will all kick off while simultaneously kicking off 2025 with 9 events in 9 nights across the province of Ontario! To celebrate this […]
Community Living Thunder Bay has been supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities since 1954. It has developed a system that not only provides client services but focuses on fostering a supportive, inclusive community where every person, regardless of ability, is valued equally. Juliana Baez, Community Living’s marketing co-ordinator, said the goal […]
A previously identified repair to the coolant plant in the ‘52 Canadians rink has ultimately led to a delay in the ice making for the ‘24-25 season, and has left user groups to fill their schedules using other venues and resources. Travis Rob, Manager of Operations and Facilities for the […]
Peter Spuzak, an artist from the township of Albertan, Ontario, has always loved art. The Alberton township artist revered the inherent beauty of the natural landscape while working on his family farm. His passion led him to study advertising design at what was then called the Ontario College of Art, […]
Riverside Health Care is happy to announce the expansion of its Assisted Living program in the Rainy River District, with the addition of 28 new Assisted Living spots. Further strengthening this vital support across our communities, this expansion includes seven new spots in the Fort Frances area, 10 in Rainy […]
Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work For You! Tragically, there were 133 fire-related deaths in Ontario in 2022—the deadliest year in over two decades. In 2023, the province suffered 123 fire-related deaths. Communities have lost mothers, fathers, grandparents and even children—so many years of potential life lost! Being prepared for the […]
This weeks news is a mix of new and old news. Last week I was unable to send emails. Thanks to my daughter Carley who was able to fix the problem (within minutes) I have news this week. What would we do without our kids when is comes to technology! […]
The air feels like fall, and we have had a couple of hard frosts, so I think we are officially into our next season. I do hope we can enjoy some further dry weather. I started to cut my grass over the weekend but didn’t have enough time to finish. […]
“Widespread” rain over the weekend across many parts of Northwestern Ontario helped dampen down the overall risk for new forest fires, but an intense blaze burning west of Thunder Bay remained out of control on Monday. Thunder Bay Fire No. 21, located in a remote area about 60 kilometres west […]
Unusually warm weather and plentiful tree berries appears to have caused black bears to be tardy when it comes to retiring to their dens for the winter. Some municipalities in Northwestern Ontario have been seeing many bruins, although there doesn’t appear to have been close encounters with people. “They’ve been […]
Manitoba Hydro is reporting net losses of more than $150 million from their last fiscal year, blaming much of it on drought and low water levels experienced on Lake Winnipeg last year. Hydro released its 2023-24 annual report on Tuesday, which shows a consolidated net loss of $157 million for […]
THUNDER BAY – Eric Gray remembers feeling uncertain about police when he arrived in the city from Sandy Lake First Nation to attend Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School. “Coming into Thunder Bay, I was nervous about the police because I have heard all these stories about what they’ve done to First Nations people,” he […]
