Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Final Drives Canada, a Thunder Bay-based international distribution company, is expanding and relocating to Dawson Road thanks to $78,000 given from the Ontario government. The funds, which are made possible through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), are part of the province’s spending aimed at providing northern businesses the […]
Neebing’s fire chief is urging the province to add medical first responders to a list of crew members eligible for compensation should they become ill with cancer following exposure to carcinogenic materials at emergency scenes. In a letter last month to various provincial agencies, including the Workplace Safety and Insurance […]
THUNDER BAY – “Don’t defund our education. This is class discrimination.” That chant could be heard over and over as more than 25 students in grades 11 and 12 marched to MPP Kevin Holland’s office on James Street on Friday morning. Thunder Bay high school students in the south end, […]
NORTHERN ONTARIO—Across much of Northern Ontario, the demographic equation has quietly flipped. In town after town, the math of life itself has turned upside down: more funerals than births, more grey hair than diapers. Population growth, once driven by families putting down roots, now depends increasingly on newcomers arriving from […]
MARATHON — The federal government should improve the Trans-Canada through northern Ontario as part of committed military spending. That’s according to the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association, the organization that represents and lobbies for 37 municipalities in the Northwest. Its president, Rick Dumas, sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney […]
TIMMINS – Growing up in Attawapiskat First Nation, Nigel Nakogee spent much of his time outdoors. Hunting geese and moose, snaring rabbits, and camping were regular parts of life. “I’m a bit of a hunter,” he told TimminsToday. “I hunted a lot growing up. Pretty much camped during my teenage […]
GREENSTONE — The municipal council of Greenstone supports school boards on the principle of maintaining local representation. Councillors voted unanimously this week to “direct staff to send a letter of support to the minister of education emphasizing the importance of protecting local voice in public education.” The motion, made by […]
When Melanie Joly first ran for public office, she wasn’t sure who her role models were. Such historic public figures as John F. Kennedy and Charles De Gaulle influenced her decision to enter politics, but she came to the table with a very different voice. “I couldn’t show the same […]
Thunder Bay stood out as a strong mining hub in Northwestern Ontario and shone on the international mining stage during the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Convention 2026 last week in Toronto. The Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC), along with Lakehead University and Confederation College, presented Thunder Bay as global interest rises in the region’s […]
THUNDER BAY – “It definitely feels like a victory,” says the head of the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority. Tammy Cook, chief administrative officer, learned that the LRCA will remain intact as a local voice for Northwestern Ontario watersheds. After receiving input from 14,000 submissions and six regional workshops, Todd McCarthy, […]
THUNDER BAY — Stories from people travelling northern Ontario’s highways will be used to pressure the Ford government to make improvements. That’s according to the opposition NDP’s leadership, including party leader Marit Stiles, who was in Thunder Bay for a standing-room-only public forum on Monday, where residents shared their experiences […]
The air inside an Emsdale garage was filled with laughter and curiosity as Almaguin Pride hosted a unique International Women’s Day event focused on automotive empowerment. The “Grease Grrrl Car Care” workshop drew an energetic crowd inside the mechanic bays of Truck Accessories Plus, a space donated by David Richards. The workshop […]
