Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Nearing 50 years since its inception, the annual Terry Fox Run has continued to grow in cities across Canada, and Fort Frances is no exception, with organizers for this year’s event working hard behind the scenes to make it the best yet. Laureen Luchka and Laura Bruyere are the co-organizers […]
As municipal election campaigns get into full swing with candidates finalized for both mayor and council, the Town of Fort Frances has allowed candidates to place their signs in certain publicly owned areas of the community. While residents may recall that in prior years no signs were allowed on town-owned […]
Riverside Health Care will expand its transportation system across the region for patients who are medically stable, with plans to station vehicles in Rainy River, Emo, Fort Frances and Atikokan in a bid to provide broader coverage and improved access. The regional health care administration said Tuesday it is moving […]
THUNDER BAY — The new executive director of the Thunder Bay Police Service Board said she is looking forward to stepping into the role with a focus on organization and accountability to ensure members have the support they need to carry out their work. “My job is to come in […]
After an integrity commissioner’s investigation concluded that Emo Mayor Harold McQuaker had wrongfully held onto donated funds, the township’s mayor has returned the money and received a reprimand from council. The donated funds held by McQuaker, $5300.65, were just a fraction of the money raised by a series of online […]
The Township of Emo has found a candidate to fill an empty council seat after 26-year-old Anthony Gill-Roisin threw his hat in the ring last week. With only four individuals having stepped forward for the five spots for mayor and council by the end of the nomination period on Aug. […]
Lola Bridges of Etobicoke, Ont., won $2,784,817 in the Thunder Bay 50/50’s August Grand Prize draw after purchasing a $50 ticket. According to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation, it was the largest grand prize ever awarded outside the last three December holiday draws, surpassing July’s $2,772,840 prize. It’s […]
SIOUX LOOKOUT – A new fireworks bylaw will soon take effect in Sioux Lookout, only allowing the use of fireworks without a permit on specific days of the year. These specific days include three days before and after Canada Day, the Saturday immediately before or after Diwali, and New Year’s […]
KENORA – One hundred people gathered by Kenora’s Jarnel Contracting Pavillion to participate in the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on Wednesday. Each year, people all over the world walk the distance wearing red high heels to raise awareness and end sexualized violence. In Kenora, participants were joined […]
The overdose situation in Kenora is not getting better, and increasingly potent substances and polysubstance use are making overdoses more complex, according to a senior official at Lake of the Woods District Hospital. “We’re not seeing things get better,” said Gillian Lunny, the vice president of patient services and chief […]
Sara Biegel Evans was seven years old when her family left the United States. She grew up in Vancouver, B.C., went to high school there and moved around a bit before building a life in Canada. But every election cycle, she still requests an absentee ballot for Massachusetts, a state […]
Three Northern Ontario artificial-intelligence-based projects have received a portion of $634,110 in Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor) funding which aims to support Canadians with the tools needed to continue growing and contributing to the national economy. The Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre will receive $456,000 for its Youth […]
