Local News from Across the Rainy River District
(ORILLIA, ON) – Increases in impaired driving occurrences are prompting the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to enhance its impaired driving enforcement efforts, with the aim of saving more lives on our roads. Tragically, 385 people lost their lives in impaired driving-related collisions on OPP-patrolled roads between 2018 and the end […]
IGNACE – Decision time is near. In a few weeks, residents in this Northwestern Ontario township will cast ballots on their willingness to have a nuclear waste repository in the area. Then a consulting firm will write a report and submit it to Ignace township council in June. Then councillors […]
The road to awareness is paved with authentic stories – the type of story Tony McGuire captures with his documentary, Bridges to the North. Produced by Theymedia in partnership with Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation, Bridges to the North is set to premiere in Toronto on April 2 at the Royal Cinema. […]
The Township of Ignace’s Community Well-Being Fund has received $30,000 from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization and has handed it over to the Mary Berglund Community Health Centre Hub.Heidi West, the health centre hub’s executive director, said the site located on Beaver Street in Ignace, is in dire need of […]
A young person’s first week in university should be an exciting and equally nerve-wracking time, but for 22-year-old Aiyana Kalani of the Lil’wat Nation, it was an eye-opening experience. Kalani went to Vancouver Island University (VIU) in 2021 to major in digital marketing and minor in journalism, but found the […]
A proposed water park went before council this week, and has been green lighted for further exploration. Jordan DeGagne, a local business owner, went before council to request a commercial agreement with Fort Frances to lease land at Seven Oaks, within Point Park, to install a temporary off-shore splash zone, […]
On April 8th, 2024, residents of northwestern Ontario will experience a partial solar eclipse and watching the event without special eye protection can do serious damage to your vision. From approximately 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm CST people in the northwest will see the moon block a portion of the […]
In a double bill that is sure to shake the stage at the Townshend Theatre, two great bands will bring soul and rock and roll to the area. Johnny Max Band is a staple of Blues and Roots festivals for over 25 years, according to their bio. “We started out […]
International Falls hasn’t had an amateur baseball team since the early 1960s. That will change this summer as a team of both American and Canadian players comes together to form the Rainy Lake North Stars. Dieter Humbert is among those spearheading the effort, he says amateur baseball has been a […]
Agency One First Nations Lands LP is honoured to provide an update on the St. Margaret’s/Fort Frances Indian Residential School Reclamation. In December 2023 we advised that we had received some initial results from some of the areas where ground search activities were conducted in the 2023 field season. Those […]
The Ontario Government is stepping up efforts to attract and retain wildland firefighters as warmer summer months approach, along with a concern of increased forest fire activity throughout the province and beyond. In an announcement made on Thursday, March 21, 2024, the province announced it was investing more than $5-million […]
This is no laughing matter – the Stephen Leacock Student Humorous Essay Competition needs more submissions. The committee in charge of selecting the winners has put out a call to all teachers and parents to encourage their kids to submit their work for a chance to win money for their […]
