Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY – Motorists in the city should be aware of several big road projects that will affect travel around Thunder Bay. A stretch of Cumberland Street North between McVicar Street and Howe Street is now closed to traffic as crews work on capping and removing the existing water main. Brian Newman, City of Thunder Bay project […]
Tofino, B.C. – Small town whispers about an orca swimming into a fish farm near Tofino are true. On the morning of Feb. 18, 2025 a killer whale swam into the infrastructure at Creative Salmon’s Baxter Islets facility in Clayoquot Sound, states a May 23 email statement from Fisheries and […]
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Taking a walk through his basement, it’s safe to say one Fort St. John resident has a lot of love for A&W restaurants. That’s because Marcel Kristoff has an extensive collection of mugware from the restaurant – some over 100 years old – as well […]
The Manitoba government is turning to Western Canada’s oldest newspaper to teach students how to debunk misinformation and master other necessary skills for the digital age. The department of education is partnering with the Free Press and Winnipeg School Division to launch a media literacy platform with lessons on the tenets of […]
Warm temperatures, plenty of sunshine and the arrival of not one, but two, cruise liners will help start summer in Thunder Bay’s waterfront this weekend. This Sunday, the Viking Octantis will arrive on a day stop from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., followed by the Viking Polaris, which will be […]
On Thursday, May 22, 2025, a number of community members gathered to speak out against the abuse of women and children as part of the Moose Hide Campaign. “The Moose Hide Campaign began as a BC-born Indigenous-led grassroots movement to engage men and boys in ending violence towards women and […]
Rainy River Health Centre Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, has declared the respiratory outbreak at Rainy River Health Centre over. With this update, all visitor and resident restrictions are no longer in place. We sincerely thank our residents, families, and staff for their patience and […]
After years of having Gerber farms eggs coming from elsewhere, egg production on a greater scale has been brought back to the farm. This spring, Micha Gerber and his wife Tina accepted delivery of a new state of the art “enriched colony” chicken housing system, as well as 1,344 Babcock […]
A news release from CN Rail details plans to invest more than half a billion dollars in Ontario to strengthen supply chains across the province and the continent. “This investment will support track maintenance and strategic infrastructure initiatives in the province. This includes projects that continue to invest in technology […]
The District of Rainy River Services Board is looking for community input on the development of its next five year plan on housing and homelessness. So, DRRSB is issuing a district wide survey, and hosting a series of “community conversations.” “The updated 5-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan will outline current […]
A wildfire north of Thunder Bay was declared out on Tuesday almost as quickly as it was spotted, while overall statistics show the provincial fire season has so far been much worse than last year. According to Ontario’s Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES) agency, the fire at Baldhead […]
Michel Koostachin is one of many who have made the trip to Queen’s Park in recent weeks. He and other northern leaders are raising red flags over Bill 5. The bill, Protecting Ontario by Enabling Economic Growth Act, would grant the Ontario government powers to exempt developers from environmental laws, municipal […]
