Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Government of Canada has spent nearly $5 million into 10 Northern Ontario Indigenous economic development projects through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario’s Northern Ontario Development Program. MP Patty Hajdu, minister of jobs and families and minister responsible for FedNor, was met by northern First Nation chiefs […]
Moose Cree First Nation has released the fourth edition of its community-developed dictionary. This latest edition marks more than a decade of work to help revitalize the unique Moose Cree “L” dialect — a language now spoken fluently almost exclusively by elders. The project, which began in 2012, has grown […]
Food insecurity in Manitoba continues to trend upwards according to a recent report undertaken by Harvest Manitoba. About 60,000 Manitobans currently turn to foodbanks, and since 2020 the need for foodbanks has increased across the province by a whopping 150 percent. Across all provinces, Manitoba sadly boasts the highest child […]
As of the first of 2026, Circular Materials will assume management of recycling pick up in the Town of Fort Frances while GFL remains the local contractor. Circular Materials is a national not-for-profit organization which has been created by companies which produce a significant portion of recyclable refuse. Founding partners […]
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has announced the first laboratory confirmed case of influenza in the region for the 2025-26 season. The Health Unit made the announcement in a press release late yesterday afternoon. The NWHU said this now means that influenza is “likely” now a risk in all communities […]
MARATHON — The federal government could do more to streamline getting mines up and running, Marathon’s mayor said after two days on Parliament Hill. As president of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA), Mayor Rick Dumas participated with the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) in Northern Ontario Hill Days, […]
THUNDER BAY – The city is calling on the provincial government to stop the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority’s merger with other conservation authorities. City council voted unanimously to reject the proposed Huron-Superior Regional Conservation Authority boundary that would absorb the region’s conservation authority. Coun. Albert Aiello said that when he […]
IGNACE — The future Centre of Expertise now has a construction site. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced Wednesday that the 65,000-square-foot facility will be built on a 67-acre piece of land directly west of the Ignace municipal office on Highway 17. A news release from the industry-funded not-for-profit […]
Activists from several nuclear-free watchdog groups are claiming that the nuclear industry will omit nuclear waste transportation from the impact assessment of the Northwestern Ontario deep geological repository project. A statement issued by We the Nuclear Free North to The Chronicle-Journal on Wednesday calls on individuals, groups and organizations to […]
Support for a bill that aims to protect areas ideal for growing crops and other agricultural activities from development is starting to take root, albeit not in the North as yet. According to the Green Party of Ontario, which this spring put forward Bill 21 — the proposed Protect Our […]
Weechi-it-te-win Family Services (WFS) together with Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre and Giishkaandago’ikwe Health Services, are excited to welcome families to the fifth annual McTavish Winter Wonderland Trail Of Lights on December 9 and 10. This much-loved holiday tradition is returning to the Family Healing Program site on McTavish Road in […]
New research has led to a change in how local health professionals carry out aspects of certain exams. In a press release from Riverside Health Care dated December 2, 2025, the organization announced that their Diagnostic Imaging Department will no longer utilize lead shielding during X-rays and CT scans. According […]
