Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Emmilou McCormick (age 8) and Sienna Tom (age 13) were the successful winners of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 Remembrance Day poster contest at both the branch and district levels. Their submissions have now been sent to be judged at the provincial level, which includes Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. […]
The Nature Conservancy of Canada says it’s not too late to stop invasive phragmites from taking over in the Northwest. The organization was at the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association conference in Thunder Bay last week to bring the issue to the forefront of municipal delegates. Eric Cleland, the non-profit group’s […]
Phone calls to 9-1-1 from concerned citizens got two impaired driver off the road in one night. On May 5, 2023, at approximately 7:30 pm, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a 9-1-1 call from a concerned citizen reporting an erratic driver who was possibly impaired. The driver and vehicle were […]
May 15 to 21, 2023 is Police Week, and if you are looking for a rewarding career, now is a great time to consider becoming a police officer. The OPP hires hundreds of police officers per year for one of three recruit class intakes. No previous experience in law or […]
Thunder Bay, Ont. — From a devastating fire to relocating, mechanical upgrades and finding staff, the Hoito Restaurant and its popular Finnish pancakes are back, in the Dorothy Dove building at the Thunder Bay Country Market. Paula Haapanen, president of the Finlandia Co-operative of Thunder Bay, said that May 1 […]
Police briefs May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Curbing last year’s spike in motorcyclist fatalities on Ontario Provincial Police- (OPP)-patrolled roads is as simple as riders and drivers maintaining safe space and driving habits around each other at all times. Last year marked a particularly tragic riding season and the […]
Staff from Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung (Manitou Mounds) and community members from Rainy River First Nations were invited to attend a conference entitled: “Mounds and Memory: Indigenous Sovereignty, Ceremonial Spaces, and Stories of the Mound Builders.” The event was hosted by Pamela Klassen who is the William Lyon Mackenzie King Visiting Professor of […]
Junior Division Winners – Grades 5 & 6 1st Place – St. Mary Bentley Mainville Bryce Perrault Chiles Perrault Karen Papineau (Teacher) Cedar Bruyere Gabrielle Friday Taleah Mainville-Morrisseau Chase Bruyere Garrett Ellis 2nd Place – Donald Young Elementary Dreyson Bombay Dallas McGinnis Ronan Kuchma William Taylor Frank Szeder Trysten Bryant […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the April 50/50 jackpot is Heather Oltsher of Barwick, ON with the winning ticket number BB-3342466. Heather is the lucky recipient of $12,885 with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Friday, April […]
Last week, LaVallee Reeve Lucille MacDonald and councillors Badiuk, Loshaw, and Hyatt attended the Northern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) conference in Thunder Bay. MacDonald was more than happy to share the things she learned at the three-day event (April 26-28). She said taxpayers have a right to know why elected […]
Thunder Bay, Ont. — In the words of Environment, Conservation and Parks Minister David Piccini on the possible problems of reintroducing endangered caribou to different areas in Northwestern Ontario, “Ultimately, there would be nothing more embarrassing than moving caribou just essentially serving up a caribou buffet to wolves.” That was […]
Thunder Bay, Ont. — The Bear Pit to close out the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association conference on Friday was rather tame until it came to discussing the motor vehicle tragedies in the region, especially on Highway 17 west of Thunder Bay to Kenora. The Minister Forum, known as the Bear […]
