Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The federal government is searching for a dozen young people to sit on the Environment and Climate Change Youth Council for the next two years. The council has a broad mandate, from participating in international summits to consulting with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) on policy, educational campaigns and […]
Students in driving schools across Manitoba and the country now have access to materials that will educate them about the realities of human and sex trafficking, thanks to a new initiative from the Joy Smith Foundation. The foundation, according to its website, is Canada’s leading authority on human trafficking prevention, […]
A connection between a warming planet and the early arrival of migratory birds to nesting grounds in and around Thunder Bay is no longer deniable, says one expert. In fact, he says, it’s playing out before our eyes. “It’s definitely because of climate change,” Matt Fuirst, a wildlife researcher who […]
IGNACE – Ignace’s mayor and the rest of the township’s delegation have returned from their tour of a uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan. As a community on the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s shortlist for hosting a proposed deep geological repository for nuclear waste, Ignace sent the delegation to learn more […]
RCMP are investigating a report of a hazing incident involving a southern Manitoba high school hockey team from last month. “We received a report of a hazing incident on February 20, 2024,” a RCMP spokesperson said in an email. “The incident was reported to have occurred in Winnipeg. “We are […]
Joshua Whitehead, a celebrated Indigenous author who grew up in Manitoba, is hoping to help shape the next generation of Indigenous storytellers and help them find their voices through this year’s Audible Indigneous Writers’ Circle. This is the fourth year of the mentorship and workshop program from Audible, an online […]
Today, TELUS Health released its TELUS Mental Health Index (“the Index”) with reports that examine the mental health of employed people in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. The Canadian report reveals that young Canadian workers under 40 are increasingly feeling isolated and […]
New opportunities, a new board of directors and the designation of the Alexander Henry ship as a heritage location through Parks Canada has the Transportation Museum of Thunder Bay ready to set sail into the new season. Anthony Foglia, the museum’s vice-president, said during their annual general meeting they examined ways to grow […]
In an update released last Friday, Medical Officer of Health for the Northwestern Health Unit Dr. Kit Young Hoon said that families traveling internationally should ensure that Measles vaccinations are up to date and complete. According to Young Hoon Measles has been well controlled and essentially eliminated in Canada for […]
The way environmentalist Brennain Lloyd sees it, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s latest Confidence in Safety reports amount to little more than public relations. “It’s not about safety,” Lloyd said this week from North Bay. “You know, they call it a confidence in safety report. It’s more ‘confidence game’ than […]
(ORILLIA, ON) Fraudsters are persistent, persuasive and sometimes aggressive. However, their solicitation methods have changed and expanded over the years. Twenty years ago, the general population had landlines and the internet was not as widely available as it is today. Unsolicited visitors to your front door were much more common […]
Sara Mainville has held many prestigious posts. The Anishinaabe lawyer, who has been a member of the Ontario bar since 2005, stepped up a decade ago to serve as the chief of Couchiching First Nation in northern Ontario. Mainville was elected to a two-year term in an election that followed […]
