Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A life of farming certainly isn’t always easy, but for Barb Miller and her husband Brent, it’s a life they feel very lucky to lead. The Millers have been married 33 years in October, and farming all the while. While Miller said her husband has always been a beef farmer, […]
A Thunder Bay man has been fined $7,250 for shooting a bull moose north of the city last fall when he lacked a proper game tag. According to a provincial investigation, John Poleschuk was moose hunting in the area of Pakashkan Lake on Oct. 16 when he shot a moose […]
Frustrated with rising costs and a lack of traditional Indian foods in Thunder Bay, a group of Lakehead University international students found a way to solve the problems. They opened their own grocery store. HDL Global Inc. is Thunder Bay’s first Persian-Indian grocery store and features a secondary restaurant business […]
Lakehead University’s agricultural research station is studying a phenomenon usually only associated with blissful cows burping and breaking wind on farmers’ fields. Researchers say agricultural sources of greenhouse house gas (GHG) emissions don’t just come from livestock; they can also be exacerbated by the use of fertilizers on crops. “This […]
THUNDER BAY — Roots Community Food Centre was on the receiving end of a generous donation from the Viking Octantis cruise ship. The Octantis recently donated one of its industrial fridges to the non-profit. The large double-door fridge is very much needed, said Erin Beagle, executive director with Roots. “What we are […]
Federal and provincial governments say they will match donations made to the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) 2024 Alberta Wildfires Appeal. “Red Cross launched an appeal on July the 25th. And similar to the last fire season, we are announcing we will be matching that amount over the next 30 days. […]
As the conversation around municipal acquisition of cemeteries grows, space within designated cemeteries remains the same which could impact how families plan for their end of life destinations. At the recent council meeting for Tay Township a presentation was made by AWAKE president and co-founder Amanda Kelly, who shared burial […]
Amidst the pressing nationwide opioid epidemic, Peterborough Public Health (PPH) is receiving $125,000 in federal funding to target substance use prevention for the city’s younger citizens. PPH said it is “excited” to be one of seven communities in the country recently selected by the Public Health Agency of Canada to […]
After a day of rain and the tireless efforts of fire crews subdued the wildfires that swept through the town of Jasper this week, a small group of government and emergency officials were able to return to the townsite on Friday to see firsthand all that had been lost, and all that […]
The highest court in the country has delivered a unanimous ruling on the Robinson Huron and Robinson Superior treaties, determining that the Crown “dishonourably breached” a key part of these 1850 agreements. In a decision delivered Friday morning, the Supreme Court of Canada stated that the Crown failed to “diligently fulfill” […]
THUNDER BAY — Local LCBO convenience outlets are looking forward to returning to normal now that the OPSEU strike has ended and liquor stores are back to regular operating hours with staff. During the LCBO strike, local outlets were inundated with customers looking for somewhere to get their liquor. However, these outlets […]
The Ontario government is providing $173,091 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to Northwest Angle #33 First Nation to build a new playground and basketball court. “Today’s investment in Northwest Angle #33 First Nation’s playground and basketball court underscores our government’s commitment to enhancing amenities for families and […]
