Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A group of ordinary Ontarians is helping save injured turtles by doing something many people do every day: driving. The only difference is the unique passenger in their vehicles. Since 2009, the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre’s (OTCC) Turtle Taxi program has been helping transport injured turtles across the province to […]
Wisk Air Helicopters has added a new Bell 407GXI helicopter to its growing fleet, bringing the total to 12 aircraft. The acquisition will likely be followed next year by a Bell 429 twin-engine helicopter, making it the 13th aircraft in the company’s fleet, both produced by Bell Textron. Mark Wiskemann, […]
DRYDEN — Significant steps have been taken throughout the province to address courthouse security concerns in rural and remote communities. These steps followed an incident at a satellite court last summer when an OPP officer shot and killed 23-year-old Tyresse Roundsky in a Wapekeka courtroom. Dryden lawyer Karen Seeley said […]
THUNDER BAY – Coun. Trevor Giertuga stated publicly he is willing to put forth a motion to city council to block Junot Park from potential surplus. His statement came after commissioner Kerri Marshall addressed the Thunder Bay Muslim Religious Association’s withdrawal from its proposed development project at the park at […]
Police officers all over the province are feeling the impact of two officers who lost their lives on the job this month. Colin Woods, president of the Thunder Bay Police Association, said the impact is felt deeply amongst officers here in Northern Ontario. “Last week there were two officers who were killed on […]
An Ontario court has dismissed a bid by the Township of Emo and Mayor Harold McQuaker to secure a judicial review of a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) decision that it discriminated against the LGBTQ association Borderland Pride, sending the matter back to the tribunal for reconsideration. In its […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford visited Thunder Bay on Tuesday and announced $2,804,955 in funding from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) for upgrades at the Port of Thunder Bay and the Peninsula Harbour Port Authority in Marathon. Ford called both terminals key gateways in Northwestern Ontario for expanding east-west […]
THUNDER BAY — Coming into physical contact with MPP Kevin Holland’s car came as a bit of a surprise, Dan Dubray said Tuesday. Video recorded at the scene shows a vehicle driven by Holland, MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan, move forward slowly and hit Dubray’s right leg as the union member was protesting on Hewitson […]
OTTAWA — Canada Minister of Indigenous Services put forward the First Nations Clean Water Act, Bill C-37, on Tuesday morning, along with the “single largest funding commitment ever made for First Nations,” $4.6 billion over five years. “Across Canada there are laws and regulations that set minimum standards for drinking […]
On June 9, 2026, the United 4-H Beef Club held its third meeting at the home of Tami and Robin LeBlanc’s. President Danielle Schram started the meeting with the 4-H Pledge and Sydney Romyn read the minutes to the last meeting. The roll call question was, “What is one thing you are […]
KENORA — Someone loses a limb to diabetic wound complications every four hours in Ontario. “And 85 per cent of those are estimated to be preventable,” said Micayla Harland, the project manager for lower limb preservation at Kenora’s Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe’iyewigamig (WNHAC) clinic. In the north, that percentage is significantly higher. […]
KENORA — A small group of protesters with signs reading “Justice for Mekhi” gathered outside the Kenora courthouse on Friday. Inside, a hearing took place to decide whether the woman charged with accessory after the fact to the murder of Mekhi Pelly should be released on bail. That afternoon, the […]
