Local News from Across the Rainy River District
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 […]
With the arrival of another long weekend, gas stations in Thunder Bay predictably appear to have raised their prices. On Friday, pump prices on the north side of the city ranged between $1.704 per litre of fuel to $1.779 per litre. On the south side of the city, gas prices […]
Aviation and history enthusiasts are in for a treat as four North American Harvard aircraft from around the country will join together for a visit to Thunder Bay this month. The show, called the Wings of Time, A Homecoming of the Harvards, is co-ordinated by the Northwestern Ontario Aviation Heritage […]
Greater economic development equals greater opportunities. The federal government is investing around $972,000 through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor) to support the creation and advancement of economic development opportunities in four communities along the north shore including Wawa, Hornepayne, Dubreuilville, and Michipicoten First Nation. Terry Sheehan, […]
A juicy steak being carved up in a fancy Tokyo restaurant could easily originate from a beef cow that was raised a short drive from downtown Thunder Bay. That’s how Jason Reid sees it. The veteran beef farmer who raises and sells cows on 140 acres of pasture on Thunder […]
GRASSY NARROWS – The federal government is making a big cut in funding for residential schools initiatives, and that’s “very disappointing” to Chief Rudy Turtle. “We weren’t expecting it,” the Grassy Narrows First Nation chief said Thursday of Ottawa’s decision to cut funding by 83 per cent. “It caught us […]
A London-born actor whose credits span six decades is set to be honoured by a hometown film festival. Victor Garber is an officer of the Order of Canada and has been nominated for more than a dozen prestigious awards, and, in October, will be the first recipient of the Forest […]
