Local News from Across the Rainy River District
KENORA – Next stop: microtransit. The City of Kenora is just weeks away from rolling out a replacement for the problem-plagued transit system currently serving residents. Named “The Wave,” the new system switches out the traditional transit bus for a passenger van. And instead of a route with a schedule, […]
Opposition and concerns over the transportation of nuclear waste to a proposed deep geological repository between Dryden and Ignace appear to be expanding across Northwestern Ontario. An alliance that includes We the Nuclear Free North’s Nuclear Free Thunder Bay, Northwatch and Environment North, have taken to the road touring the […]
An organization representing Ontario’s recreation facilities is raising concerns that province could be at risk of losing a quarter of its indoor ice rinks in the next two decades. Speaking on behalf of the Ontario Recreational Facilities Association (ORFA) – an organization created in 1947 whose membership includes those who […]
Pool users will need to take a break from laps in September, as repairs are done to the pool decking. According to a release from the memorial Sports Centre, the pool will be temporarily closed for essential repairs scheduled from Monday, September 9 with an anticipated reopening date of Monday, […]
KENORA – Northwestern Health Unit leaders met with Ontario cabinet members this month during the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in Ottawa. Marilyn Herbacz, the health unit’s chief executive officer, said Wednesday the team spoke to Health Minister Sylvia Jones about the findings of a viability assessment of the […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – The Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision. On August 29, 2024, just before 2:00 a.m., members of the Dryden OPP Detachment along with Fire and emergency medical services responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – The Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges following a serious motor vehicle collision that occurred on January 6, 2024. On January 6, 2024, at approximately 12:30 p.m., members of the Thunder Bay OPP Detachment along with Fire and emergency medical services […]
IGNACE – Diana Schmidt is happy with the resolution Thunder Bay city council passed Monday night on the proposed long-term storage of nuclear waste in Northwestern Ontario. Trucking accidents occur every day in Canada, the Ignace resident said, so it seems inevitable that eventually a truck carrying nuclear waste to […]
K’odi dłu’ Taay.dala ‘Yuuans, Jesse Taylor (Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw) is hoping to have as many people as possible learn their language with the First-ory language stylus he has developed. The stylus he created is a pen-like tool that hovers over images in books or cards and “reads” the content. The stylus […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Failing to stop at a stop sign resulted in impaired driving charges for a Rainy River resident. On August 25, 2024, at approximately 4:00 am an officer with the Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle in the 400 block of Armit Avenue after […]
Residents of Rainy River are grappling with the news that all of their primary care physicians have posted their resignations. The doctors, which oversee the emergency room, clinic and long term care facility, issued a statement to the community last week, notifying patients that they could no longer provide safe […]
Municipal and federal representatives are encouraged by a recent sit-down meeting to discuss the ongoing concerns surrounding the exploitation of fishing in the district, though they are also disappointed in key absences around the table. Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski and Fort Frances mayor Andrew Hallikas were both part […]
