Local News from Across the Rainy River District
An analysis of the City of Thunder Bay is underway to explore how Indigenous spending supports the growth and development of the city as a regional service hub. A joint effort between the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC), Fort William First Nation, Anishnawbe Business Professional Association (ABPA) and […]
Two groups will make presentations at the Feb. 14 meeting of Thunder Bay city council’s Inter-governmental Affairs Committee, citing the dangers of transporting nuclear waste through Ontario. Dodie LeGassick, of Environment North, will illustrate the transportation risks of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO’s) proposed plans to transport all of […]
As climate change threatens global water systems, a new research initiative aims to leverage Indigenous expertise to manage cross-border water resources. Climate change puts people’s access to water in jeopardy. Extreme weather events like floods and droughts are becoming more frequent and extreme, damaging infrastructure and affecting water quality. Often, […]
KENORA – Unhoused, unsheltered or homeless – whatever word is used, All Nations Health Partners (ANHP) seem to agree there’s a troubling gap in aid for people without a steady roof over their heads in Ontario’s westernmost city. The City of Kenora and the Kenora District Services Board (KDSB) issued […]
The Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre has lots of upcoming programming and events for the upcoming months. Starting next week on Feb. 8, the museum is launching Coffee, Tea and History. Sam Manty is the museum’s Program Director. “This is a program geared towards seniors, and also history buffs,” […]
Northern Policy Institute, in partnership with organizations across Northern Ontario, is launching its third annual Measurement Month. Measurement Month is an effort to collect consistent, comparable data to inform decision-making at the local, regional, provincial, and national level for Northern Ontario, by collecting data through online surveys. Four surveys will […]
The Ontario Government is taking more steps in protecting youth in Northwestern Ontario from human trafficking. In an announcement made yesterday, Wednesday, January 31, 2024, Michael Para, Ontario’s Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, along with Minister of Indigenous Affairs and Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford, announced that the […]
ATIKOKAN – The 195-kilometre drive to Thunder Bay can be awfully risky, Atikokan Mayor Rob Ferguson says. “This year we’ve been lucky with the amount of snow, but it seems like every day I see on the news an accident on the highway,” he told NWO Newswatch. “I know a […]
IGNACE – The Willingness Engagement Team is in town, and they’re looking for a little conversation. Six team members from consulting firm With Chéla Inc. are in Ignace to talk with residents about the deep geological repository (DGR) that might eventually be built nearby. With Chéla owner Chéla Breckon said […]
Culture is at the core of everything Kelsey Borgford creates. Her newest work, a children’s book called What’s in a Bead?, is set to be released by Second Story Press March 12. It is heavily influenced by watching and learning traditional Indigenous art forms, the author said. “Without that influence, […]
Feeling the bleak mid-winter bummers? Scouts Canada (the country’s leading co-ed youth organization) is here to help kids kick their post-holiday ‘blah’ syndrome. Now that the festivities of the season are over and kids are back at school in their ho-hum routines, Scouts Canada has created the ‘Kidtastic’ Activity Generator as […]
Stratton native Trevor Bonot and his team from the Fort William Curling Club took a roller coaster ride to get there, but at the end of the week reached their destination of a berth in the Canadian Men’s National Curling Championship also known as the Montana’s Brier. Bonot led his […]
