Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards ceremony Wednesday evening at Lowey’s Greenhouse, honouring the top businesses and organizations around the Rainy River District. Two of the big winners were Riverside Health Care Facilities and RPM Powersports, which took home Business of the Year (16+ employees) and […]
Kiera Fairnington, a Fort Frances High School alum and former Muskie hockey player who took her hockey talents to Beloit College in Wisconsin, is in need of surgery to save her legs. According to a family GoFundMe campaign attributed to her aunt, Jessie Cameron, Fairnington has been diagnosed with compartment […]
THUNDER BAY – The percentage of voters in the 2026 municipal election can be deceiving, say city officials. According to the numbers released by the city clerk’s office, less than 41 percent of the 91,000 eligible voters cast ballots either in the advance polls, online, or in person on Monday. […]
THUNDER BAY — First Nations say big investments are needed to address an “aviation infrastructure crisis” in Ontario’s remote northern communities. “Our people depend on these airports to get to medical appointments, bring food and supplies into their communities, and evacuate safely during emergencies,” Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief […]
THUNDER BAY – Epiroc, a company focused on developing and innovating the mining industry, has opened a new location in the city. The new facility, located at 1239 Amber Drive, is 9,862 square feet with warehouse space and a rock drill repair centre. The grand opening hosted many people from […]
More than 120,000 federal public service workers across Canada will soon vote on whether to go on strike. The Public Service Alliance of Canada announced the nationwide strike votes in an Oct. 21 news release. The union says contract talks with the federal government’s Treasury Board have broken down over […]
NIPIGON — The Township of Nipigon and the CPKC railway now have an “understanding” to swap lands for a proposed Parks Canada building in the community. A letter of understanding, signed by both parties, proposes the municipality transfer property at 1 Newton St. to the railway in exchange for land […]
Canada has begun its first-ever population count to determine the number of people who are in the country without legal status after having overstayed their visas and losing their right to remain in the country. The federal government conceded that there is no reliable estimate because getting to a specific […]
With polls closed and the votes counted, the Fort Frances municipal election came to an end last night, much to the relief of Municipal Clerk Chelsea Greig. This was Greig’s first election as clerk, and she said it was a long process. “It’s a one-year process, so there are things, […]
The proposed Twin Metals mining site was an ambitious project that planned to use state-of-the-art strategies to target specific minerals in the Duluth Complex while building jobs in the industry for northern Minnesota. So, what happened to it and why haven’t the next steps towards operation seen the light of […]
Nearly six decades after it was built to give travellers a reason to stop in Kenora, Husky the Muskie has won a national landmark contest. The giant fish overlooking Lake of the Woods won Municipal World’s 2026 Great Canadian Landmark Contest. Other finalists were Chuck the Channel Catfish in Selkirk, […]
Brent Calder has been elected to stand as the next mayor of Fort Frances. In an unofficial reading of voting results shortly after polls closed on Monday, Oct. 26, Calder was revealed to have been voted the mayor-elect, beating out challenger and former councillor John McTaggart. Calder was recorded as […]
