Local News from Across the Rainy River District
We live in an age of fast-charge technology where speed is king. Today, the lithium-ion battery is responsible for charging most personal electronic devices. But without proper use, it can pose grave risks. The lithium-ion battery is currently the coolest kid on the technology block. It’s compact and light and […]
Plans for Manitoba’s landfill search for human remains are on schedule and optimism is high after a similar search in Saskatchewan was successful, said an organizer. “I’ve always had hope and I’ve always held onto that hope, but now it just makes it that much more real knowing that it […]
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series that looks at the opioid crisis in southern Alberta through an Indigenous lens. In April 2023 the Blood Tribe declared a State of Emergency due to opioids.According to Alberta’s Opioid Response Surveillance Report: First Nations People in Alberta, published in […]
Sitting in her Garson home rubbing her pregnant belly on a hot summer day, Renee Higgins says she wants to share her journey to parenthood to highlight the challenges experienced by one in six Canadians who struggle with infertility. Higgins says she has spent years, a life savings and extensive […]
KENORA – The Ontario government is providing the Township of Alberton and the Municipality of Machin with $122,600 in combined funding this year through the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s (OTF) Capital grant stream to improve quality of life for local and families and community members in Kenora – Rainy River. “Our […]
Tbaytel has updated its timeframe timeframe to bring 5G to the Emo area. The 5G upgrade in the Emo area will take place from August 6 to August 22. This work may result in degradation to our services including calls, text, and data, during the maintenance window. Once the upgrade […]
THUNDER BAY — More locally grown food will be available via a student-run farm and market that runs twice a week. A handful of students are selected from various Lakehead District high schools to work at the two urban farms run by Roots to Harvest through the Urban Youth Farming […]
Bill McLean and Carole (Armstrong) have celebrated 65 years of marriage. When they were young, they knew of each other through the various country dances they attended, and eventually started dating. They were already familiar with each other’s family’s because their mothers, Helen (Allen) McLean and Lyla (Grant) grew up […]
Hello my name is Mason Teeple. I am the secretary for the Rainy River District 4-H Associations Animal Friends Project. Our club name is The GOATs! Our club members include Aysnley Teeple, Melaina Olson, Kinley Gross, Charlie Pelletier, Jacob Bodnar, and myself! Aynsley is our youth leader, Melaina is our […]
GRASSY NARROWS – Chief Rudy Turtle has concerns about the service his First Nation has been getting from Treaty Three cops. The Treaty Three Police Service says it’s working to address those concerns. Many of the concerns are related to response times, Turtle told Newswatch this week. “Sometimes there’s no […]
Small and rural municipalities would have a better chance of solving infrastructure problems if the province pulled up its socks and acted like a better partner, some provincial mayors suggested on Friday. “We’re on the front lines, we know what we need, but the government doesn’t seem to be listening,” […]
Roots Community Food Centre is calling on all businesses, organizations and individuals to form a team to take part in the Grand Parade, which will take place at Marina Park in September. The Grand Parade happens across Canada on the same day, and in Thunder Bay, Roots Community Food Centre […]
