Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Hundreds of people gathered at the Town of Kapuskasing’s Train Station Welcome Centre and joined several mayors, leaders and politicians on Wednesday, in a show of solidarity for the Kap Paper Mill and Green First Forest Products. Kap Paper announced that it will idle the plant due to the absence […]
THUNDER BAY – In a show of solidarity, two local unions banded together to tell Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu they want to go back to work with a fair deal. Postal workers and college support staff, both on strike right now, rallied outside the Thunder Bay–Superior North MP’s […]
KENORA — Housing is the “number one need” in Kenora as city hall drafts its new official plan, administration says. The city is in the process of replacing the existing official plan, which involves aligning it with provincial priorities, while also focusing on local needs, said Janis Pochailo, Kenora’s director […]
Ramon Kataquapit travelled hundreds of kilometres from North Bay to Kingston this weekend to join events opposing Bill 5 because he has seen what mining has done to his community. The youth leader from Attawapiskat First Nation says Ontario’s Bill 5, which lets the Ford government fast-track development in the mineral-rich Ring […]
On September 26, unionized workers of Canada Post hit the picket lines for the second time in less than a year. Similar to the last strike, which ended in December 2024, the move brings a complete halt to the delivery of letters and parcels through the postal system. No delivery […]
The water main break on Scott Street last week left some businesses, like the Salvation Army, dealing with multiple floods in a matter of days. According to Travis Rob, Manager of Operations and Facilities for the Town of Fort Frances, multiple ruptures in the pipe occurred on Tuesday, September 23, […]
When Jennifer Berti, Autism Support Worker for the Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB), first met Kebbi, a robotic learning companion designed to better support students on the autism spectrum, she supplemented the curriculum with Kebbi’s presence at the request of a parent. Since then, the board purchased two Kebbi […]
At the Sept. 22, 2025 meeting of Fort Frances Town Council, councillors enacted a by-law appointing Wayne Riches as the interim chief of Fort Frances Fire and Rescue. Originally from southern Ontario, Riches moved to the Fort Frances area in late 90s to work with the Ministry of Natural Resources […]
The Fort Frances Lakers improved their record to 4-0 over the course of the weekend, leading to an announcement on Monday that they’d cracked the Canadian Junior Hockey League ranking’s Top 20 for the first time since 2016. Friday night saw the Lakers once again matched up against the league-worst […]
One outbreak at Rainycrest Long-Term Care home has ended, but Riverside Health Care is cautioning visitors that another outbreak is still ongoing. In a pair of press releases from Riverside Health Care, a gastrointestinal outbreak in the home’s west wing has been declared over, however the east wing is still […]
This month’s 50/50 jackpot winner, Craig Morrissey of North York, took home $9,162.50, proving that no matter where you live, every ticket helps strengthen health care, and sometimes, it makes you a winner too. Craig set his sights on a big win by purchasing multiple 50/50 tickets across the province, […]
It was a night of fun and celebration on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, as the business community of Fort Frances, along with family, friends and supporters, turned out to La Place Rendez-Vous for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 28th Annual Business Award dinner. The awards were once more nominated […]
