Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Terry Jones’ Elders always knew wild cats roamed across Magnetawan First Nation lands off the shores of Waaseyaagami-wiikwed (Georgian Bay) in northern “Ontario.” But the province’s Ministry of Natural Resources wouldn’t acknowledge them due to “lack of documentation,” according to the species-at-risk and research technician with the community roughly 80 […]
Dorm rooms are filled, parents return home and orientation activities wind down as students head to class this week at Confederation College and Lakehead University. This week, Confederation College welcomed nearly 3,500 new and returning students, including more than 1,300 international students. Michelle Salo, Confederation College president said, international student […]
Canola producers near Thunder Bay are following the latest trade-related dispute between Canada and China with consternation, as they fear the situation will push down prices if it’s allowed to drag on through the fall. “Markets can change quickly, so it is a concern,” Ryan Jaspers said on Wednesday from […]
Blacksheep Mountain’s Trowbridge Forest Master Plan, which involves improvements and expansion of the Trowbridge Forest trail system, is moving forward thanks to a $250,000 investment from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor). An additional investment of $260,000, to be made in instalments towards the trail expansion at […]
Confederation College is hosting information sessions to inform local women about their options when it comes to joining the trades. There is funding available through the provincial government for women to join trade programs The college’s Women in Trades Program is designed to equip participants for successful careers in trades. […]
Starting today, September 5, all licensed convenience stores in Ontario can sell beer, cider, wine and ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages, marking the largest expansion of consumer choice and convenience in provincial alcohol sales since the end of prohibition almost 100 years ago. As of September 5, 4,187 convenience stores across Ontario […]
KENORA – A “critical shortage” of physicians has the Lake of the Woods District Hospital’s emergency department on the brink of closure, hospital officials say. The hospital has gone from having 20 physicians who worked in emergency in early 2022 to just nine part-time ER docs today, according to a […]
MORRISBURG – Back-to-school means new restrictions are in place for students when it comes to cell phones and smoking. Announced last spring, the provincial government is restricting cell phone use by students during school hours. This includes access to certain websites and applications on school internet networks like Facebook, Instagram, […]
With the risk for new wildland fires remaining in the high range in rural areas near Thunder Bay, some affected municipalities are reminding residents to put off brush-burning and lighting camp fires until dusk. A bulletin posted on Tuesday on Shuniah’s Fire and Emergency Services department website was to-the-point: “No daytime burning […]
As parents prepare to send their kids back to school some oppose new rules that will ban cell phones from Manitoba classrooms and intend to send their kids to school with their phones. “Yes, my children will still be bringing their devices, and no I do not believe they should […]
Ottawa, ON – September 4, 2024 – The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) is urging the federal government to take the necessary steps to prevent a looming labour disruption at Air Canada. The potential strike comes at a time when the Canadian tourism industry is still reeling from recent […]
A Tyendinaga man accused of unprecedented drug and gun crimes has been denied bail. A bail hearing for Matthew Boldrick took place on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, before Justice of the Peace Deanne Chapelle at the Ontario Court of Justice on Dundas Street in Napanee. Of the four Boldrick family […]
