The show must go on and so will the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. Last month, organizers feared the annual festival would be cancelled due to the shrinking number of board members, but it has been saved thanks to a last-minute infusion of volunteers. “Things are going […]
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Two of the three main parties involved in negotiations on the Rainy River First Nations land claim are voicing cautious optimism a settlement could be forthcoming within the next year. Talks between the Rainy River First Nations, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and the federal Department of Indian and […]
The Thunder Bay agricultural research station officially closed its doors as planned Thursday afternoon, but a deal being finalized in Queen’s Park may re-open it for at least the end of this season. “While the details of a plan to keep the research going are still being worked out, I […]
With the closure deadline looming, the head of the Thunder Bay agriculture research station is still hoping for a last-minute reprieve that will keep the doors open after Thursday. “Nothing has been changed,” said Gordon Scheifele, research co-ordinator for Northwestern Ontario and crop technology advisor at the Thunder Bay research […]
Another boil-water advisory has been posted for Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton, and the local Catholic board is investigating where its new water quality system failed. “We’re still trying to get to the bottom of this,” Chris Howarth, superintendent of business for the Northwest Catholic District School […]
With the closure deadline looming, the head of the Thunder Bay agriculture research station is still hoping for a last-minute reprieve that will keep the doors open after Thursday. “Nothing has been changed,” said Gordon Scheifele, research co-ordinator for Northwestern Ontario and crop technology advisor at the Thunder Bay research […]
Another boil-water advisory has been posted for Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton, and the local Catholic board is investigating where its new water quality system failed. “We’re still trying to get to the bottom of this,” Chris Howarth, superintendent of business for the Northwest Catholic District School […]
Members of the Rainy River OPP, in tandem with the Ministry of Natural Resources, inspected more than 50 vessels on the lower Rainy River on Oct. 12, resulting in charges against boaters, police announced this morning. The marine enforcement initiative saw vessels inspected from Stratton to Lake of the Woods, […]
How do rural communities meet their health care needs? A community rural health forum is slated to help answer this question tomorrow from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. The forum is one in a series of six rural health forums planned across the province to address specific issues […]
With a little more than a week before the Thunder Bay research station is slated for closure, the region’s agricultural community still is struggling to find a way to keep it open. “I’m still hopeful,” said Gordon Scheifele, research co-ordinator for Northwestern Ontario and crop technology advisor at the Thunder […]
The future of the French Immersion program here was weighed again at the Northwest Catholic District School Board’s regular monthly meeting Saturday in Sioux Lookout. “There was really no decision made on it. We actually intend to come back to the board with a full report on projections for the […]
With a little more than a week before the Thunder Bay research station is slated for closure, the region’s agricultural community still is struggling to find a way to keep it open. “I’m still hopeful,” said Gordon Scheifele, research co-ordinator for Northwestern Ontario and crop technology advisor at the Thunder […]
