Local News from Across the Rainy River District
SIOUX LOOKOUT — First Nations health authorities in Northwestern Ontario say they will be keeping an eye on a coroner’s inquest into the deaths of multiple people in a northeastern Ontario First Nation who died from the same fungal infection. The north region’s coroner’s office has announced an inquest into the […]
Representatives from Frontier Lithium led a group from its joint venture partner, Mitsubishi, on a tour of the proposed conversion facility in Thunder Bay at the former Ontario Power Generation site, as well as its mine this month. Greg Da Re, Frontier Lithium’s vice-president of corporate development, said recent tours […]
Shy-Anne Hovorka has reinvented her music’s political activism and it’s proof that the artistic conviction of hope and angst can burn hotter with age. On September 25, the Anishinaabe-kwe former pop and country star released “Grandmother’s Song,” a 52-minute, hypnotic combination of spoken word and music, backed by orchestral accompaniment. […]
Riverside Health Care has shared its plans for coverage during Sunday’s planned power outage in Fort Frances. According to a press release from the organization released today, Riverside Health Care has prepared for the town-wide planned Fort Frances Power Corporation (FFPC) power outage, which is expected to extend from 7 […]
RAINY RIVER — Over $21 million in new funding is going to two understaffed paramedic services in the northwest. “Our goal is to get to … a (full) number of paramedics,” Deborah Ewald, chair of the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board, told Newswatch. On Monday morning, $15.8 million for […]
DRYDEN — The organization responsible for managing Canada’s spent nuclear fuel says it has no plans to co-locate two different types of waste at the deep geological repository near Ignace and Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation. But the door may not be permanently closed on the idea. The NWMO presented an update to Dryden city council […]
THUNDER BAY — The first quality of life standing committee meeting had a light agenda. City staff highlighted projects the public will see over the next several months. Couns. Kristen Oliver, Greg Johnsen, and Shelby Ch’ng were in attendance, while Mayor Ken Boshcoff and Coun. Andrew Foulds are away on city business. […]
THUNDER BAY – An Alberta company is proposing to build a power plant that could generate up to 31 megawatts of power in the Intercity area. Versorium Energy Ltd. presented their proposal for a $50 million to $80 million natural gas facility to the city’s standing committee on growth at […]
“Break!” says Const. Adam Philpott, commanding his bulletproof-vest clad Belgian Malinois dog to sprint in a field outside of Brandon. The officer of Brandon Police Service shouts again, and his dog stops halfway, fixated ahead on a ball. When the K9 unit dog Zeus is commanded to retrieve the toy […]
A new collection of non-fiction stories and poems explores queer experiences of coming of age, isolation, love, resilience and community in rural areas across Canada. “Queer Country Crossroads” hits shelves this month, and officially launches at Brant Pride on Sept. 28. The event at Paris Lions Park will feature readings […]
Cory Larocque and John Desaulniers held off all competitors last weekend to emerge as the champions of the 2025 Rainy River Walleye Tournament. Larocque and Desaulniers weighed in at top spot on day one with 12.47 lbs., and after an up and down day two they landed 6.85 lbs to […]
Residents of Alberton Township, along with a few VIPS, celebrated the completion of a project that was decades in the making. On Saturday, September 20, 2025, Alberton Township saw dozens, if not hundreds, of residents and supporters turn out to Millennium Park to officially celebrate the raising of the new […]
