Local News from Across the Rainy River District
K’odi dłu’ Taay.dala ‘Yuuans, Jesse Taylor (Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw) is hoping to have as many people as possible learn their language with the First-ory language stylus he has developed. The stylus he created is a pen-like tool that hovers over images in books or cards and “reads” the content. The stylus […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Failing to stop at a stop sign resulted in impaired driving charges for a Rainy River resident. On August 25, 2024, at approximately 4:00 am an officer with the Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle in the 400 block of Armit Avenue after […]
THUNDER BAY — Hundreds of international students were in attendance on Wednesday for an orientation held at Lakehead University. The university said around 400 students would be welcomed on Wednesday, with approximately 700 students in total for the new school year. Students from around the world have travelled to Thunder […]
Manitoba teachers are heading into a new school year with the promise of back pay and a first-of-its-kind contract, which will raise salaries by more than 12 per cent by 2026, following an official signing ceremony Tuesday. Representatives from the Manitoba Teachers’ Society and Manitoba School Boards Association exchanged pens […]
Residents of Rainy River are grappling with the news that all of their primary care physicians have posted their resignations. The doctors, which oversee the emergency room, clinic and long term care facility, issued a statement to the community last week, notifying patients that they could no longer provide safe […]
Municipal and federal representatives are encouraged by a recent sit-down meeting to discuss the ongoing concerns surrounding the exploitation of fishing in the district, though they are also disappointed in key absences around the table. Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski and Fort Frances mayor Andrew Hallikas were both part […]
United Kingdom-based UNDO is partnering with local company Canadian Wollastonite on a mission to remove one million tonnes of CO2 (carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere by 2025. Now, all they need are more Ontario farmers. On Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, Kingstonist took an opportunity to learn about UNDO, Canadian Wollastonite, […]
KASABONIKA LAKE – A wildfire south of Kasabonika Lake First Nation is being held, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. The fire labelled Nipigon 36, which was confirmed on Aug. 20, “received immediate aerial suppression from CL-415 water bombers which over the course of several hours were effective in […]
THUNDER BAY — A “debt clock” is making its way around the province on a tour. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is taking the mobile clock on tour to showcase the province’s growing debt load. While in Thunder Bay, the truck showed the province’s debt was increasing by $768 a second and is well over […]
THUNDER BAY — Delegates from the city are back after a trip to Ottawa for the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference. Mayor Ken Boshcoff, Westfort Coun. Kristen Oliver, and At-large Coun. Shelby Ch’ng were represented the city by securing seven meetings with six ministers and a parliamentary assistant […]
Almost nine years after her sister’s shocking murder, Maddie Laberge sees disturbing similarities with the horrific mass murder that took place in a rural Manitoba community last week. “What I see is a disastrous repeat of an abuser who couldn’t be stopped, despite a protection order,” Maddie Laberge, the sister […]
The Grassroots Response to the Ukrainian Crisis team has been on an epic road trip through the North to meet with local organizations and community leaders to discuss ways to support and integrate Ukrainian newcomers into the workforce. First stop was in North Bay, then on to the Sault, Thunder […]
