Local News from Across the Rainy River District
John McTaggart has been a business owner, a board member, a volunteer and, for the past two terms, a member of the Town of Fort Frances Council. Now, he is making his bid for the mayor’s seat with promises to build up the town’s economic opportunities and housing supply and […]
After a series of meetings, local polls and formal declarations, MPP for Kenora-Rainy River Greg Rickford says that northwestern Ontario will not revert to standard time this fall. In a press release issued Tuesday morning, Rickford announced the change, which will align the region with the province of Manitoba. “Minister […]
Tenants displaced by the Sept. 22 fire at Rose Manor will need to secure alternative housing after Nov. 15, when the insurance funding paying for their emergency hotel rooms is expected to run out, the District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) said. The board has been advised that the […]
Fiscal responsibility and a willingness to listen to the people When Bill Morrison Jr. was appointed to a seat on the Fort Frances Town Council during the last term, he didn’t take it lightly. Morrison went in hoping to review town finances and ensure responsible spending of taxpayer dollars, and […]
Voter training Tania Cameron developed in Kenora is now helping First Nations organizers in Alberta prepare their communities for an October referendum that includes a question about the province’s future in Canada. Cameron, a Kenora resident and member of Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation, first created First Nations Rock the Vote during […]
The Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic is celebrating the grand opening of its new and expanded home at Suite 501, 1265 Arthur St. E., in the former Spence Clinic. Crystal Kaukinen, the clinic’s executive director, called the development of the new space an important milestone in the growth of the clinic […]
KAKABEKA FALLS — Dozens of people with camps in Cushing Lake Resort heard the news straight from resort co-owner Dale Wirta: Cushing Lake operations will pause all next year to rebuild from the past summer’s wildfire devastation. Those whose camps survived the July blaze are free to use their lots […]
THUNDER BAY — Drug-related violence across Nishnawbe Aski Nation territories must end. That’s what Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), Alvin Fiddler, said during Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s (NAPS) annual general meeting on Tuesday. “With that growth of our police service is also just the growth of drugs coming […]
The Town of Fort Frances is rolling out a new community improvement plan (CIP) and, with it, financial incentive programs (FIP) aimed at aligning the goals of the municipality with its residents and businesses. A community improvement plan is a coordinated effort by a municipality to target economic development in […]
In keeping with their commitment to enhance care for patients at La Verendrye Hospital, the Hospital Auxiliary which was founded in 1952 has pledged to raise $75,000 over the course of the next eight months to renovate the Chemotherapy Department at the hospital. Every resident of the district knows a […]
Nolan Koethler was half of the Lakers goaltending tandem that led the Superior International Junior Hockey League in 2025-26, helping the Lakers to their first regular-season title in a decade. On March 20, Koethler returned home on a bye week before the playoffs. Koethler was operating a tractor on his […]
While Thunder Bay-area farmers have been trying to salvage a harvest following an unusually dry summer, one thing has begun to feel normal: the rising cost of diesel fuel for their combines, tractors and heavy trucks. “It is what it is,” Jason Reid, who operates a beef farm on the […]
