Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY – As provincial representatives return to the legislature at Queen’s Park, calls to strengthen Ontario’s health care system are getting louder. There were protests across the province organized by the Ontario Health Coalition (OHC), including at the government building known as “mini Queen’s Park” in Thunder Bay, where […]
More than 150,000 Indigenous children were taken from their home in between the age 4 and 16, their lives altered forever. Over 4000 children didn’t return to their communities. Next week, for National Week of Truth and Reconciliation, agencies across the district will host teachings and activities from September 25 […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two individuals with theft of a motor vehicle. On September 13, 2023, members of the Rainy River District OPP Detachment received a report of a stolen commercial motor vehicle […]
Terry Fox’s older brother has done just about every kind of run or walk there is over the last 43 years to raise money for cancer research. On a recent weekend in Regina, Fred Fox ran a half-marathon. In August, the 66-year-old climbed to the summit of Mount Terry Fox, […]
Ottawa’s general hospital has opened a clinic that focuses exclusively on immigrants and refugees who often have different skin problems than people who were born in Canada. The Skin of Colour Dermatology Specialty Clinic at The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus is the first of its kind in Canada. Dr. Reetesh […]
Songs and demands to search for murdered Indigenous women rang out through downtown Timmins this week. Local organizers joined events held around the country yesterday (Sept. 18) for a #SearchtheLandfill walk. The goal is to have the Manitoba provincial government allow searches to look for the bodies of four Indigenous […]
The District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) is once more receiving critical funding to help keep ambulances and community medicine in service in the Rainy River District. Speaking at the Fort Frances Ambulance Bay on Thursday, September 14, 2023, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford announced nearly $5.4-million in funding […]
A new project, led by Dr. Erin Cameron, Academic Director at the Dr. Gilles Arcand Centre for Health Equity at NOSM University, has received a $2.43-million Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant to address local health priorities. Dr. Cameron and her team will foster relationships between communities […]
Every year, more than 2,100 North Americans are killed or seriously injured in rail crossing and trespassing incidents. Next week, Operation Lifesaver (OL) Canada will mark an important milestone in its efforts to #STOPTrackTragedies: the 20th anniversary of its annual Rail Safety Week campaign (September 18-24, 2023). Since 2003, Rail Safety Week (RSW) has served to […]
All five candidates in the race to become the next leader of the Ontario Liberal Party did their best to tackle issues that are exclusive to Northern Ontario. Bonnie Crombie, Nate Erskine-Smith, Ted Hsu, Yasir Naqvi and Adil Shamji were all in Thunder Bay Thursday night engaging in the first of five total […]
As politicians grapple with finding a solution to Canada’s housing crisis, newcomers are facing a nearly impossible task of securing suitable places to live. For Ukrainians fleeing the hostilities in their home country, it’s an especially difficult process. Most prospective renters need references and permanent, well-paying jobs, something the immigrants […]
Seine River First Nation resident Janet Johnson says she’s on the fence — “about 50 per cent, I’d say” — about the nuclear waste repository that might be located in the Ignace area. The Northwest Nuclear Exploration Event being held this weekend at the Ignace Recreation Centre has given her, […]
