Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathon Wilkinson reaffirmed his government’s support for the nuclear industry with a $50-million investment to expand nuclear power generation in Ontario. The federal funding will help Bruce Power, the private entity that manages and operates one of the largest nuclear power plants in the […]
“The leafy greens are nearly at perfection, and all of our customers, I think would agree.” So explained Makenzie Jones, who although admittedly a little biased – he’s the head grower of those greens, after all – is honest in his assessment. The produce coming out of the Mnogin Greenhouse […]
You might have heard someone you know or strangers in passing talk about how ‘nobody wants to work anymore’ or how there seems to be a lack of jobs available to people looking for work. During the 2024 Thunder Bay District Municipal League (TBDML) conference and annual general meeting, however, municipal officials from […]
The federal government’s reimposition of a travel visa requirement for Mexicans coming to Canada could result in higher numbers of asylum seekers making irregular border crossings, two immigration lawyers and a refugee advocate said. Mexican nationals are now required to obtain visitor visas from customs officials who determine if tourist […]
Bernie Kamphof can’t recall a winter compared to this one — a season that had brought so little snow by the end of February. At his dairy farm near Murillo, he would normally at this time of year be spending a lot of time plowing, creating huge white mounds that […]
Algoma–Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha’s quest to pass Bill 13, the Northern Health Travel Grant Advisory Committee Act, came to a swift end Monday after it was defeated by a vote of 32 to 73 at second reading. Mantha expressed his disappointment in a news release that was circulated shortly after the result […]
The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) is asking Ontario’s nurses to participate in a first-of-its-kind census. On Tuesday, the CNO launched its first Workforce Census. The census, which is being sent to about 200,000 nurses in the province, includes questions that will provide key insights into the demographics of […]
Work will begin as soon as June this year on a $25-million new hotel and commercial mixed-use development in Dryden. Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation has become the newest owner of a Studio 6 Extended Stay Suites franchise that will be developed on a nine-acre site on the north side of […]
On February 2, 2024, an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) member seconded to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) was notified by a CAFC Call Taker that a Canadian victim business reported a Spear Phishing fraud. The member subsequently contacted the United States Secret Service (USSS) representative regarding the fraud. The USSS quickly […]
Farm Credit Canada’s Drive Away Hunger campaign has provided over 143 million meals during the last year, the organization’s president and chief executive officer announced on Feb. 14. In total, 143,210,277 meals were provided in 2023 through the Drive Away Hunger program which has run for two decades, Justine Hendricks […]
Police Briefs (FORT FRANCES) – One individual is facing impaired charges after colliding with a police vehicle. On February 27, 2024, just before 9:30 p.m., members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were responding to an incident in the area of Third Street in the […]
As the prevalence of human trafficking in and around Fort Frances rises, experts say there are things that community organizations and even the general public can do to help those in need. In an evening event held last week on Thursday, February 22,2024, and in connection to Human Trafficking Awareness […]
