Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Sunset Country Palliative Care teams presented their “Pushing Up Daisies” event on May 12. This year the event was held at the Emo Legion, a first to host the event outside of Fort Frances. This always informative event provides something for everyone from seniors to entire families about the […]
The United 4-H Beef Club held its second meeting at the home of Becky and Jamie Beals on Wednesday May 20, 2026. The meeting opened with the 4-H pledge and then we were honoured to welcome Dr. Rebecca Cornell, one of our local veterinarians. Dr. Rebecca gave a very educational […]
For most, retirement is an exciting milestone that means it’s time to reap the fruits of a lifetime of labour and settle into a more relaxed pace: travel, spend more time with the grandkids, finish that boat project that’s been sitting in the barn for decades. But for many farmers, […]
At some point as you age you realize that you can no longer do what you could when you were younger. It might be something major or it could be just a minor thing – like climbing up on a chair to reach a high cupboard. I find this is […]
Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it — or live in a rural area and have to rely on it. That seems to be the message from propane industry advocates, who were miffed earlier this month when the federal government appeared to discount the “expensive” fuel’s widespread use by farmers, […]
THUNDER BAY – The summer send-off drone light show will return to Live at the Waterfront. The City of Thunder Bay is partnering with Thunder Bay Airport to provide an end-of-summer drone show The city is asking residents for their input on what they would like to see over Lake […]
THUNDER BAY – “We want our 6.5 per cent that was stolen from us from Doug Ford.” Erin Smith represents over 400 employees of Community Living Thunder Bay as a regional executive board member for the Ontario Public Service Employee Union (OPSEU). More than 100 support workers walked the picket […]
SANDY LAKE – There are 68 new G2-licensed drivers who completed their testing in a remote First Nation thanks to a successful new initiative. Between May 12 and 14, four DriveTest examiners ran testing out of the radio station in Sandy Lake First Nation, 225 kilometres north of Red Lake. […]
Content warning: Please note that this article addresses suicide and mental health. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger or in need of urgent support, call 911. The CMHA also provides crisis response services across the region, including a 24/7 helpline at 807-346-8282 or toll free at […]
Ontario’s newly passed ban on invasive medical research involving dogs and cats appears poised to directly affect Queen’s University’s controversial hemophilia dog colony, despite the university saying it remains unclear how the legislation will impact existing research programs. The amendments to Ontario’s Animals for Research Act were included in Bill 75 and passed final […]
A specialist for Indigenous education says role models are key to the Our Journey celebration that brought 200 graduates to the Keystone Centre in Brandon on Friday. It is vital for the younger students to see their older peers achieving success at different levels of education, Brandon School Division Indigenous […]
Born to be wild, or playing it safe? For an Oliver Paipoonge motorcycle riding school, it’s the latter. The rural property used by the Motorcycle Safety Training Organization Northwestern Ontario agency will be in full compliance from a municipal perspective when operations hit the pavement for the 2026 riding season. […]
