Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Simcoe County forester Graeme Davis stands on the shoulder of Oro-Medonte Line 1 North, at the entrance of the forest’s Drury Tract, to survey the damage caused by the recent ice storm. Everywhere he looks, he sees devastation. Mature deciduous trees, some of them up to 60 feet tall, have […]
A hiatus in the University of Winnipeg’s public lecture series has prompted its professors to launch their own version in memory of a notorious dismissal on the downtown campus. Faculty association president Peter Miller said he and his colleagues are determined to make the “Harry Crowe Lecture” an annual event. […]
Riverside Health Care is excited to launch the new Rainy River District and Regional Specialty and Diagnostic Transportation program, offering affordable and accessible transportation across the district, to and from Thunder Bay medical centres. Made possible by the Rainy River District Ontario Health Team, Ontario Health and the Ministry of […]
TIMMINS — The Ontario government is providing more than $553,000 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs to improve snowmobile trails throughout Northern Ontario. This investment in local infrastructure will help boost economic growth, encourage tourism and improve quality of life through recreational opportunities. “With […]
Lakehead University has helped to launch four student business startups this month with the students graduating from the sixth cohort of Ingenuity’s Ascend Accelerator Program. Each chosen startup project receives funding from the John Dobson Foundation, along with mentorship and weekly workshops, and students are held accountable to milestone goals […]
As electricity demand continues to rise in Northern Ontario, the provincial government is partnering with two First Nations to explore two new hydroelectric generating stations. If approved, the Nine Mile Rapids and Grand Rapids generating station projects could produce a combined 430 mw of clean energy — enough to power […]
A First Nation chief in northwestern Ontario says political rhetoric about running roughshod over Indigenous consultation to fast-track mining and other extraction projects is emboldening an abusive approach to resource engagement. Onigaming Chief Jeff Copenace says his community “fundamentally opposes” a proposed gold mine and warns that the development “will be opposed at any cost necessary […]
Now that the number of Canadians crossing the border for travel has declined, many people are choosing to travel across Canada for a vacation. If you are travelling to another province, you will want to maintain your healthcare coverage when you are on the road. Before you leave home, you […]
Vast volumes of green electricity could be flowing through a 4,000-kilometre underwater powerline between Canada and Europe by 2040, if three UK-based investment bankers’ vision for a major new transatlantic energy artery becomes reality. Their $30 billion-plus project, the North Atlantic Transmission One Link (NATO-L), was sparked in 2022, when […]
A consultant’s report says Oliver Paipoonge’s fire department could “efficiently” serve the municipality’s growing residential and commercial development through a combination of upgrading and downsizing. The 61-page report — which is available on the municipality’s website — says the department should reduce the number of fire halls to four from […]
Theatre kids are rallying to convince the principal of their Winnipeg high school to approve their “dream musical” — a production based on the 2004 cult classic Mean Girls. Grade 11 student Katelyn Riel launched an online petition this week to garner support for her choice for next year’s performance at […]
THUNDER BAY — Despite tariff threats from the U.S., the Port of Thunder Bay is looking to have another great year, according to Chris Heikkinen, chief executive officer of the Thunder Bay Port Authority. He said 95 per cent of the port’s cargo moves east-west, not south. During their opening of navigation celebration on Wednesday, Heikkinen said the […]
