District News

In a stunning achievement, the city’s water has been awarded the title of best-tasting water in Western Canada. During an annual competition held by the Western Canada Water Association from September 17-20 in Winnipeg, the prestigious award was announced at the association’s four-day “Ripples of Change” conference, where cities across […]

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Riverside Health Care is excited to announce its annual Public Mammography Blitz at La Verendrye General Hospital on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Women aged 40 and older are invited to walk in for a mammogram—an essential screening […]

Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has released a new statistical dashboard that outlines alcohol-related trends. This includes morbidity and mortality, usage behaviours, as well as availability and cost. “I am deeply concerned about the impact that alcohol use has on the health of the population in our region. Our rates of […]

Last week the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced temporary measures to help Indigenous people in the United States reunite with their families in Canada and reconnect them with their traditional territories. These measures will allow eligible Indigenous people whose family members live in Canada to […]

Dogs can contract Lyme disease, and recently, there have been 41 confirmed cases in our area. So explained Dr. Neil Lawrence, a vet at the Callander Animal Hospital and Wellness Centre. He recently wrote to BayToday, noting “from a veterinary point-of-view, this has been a worrisome year for tick-borne diseases,” […]

While opening a business, and teaching yoga classes, Paula Plichta, co-owner of Rainy Lake Zen Life, started a women’s cancer support group, inspired by her own journey with cancer, and the journeys of women around her walking the same path. Plichta uses techniques like box breathing and guided meditation to […]

The Trail of Terror has wound its way indoors, unleashing an all new Haunted Arena experience. Although the venue has changed, organizers say the scares are still there – and may be even scarier. The Trail of Terror began in 2020, as a fun way to beat the Covid blues, […]

The Rainy River District School Board is receiving additional funding for math facilitators from the Ministry of Education, to help improve student EQAO scores. The EQAO – the Education Quality and Accountability Office – issues a series of standardized tests annually to Ontario students in grades 3,6 and 9, as […]

The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot facilitated by the federal government and delivered locally through the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) has come to an end as of Aug. 31. The program saw more than 1,200 people choose Thunder Bay as their home, contributing to the region’s workforce. […]