Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Kerry Collins’ dream-job of maintaining a remote angler’s paradise near Armstrong went up in flames last week. About a week later, the lodge and cabin operator is still coming to grips with the fallout of the devastating wildfire that destroyed his livelihood. “All our clients — they’re so heart-broken,” the […]
THUNDER BAY – Chief of Upsala’s Fire Department, Doug Kiezebrink said that while he hopes local leaders don’t have to make the call to send out Alert Ready notifications, he will if needed. Last week, Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response Jill Dunlop reminded local leaders that they have the […]
Organizers with the Superior Classics Car Club will meet on Wednesday to determine the fate of the 2026 Terrace Bay Drag Fest. Club president Ray Gionet was at the track on Friday doing some maintenance and fine-tuning in preparation for the 27th annual Terrace Bay Drag Fest, which is scheduled […]
What started as one man’s vision for a dirt racetrack has grown into one of Kenora’s most unique attractions. Nearly a decade after the first green flag dropped at Lake of the Woods Speedway, the track continues to draw racers, families and visitors from across Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba, introducing […]
As wildfires continue to rage across Northwest Ontario, destroying homes and sending thick plumes of smoke across Ontario and as far as the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, the province is reaching out to the federal government for help, Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski said Thursday morning. The […]
The water restrictions imposed by the Town of Fort Frances on Tuesday morning have been lifted according to a Facebook post at around 11 a.m. Thursday. The restriction on watering lawns, washing cars, filling swimming pools and other non-essential uses of water was imposed after the town’s water supply dipped […]
Fort Frances resident and arts connoisseur Ken Datzkiw is working to organize a Nuit Blanche late-night art festival in Rainy Lake Square at the end of September. The term nuit blanche, which translates as “white night” in French, originally referred to a night without sleep. As a festival concept, it […]
A new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Town of Fort Frances and the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) board was approved during Monday evening’s council meeting. The previous MOU came into effect over 14 years ago and required modernization of the agreement of how the town and […]
The president of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) says Northern Ontario’s labour shortage cannot be addressed with the same policies being applied in southern Ontario. In an interview with Kenora Miner & News, Rick Dumas said the province should continue discussions with northern leaders after opting out of a […]
Drones are changing the landscape for many industries, and for conservation, they are proving one of the most effective tools in the fight against invasive phragmites. Research from the University of Waterloo reveals that using spray drones, remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), to apply the herbicide Habitat Aqua to areas […]
The University of Winnipeg has joined other public post-secondary institutions across the province in hiking tuition rates by four per cent — as high as possible — for the fall. Domestic fees are increasing by more annually in 2026-27 than they have in eight years in Manitoba. International rates, which […]
A loud round of applause filled the clubhouse at Kitchen Creek Golf Club on the afternoon of Saturday, July 11, as Holly Kaemingh, Riverside’s Director of Fundraising, announced that the health provider’s inaugural fundraiser golf tournament had helped the Lights, Camera, DIAGNOSIS! campaign across the finish line to its $1.67 […]
