Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Whether the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) plans to install any permanent staffers this year at its new Highway 11-17 truck inspection station just east of Thunder Bay remains to be seen. When the $30-million facility overlooking the highway went into service last year in the Municipality of Shuniah, the ministry […]
Kakabeka Falls residents may have a sense next month as to whether a major overhaul of a local hydro station will keep them up at night during some phases of construction. Stuart Olson GDB Joint Venture, the construction company retained to complete the Kakabeka Falls station’s approximately two-year upgrade, says […]
The Ukrainian flag is going up at the Fort Frances Civic Centre, but another familiar flag isn’t coming down. That’s the direction taken at this week’s regular meeting of town council as councillors discussed as an item on their agenda directly related to whether or not it should continue to […]
It was the captain that put away the first goal less than a minute into the game, then the Lakers never looked back. Brady Krentz got the Lakers on the board early on a feed from Ian Ness just 46 seconds into the fourth game of the opening series of […]
The Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre is hosting a pysanka (Писанка) workshop where participants will learn the historical significance and symbolism of pysanky and pysanka techniques. According to a post on their Facebook page, the event is beginner-friendly, with tickets available online or in person. “Join us as we […]
Thunder Bay, ON – March 26, 2025 – Confederation College has announced the suspension of 11 academic programs following a thorough review of enrollment trends, financial performance and labour market data. The decision was approved at the Board of Governors meeting on March 26, 2025. The affected programs include: School […]
A new teacher group is promoting the benefits of “ungrading” and how professionals across the province can tweak their classroom evaluations to better serve students. The Manitoba Association for Progressive Assessment — an affiliate of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society — officially formed at the start of the new year. It […]
WABIGOON LAKE — Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation appears to have received its first “milestone payment” from the federally mandated agency that aims to build an underground nuclear repository upstream from their reserve. An application form for what is dubbed an Engagement and Education Payment of $145,000 from the first milestone […]
At 12:12 p.m. on Monday, the bulk carrier, Captain Henry Jackman, crossed the harbour breakwall and arrived in the Port of Thunder Bay, kicking off the 2025 navigation season. Docked at the Richardson International’s Main Elevator, the ship is taking on a load of Canadian grain as its captain and […]
When the Ontario Provincial Parliament resumes on April 14, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford will no longer hold the position of Minister of Northern Development, a position which he’d held since 2022 prior to Premier Doug Ford naming his most recent cabinet. Rickford will maintain the portfolio of Minister of […]
Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, has declared that the Gastrointestinal Outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home’s East Wing has ended. Restrictions are no longer in effect for visitors and residents. Our detailed safety procedures and infection prevention control practices are in place, designed to […]
The mayor of Fort Frances is pushing back against what he says are inaccurate comments made by the library union. In a press release from CUPE 65, the union representing local library workers at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre that ran in yesterday’s Bulletin, the union stated that […]
