Local News from Across the Rainy River District
TORONTO — Ending a year of speculation as the province took over direct administration of several school boards, Education Minister Paul Calandra announced sweeping changes to the education system Monday (April 13). The legislation announced, if passed, will restructure school board senior administration and strip financial accountability duties from trustees. […]
As the last remnants of winter fade, the Alzheimer’s Society of Manitoba (ASM) is encouraging everyone to get outside and walk—more specifically, to walk in the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s. Since 1993, the ASM has been inviting people to join their annual fundraising campaign and assist them in […]
Eeyou (Cree) writer Margaret Sam-Cromarty’s work captured in James Bay Memoirs and Other Stories is the eighth and newest offering in the First Voices, First Texts series from the University of Manitoba Press. Seeing her work collected and printed 30 years after publishing her first book is a “good feeling,” […]
Goodleaf Farms is Canada’s only network of indoor vertical farms, and they are showcasing their revolutionary farming practices like rock stars during their current Good for Life Tour. In collaboration with Sobeys, Goodleaf has a 53-foot trailer featuring a replica vertical-farming demonstration that offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the […]
RM OF CORNWALLIS — A Brandon resident said she was thrilled to participate in late March in a one-week hide camp hosted outside of Brandon because it gave her a chance to reconnect with her roots. The resident, Rashel Quill, attended a workshop put on by Seven Teachings Art Collective […]
Ontario Provincial Police are renewing a call for information related to the disappearance of 35-year-old Melanie Lapish, who was last seen two years ago in the McDonald’s parking lot in Fort Frances. Lapish has been missing since February 26, 2024, when she was last seen being dropped off at the […]
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) says it has tracked a person with contagious measles travelling out of Winnipeg on March 28, through Toronto and further on to Orlando, Fla., on March 29 and is recommending that those travelling long the same routes at that time confirm whether they or their […]
An outbreak of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) at the East Wing of Rainycrest Long Term Care Home has been declared over, and all resident and visitor restrictions at the home have been lifted, according to Riverside Health. Enhanced masking requirements are still in effect at all Riverside facilities for […]
THUNDER BAY — City residents got the chance to put their questions about nuclear safety directly to Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization this week. Staff with the NWMO to their time in one-on-one discussions with community members during an information session at the Superior Inn on Thursday. “We’re here all day and […]
THUNDER BAY – “The Port of Thunder Bay is summed up in a word: gateway.” Chris Heikkinen, chief executive officer of the Thunder Bay Port Authority, tells a crowd of nearly 100 people at the Thunder Bay Port Authority’s annual Navigation luncheon event on Wed. April 8. “Thunder Bay is […]
The economic value of having a Costco in Thunder Bay has its merits, according to some local experts. Jamie Taylor, chief executive officer of the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission, says having a large retail warehouse helps to position the city as the hub for regional shopping. “Many people […]
The Northwestern Ontario Prospectors Association Showcase, held in Thunder Bay this week, marked 30 years of highlighting exploration in Northwestern Ontario. The Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) partnered with the Prospectors Association to host numerous prospectors, junior and major mining companies, suppliers, contractors, investors and government partners from […]
