Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Months from now, shovels are expected be in the ground for a new transitional housing project that was first proposed several years ago. Ontario Aboriginal Housing Service officials confirmed to Dougall Media this week that the site plan application for the Junot Avenue project has been given the thumbs up, […]
A study looking at the feasibility of searching a Manitoba landfill for human remains shows there would be risks involved in that type of search, but that there would also be risks if no search is done, including the possibility that others who murder might believe a landfill or dumpster […]
Road warriors who have the Thunder Bay area on their itinerary this summer might end up venturing into the city’s downtown whether they like it or not if they’re behind the wheel of an electric vehicle. Options for travellers for charging battery-powered cars and pickup trucks appear to be non-existent […]
An academic partnership is looking to boost research into mental health and addiction from a northern perspective. Leaders from Algoma University and Northern Ontario School of Medicine University have signed an agreement that sets the stage for an increased presence of the medical university on Algoma’s Sault Ste. Marie campus, primarily to […]
The 15th “Maybe Annual” Coney Island Music Festival – presented by The Standard Insurance and Wawanesa – supported by the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation – is being held on Coney Island on the northernmost channel of Lake of the Woods in the City of Kenora […]
Manitoba’s online summer school is cracking down on academic dishonesty in a bid to deter students from using artificial intelligence to do their homework. “Any submission for grading needs to be your work…. All InformNet teachers are aware of and have access to sites like Chegg, Brainly, Quora, ChatGPT, etc.,” […]
Local fire Fort Frances 19 is located near Olifaunt Lake in Quetico Provincial Park, approximately 25 kilometres southeast of Atikokan. The 0.1 hectare sized fire is not under control. Northwest Fires of Note
Increased security efforts inside the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre seem to be paying dividends. Hospital officials brought in Thunder Bay Police Service police officers in July 2022 on the heels of an uptick in violence against staff in the emergency department. Between April and June of 2022 there […]
The Winnipeg Police (WPS) headquarters was its own crime scene Wednesday morning after protesters angry over the arrest of Tre Delaronde vandalized the building on Tuesday evening. On Wednesday morning WPS forensics units were investigating a rash of vandalism at the downtown station where windows were splashed with graffiti such […]
In the little community of Harris Hill (Spohn Township), nestled behind a row of tall spruce trees, you will find a historical treasure. It is an original one room schoolhouse. At one time, these little schoolhouses dotted the countryside, providing an integrated and practical education for all who attended. The […]
Delicious food, thrilling rides, the excitement of contests and shows—there’s truly no time like fair time! In less than a month, crowds will be gathering for the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair (aka the Emo Fair), one of the district’s greatest and oldest exhibitions. Celebrating the ability to […]
The future of forestry in northwestern Ontario is bright, green and growing, according to information presented to Fort Frances council by Mike Willick, president of Boundary Waters Forest Management Corporation. BWFMC is a board of industrial, municipal, Anishnaabeg and Metis interests, supported by a small administrative staff, which works collaboratively […]
