Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The six-month extension of a program to incentivize fill-in doctors for emergency rooms came as welcome news to hospitals in Northern Ontario. “Locum physicians play a crucial part in maintaining services at hospitals – particularly in the North – ensuring that our communities have reliable access to emergency services,” said […]
As the threat of wildfires becomes increasingly top of mind in rural areas around Thunder Bay and across the North, the province took heat this week for failing to provide firefighters with compensation that reflects the risk of combating the danger. And morale problems within the firefighting force persisted, even […]
As maple syrup season continues in Ontario, the President of the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers’ Association (OMSPA) met with the North Bay Nugget to discuss how to significantly increase maple syrup production in the province. Randal Goodfellow was in Trout Creek recently for Ontario’s ceremonial first tap to officially kick […]
Canada’s Auditor General says the federal government continues to fail to bring safe and adequate homes to First Nations communities, and is not putting its money where its mouth is, when it comes to promises made and the tens of billions of dollars needed to fund First Nations housing. “Many […]
With a recent spike in suspected opioid overdoses, the health unit is reminding people that no one is safe with the toxic drug supply on the streets. On March 4, the Porcupine Health Unit (PHU) issued an alert about an increase in suspected opioid poisonings. Laurie Dagg-Labine, PHU manager of […]
A Northern Ontario teacher who discouraged people from wearing masks and getting vaccinated during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic is facing disciplinary action. At a Feb. 16 Ontario College of Teachers hearing, Annalisa Kay Schmoll, also known as Annalisa Kay Meyer and Annalisa Selmeci, pled guilty to professional misconduct […]
New information about a devastating disease affecting pigs across the world has been uncovered and could lead to a better vaccine against it. After the University of Manitoba collaborated with the Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, Brian Mark, dean of the U of M’s faculty of science, and […]
(ANNews) – Jackie Traverse, a versatile Indigenous artist, expresses her creativity across a myriad of mediums, ranging from oil and acrylic paintings to mixed media, stop-motion animation, and sculpture. Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, she proudly identifies as Ojibway from the Lake St. Martin First Nation. Jackie’s artistic journey traces back to […]
A local business is benefitting from government funding to help expand their operations. As part of a series of announcements made last week by Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford across the Rainy River District, it was announced that Constant Trucking, an outfit located at the base of the Noden Causeway, […]
It is important to be able to recognize and understand the ways fraudsters try to steal your funds today, compared to 20 years ago. Awareness can play a key role in preventing potential victims from losing their hard-earned money. With the use of cryptocurrency, online banking, and the internet readily […]
A group of Ignace representatives has returned from Saskatchewan after touring the Came co uranium mine. The delegation was hosted by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, which provided an opportunity for the Ignace group to learn about the underground mine located at McArthur River and the impact the mine has […]
Ignace council members unanimously passed a resolution on Monday that allows Mayor Kim Baigrie the authority to sign a historic potential hosting agreement between their township and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization. Having just kicked the dust off their boots upon returning from a tour of Saskatchewan’s Cameco uranium mine, […]
