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The town of Rocanville will be giving some goats a try in a bid to control weeds in parts of town where it’s hard to manage weeds. At the town council meeting on Wednesday, the town decided to partner with SJ Townside Acres of Rocanville to use around 18 of […]

DRYDEN – The city has voted against allowing people to bring their own alcohol to community and cultural events, as has both Fort Frances and Kenora. Earlier this year, the Ontario government made it possible for each municipality to decide if they would pass a by-law to allow individuals to essentially BYOB (bring […]

Researchers from Lakehead University are launching an initiative in partnership with community mental health agencies and School Mental Health Ontario to help fill the gap in timely access to mental health care for youth in Northwestern Ontario. The Help in Hand initiative was started with a $2-million investment from Health […]

After a successful first year, the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society (RRVAS) is bringing back the Fair Ambassador program, which replaced the former Fair Queen program as of last year’s RRVAS Fall Fair. Open to all residents of the Rainy River District aged 17 to 24 of all genders, the […]

Darcy Whitecrow considers it his duty to preserve his culture, planting its seeds through traditional language and a connection to nature. A member of Seine River First Nation, Whitecrow says he is here to pass on the lessons he has learned through family, a traditional Ojibwe upbringing and life experience. […]

An old wooden rotary telephone sits quietly at the edge of the Little Falls Cemetery in Atikokan. Unconnected to any wires, its only power source is the heavy breeze rustling through the nearby pines. This is a wind phone, a newly installed monument designed to offer a unique, comforting way […]

Environment Canada says the district should see little rain as dry conditions continue. For most of July, the Thunder Bay district’s precipitation has been 25 to 50 per cent below normal, according to warning preparedness meteorologist Peter Kimbell. “That’s probably going to continue for the next little while because the […]

TORONTO — The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF), the charitable arm of the United Steelworkers union in Canada, says it is donating $20,000 to support people and communities evacuated by recent wildfires in Northwestern Ontario, as well as future wildfire relief efforts across Canada. In one of the worst wildfire seasons […]

A total of 117 active wildland fires were reported as active in the Northwest Region late Monday, down from a high of 148 earlier in July, after a rainy weekend helped to dampen forest conditions. There were 23 fires not under control, three being held, eight under control and 83 […]