Local News from Across the Rainy River District
On Saturday morning, hundreds of people began turning out to the Westfort Street Fair along Frederica Street, and by early afternoon, those numbers turned into thousands. “It’s been a very chaotic day,” said Aaron Gillingham, the Westfort Business Improvement Area chairman and owner of The Sal and East Coast Lobster. […]
THUNDER BAY — An independent investigation has cleared a Nishnawbe Aski Nation deputy grand chief of misconduct, his lawyer says. NAN chiefs-in-assembly met in closed session on Aug. 13 during the Keewaywin Conference in Moose Cree First Nation where they were presented with the final report by an independent investigator who was […]
Alstom Canada will build new subway trains for Toronto Transit Commission’s Line 2, with much of the work to be done in Thunder Bay. The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announced on Friday that a competitive process for the trains has been cancelled after the federal government, Ontario government and City […]
Patients with a variety of health conditions, from infections to hearing loss, can breathe easier thanks to a new hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment that will be available in Thunder Bay next month. The treatment will be available at Modern Medical Hyperbaric Clinic, which is led by a core leadership team of four people […]
Underneath the nebulous pillar of the Milky Way, visitors to the sold-out Almaguin Summer Star Party discovered a new reason to visit the region. When it comes to dark skies, Almaguin is light years ahead. Astrotourism expert Stéphane Picard of Cliff Valley Astronomy discovered this when he was contracted by Explorer’s Edge […]
Salvator Fernandez, a “staple” employee of Renaissance Transport, was sent home on Friday as he could no longer keep himself together. He had been hit that morning with words that no father wants to hear. “Yesterday, when he found out the news, he looked like he got run over by […]
It’s hard out there for a turtle. Assuming they hatch at all — no sure thing when most underground nests are sniffed out and raided by raccoons — baby turtles born in Long Point must complete the arduous journey from their sandy nesting grounds to the marshland. Along the way they risk being hit by […]
Trolls, bullies, robots and other bad actors regularly flood social media with abusive comments and content. In fact some days it seems that cyberspace is just one hate-filled conspiracy theory after another, followed by a string of libelous comments interspersed with a sprinkling of mean-spirited memes. Common targets include women […]
Rossana Tomashowski, Executive Director for the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, shared some details with the Fort Frances Times about the society’s 23rd annual Ride for Memories event, where motorcyclists and classic car drivers convoy to raise funds in support of people with dementia and Alzheimer’s, their families and […]
Parking fees at the Thunder Bay International Airport will rise slightly this autumn. The new parking rates, which go into effect on Nov. 1, include a new $3 hourly rate, up from $2, and a $22 daily maximum rate, up from $20. Jackie MacDonald, the airport’s director of business development and revenue management, […]
Human trafficking is not just a big-city problem, it’s happening in towns and rural communities across Canada. That is the urgent message from Janet Campbell, President and CEO of the Joy Smith Foundation, as the organization ramps up its annual Joy in Action campaign. The Joy Smith Foundation, recognized as Canada’s leading […]
A London-area municipality is feeling the toll of tariffs after the cost of a snowplow ordered before the trade war started by U.S. President Donald Trump jumped almost $75,000. Central Elgin, a rural municipality bordering St. Thomas, had allocated $370,000 in its 2025 budget to replace an aging plow truck […]
