Local News from Across the Rainy River District
On Thursday, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson accepted the Integrated Strategy for Radioactive Waste, paving the way for a deep geological repository and multiple near-surface disposal facilities. Justin Roy, a councillor for Kebaowek First Nation, an Algonquin First Nation opposing a low-level nuclear landfill site beside the Ottawa River, calls […]
A proposed project to develop a heavy cargo port in Red Rock was presented to area residents last week. Members of the public were invited to commemorate the opening of a new shop at the mill site, followed by site tours, an open-house discussion event, and a community barbecue on […]
Parents and caregivers are making noise about the struggles they face caring for someone with autism. A full-fledged protest is happening over two days at Queen’s Park in Toronto, and locally a small collection of parents were camped outside of Thunder Bay-Atikokan PC MPP Kevin Holland’s office on James Street North. Adrianna […]
A temporary exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will allow guests to view an original copy of Treaty #3, on the 150th anniversary of that treaty being signed. CMHR said in a media release that a community copy of Treaty #3 from 1873 is on display this […]
Manitoba’s next premier pledged on Saturday to work closely with Métis citizens and leaders, and promised there will be Métis representation at the highest levels of the provincial government once the NDP are sworn in. “This coming Wednesday, we are going to be sworn in to government and we are […]
Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. has unveiled future plans for a new lithium-hydroxide processing facility on Lake Superior, with federal representatives in attendance. Representatives from the Toronto-based lithium company were on site to greet Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Patty Hajdu as well as […]
Following the revelation of a scandal that has rocked the Ontario Conservative party, and a subsequent apology from Premier Doug Ford, the province has introduced legislation that will roll back the controversial land deals that saw the Greenbelt and Oak Ridges Moraine areas split into development-friendly chunks. In 2022 the […]
TORONTO — Nina Tangri, Associate Minister of Small Business, issued the following statement to mark Small Business Week: “Small Business Week is a time to recognize and celebrate the more than 400,000 small businesses in Ontario and their two million hard-working employees. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two youth with several Criminal Code (CC) offences. On September 28, 2023, at approximately 11:30 a.m., members of the Rainy River District OPP Detachment received a report of a […]
TIMMINS – The Ontario government is investing an additional $20.5 million in wildland fire management to continue to improve and modernize how we fight wildland fires. This funding is being used over three years to enhance aerial technologies, hire and train critical fire staff and help increase understanding of evolving […]
A lobby group in Northeastern Ontario wants the provincial government to increase funding to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and it’s getting quick and positive support from its member municipalities. The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) wants the province to permanently increase NOSM’s annual base funding by […]
TORONTO – The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $16.5 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to support agri-food research and innovation projects that will help Ontario develop new technologies, practices and solutions for the agri-food sector. These actions will strengthen the sector to […]
