Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Thunder Bay, ON February 11, 2025 – Confederation College announced a generous $100,000 donation from CIBC to support students in the Community Integration through Co-operative Education (CICE) program. This significant contribution will provide financial assistance and enhance experiential learning opportunities for CICE students over the next three years. The donation […]
Progress is being made in the forestry sector for First Nations reconciliation in Northern Ontario. Jason Rasevych, president of the Anishnawbe Business Professional Association (ABPA), attended the Prosperity Northwest conference in January and delivered a keynote on the urgent need for deeper, more respectful collaboration between First Nations communities and […]
Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker calls the proposed U.S. steel tariffs “unwarranted aggression towards a friendly neighbor,” and supports the federal government to respond with retaliatory tariffs that were effective in mitigating previous threats of tariffs in 2018. Late Sunday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump unofficially announced a 25 […]
Two pilot projects will look to attract more newly arrived immigrants to work and live in smaller Canadian centres, including some here in Manitoba, as the federal government looks to tackle worker shortages in rural and French communities. On Thursday, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller announced the […]
KENORA — By Cheryl O’Flaherty’s reckoning, construction of a new Kenora hospital could begin in about three years. “We’re waiting for approval from the government to move to the next phase, which is Stage 2 in detailed design as well as the tendering of the construction documents,” O’Flaherty, president and […]
Two Dakota First Nations have accused the Government of Canada of walking back apologies and failing on reconciliation goals as they continue to battle in a Winnipeg court because of disputed land claims. The ongoing dispute relates to an injunction filed by the Dakota Tipi First Nation and the Canupawakpa […]
The Anishnawbe Business Professional Association (ABPA) is “deeply concerned” about the proposed U.S. tariffs on Canadian exports and their potential to harm to the economic stability of Indigenous businesses in the oil and gas, forestry, mining, and electricity sectors. ABPA president Jason Rasevych, a member of Ginoogaming First Nation, said […]
Food drives are no longer just a holiday-season tradition, judging by last weekend’s sizable haul in Kakabeka Falls. When members of Thunder Bay’s OPP detachment set up a stuff-a-cruiser event in a parking lot on Saturday, locals were generous, organizer say. “We filled up the back of a pickup truck,” […]
KENORA – The Indigenous relations office on the main floor of city hall had, in the words of Ed Mandamin, its “soft opening” this week. The official or “hard” opening is set for Monday, said Mandamin, the City of Kenora’s Indigenous relations adviser since last June. He said the office […]
If Donald Trump spent some time in northern Minnesota, he might experience the equivalent of “a horrible phone call,” an expression the American president often uses when anyone disagrees with him. At least that’s how Neebing’s councillor for Crooks township sees it. Brian Wright says he often travels to the […]
The challenges of creating housing in remote Northern communities is at the centre of a housing conference in Thunder Bay this week. The 22nd annual First Nations Housing Conference is underway at the Valhalla Inn, where more than 300 delegates and 70 exhibitors are sharing information and technology on how […]
THUNDER BAY — Anxiety about tariffs still looms over the forest industry, despite the Canada-U.S. trade war being delayed 30 days. “There’s a great deal of concern. The 30-day reprieve is welcome, but effectively, it means nothing until it’s been resolved,” said Ian Dunn, chief executive officer of Ontario Forest […]
