Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Culture is at the core of everything Kelsey Borgford creates. Her newest work, a children’s book called What’s in a Bead?, is set to be released by Second Story Press March 12. It is heavily influenced by watching and learning traditional Indigenous art forms, the author said. “Without that influence, […]
Feeling the bleak mid-winter bummers? Scouts Canada (the country’s leading co-ed youth organization) is here to help kids kick their post-holiday ‘blah’ syndrome. Now that the festivities of the season are over and kids are back at school in their ho-hum routines, Scouts Canada has created the ‘Kidtastic’ Activity Generator as […]
After 13 years in the role, B.C.’s Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe is retiring. Her final day in office is Feb. 18, marking 30 years in public service. A lot has happened over the course of Lapointe’s tenure. Fentanyl arrived in 2012. The unregulated toxic drug supply became the leading cause […]
Her paintings often appear more real than the real thing. As a self-taught hyperrealism artist, Cher Pruys paints from her intuition with extreme precision and detail. Her work has not gone unnoticed. She has received 712 awards as of this January, seen her work juried into 461 international exhibits, and […]
The closure of New Gold is expected in 2031, but work is already underway to build a positive and lasting legacy in the district, to live on after the mine is gone. Gord Simms, General Manager of New Gold’s Rainy River site, was on hand at the Rainy River District […]
Funding will support Northwestern Ontario with almost $2-million to Thunder Bay child and youth service providers Northwestern Ontario will see nearly $2-million in funding from the provincial government to increase access to pediatric care services in the region. In a press release dated January 25, 2024, Ontario’s Minister of Health […]
There have been positive improvements to the Park’s winter trails this week. The green trail is now entirely open from Franks Bay to Crane Lake. The gold portage is still rough, and stakes have been placed to mark trail edges and drops. Stay between the stakes to avoid those hazards. […]
Matawa First Nations Management (MFNM) has partnered with the charity Achieving the Dream Through Education to open an emergency response fund to support Eabametoong First Nation following the loss of their community school in a fire on Jan. 25. Nishnawbe Aski Police Service announced four young people have been arrested […]
ONIGAMING – The chief of the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation would like to see a bit of a replay of a historic park protest, nearly 50 years later. Chief Jeff Copenace said Friday in an interview with Dougall Media that he wants to see a peaceful occupation of Anicinabe […]
THUNDER BAY — Mayor Ken Boshcoff along with Couns. Shelby Ch’ng, Kristen Oliver and Kasey Etreni made the trek to Toronto for the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference and arrived back with optimism community issues have been recognized by those in Queen’s Park. “One of the meetings that was […]
Fort William First Nation is reminding its college and university-bound members they only have until Thursday to apply to a wide-ranging scholarship and bursary fund specifically for Indigenous students. “Just one application (to the Indspire fund) gives you access to hundreds of bursaries and scholarships,” said a social media post […]
After three years of in-depth scientific analysis, the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef released its second National Beef Sustainability Assessment and Strategy report earlier this month. The report and assessment highlights the progress the industry has made in Canada between 2014 and 2021 on sustainability indicators such as greenhouse gas […]
