Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A FedNor investment worth more than $1.8 million will be used to connect private investors with entrepreneurs looking to expand and modernize their companies in Northern Ontario. Northern Ontario Angels, a non-profit organization that has successfully orchestrated the investment of more than $250 million between angel investors and entrepreneurs since […]
With Small Business Week on the October horizon, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce is aiming to collect information from small businesses across Canada through an online survey. The Canadian Chamber is seeking advice and lessons learned from new and existing business owners during their entrepreneurial journey. Charla Robinson, president of […]
Shuniah Mayor Wendy Landry is urging the province to keep its foot on the gas when it comes to the four-laning of the Trans-Canada Highway between Thunder Bay and Nipigon. “We’re hoping to see a reduction in the number of accidents or head-on collisions,” Landry said Thursday. “I continue to […]
Marathon, Ont. — Rural Thunder Bay residents who contend with spotty or slow internet connections may soon be able to benefit from a provincial plan to provide access to reliable satellite-based services. The government said this week it will consider proposals from satellite companies that can cater to 43,000 homes […]
Gillian Siddall wants to be an approachable leader and well-connected to Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario. Siddall was unveiled as the next Lakehead University president and vice-chancellor in January and officially took on the role on July 1, succeeding Moira McPherson. Siddall said her first two months have been spent […]
A rise in the number of blue-green algae blooms in popular lakes close to Thunder Bay may be a symptom of climate change, the region’s public-health agency suggests. “With rising climate and water temperatures (algae blooms) may become more common,” a Thunder Bay District Health Unit news release said on […]
Kenny Benson is one of a kind. And while kids, their parents and his colleagues may, indeed, hold him in high esteem, his singularity is the product of an inescapable truth about elementary school teachers just about everywhere on the continent. Benson, a man, is a kindergarten teacher at Winnipeg’s […]
Murillo, Ont. — Susan Fisher grew up on a dairy farm. So the 19-year-old Murillo resident knows very well that, contrary to John Denver’s cheerful ditty about country living, life on the farm is not always “laid back.” In fact, the life is often very hard. But Fisher said it’s […]
On August 7, Treaty Three Police Service (T3PS) chief of police Kai Liu announced his plans to retire after serving 37 years in policing. “Reflecting on the past four years, I am especially proud of our most valuable resource — every member of our service. With your collective dedication to […]
With the Labour Day long weekend quickly approaching, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is reminding travellers that crossings can be extra busy as families and tourists fit in one last summer trip. As such, CBSA is giving tips to ensure crossing the border anywhere in the country goes as […]
Canada is known for its cold winters, but thanks to climate change, extreme heat is increasingly becoming a matter of life and death. To cope, many Canadians turn to central air conditioners to cool their homes. A new report by multiple climate policy research groups says this is a missed opportunity to switch […]
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) say they are concerned about proposed spending cuts at Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and about what those cuts could mean for people they say are already struggling to receive adequate and equitable services in First Nations communities. “Our people are already grappling with chronically […]
