District News

The forest fire hazard remains mainly high to extreme across the region with moderate areas in Thunder Bay, Red Lake, Nipigon, and Sioux Lookout districts. AFFES is currently responding to many fires on the landscape. Stay informed of the location, size, status of all active wildland fires in the province […]

Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay Rainy River, is pleased that the Government of Canada has announced special immigration measures for the Afghans who worked for Canada during and after our combat mission in Afghanistan. These measures will give them a path to a future in Canada. Over the past year […]

The Rainy River Fix It Club meeting will be held one week later than usual this month, on Tuesday, August 17 at 10 a.m.  The meeting is open to any person over 55 who enjoys woodworking. Come out and see what it’s all about. Great for people who don’t have […]

The United Beef Club held their annual 4-H Beef Funday this past Saturday, July 31 at 9:00 AM at Neil and Angela Haw’s house. All members along with their project animals were in attendance along with their families. We had eleven steers and four heifers attend. We started our meeting […]

Before the colonization of North America by Europeans, Indigenous agriculture was wide spread but did not resemble the vast intensive agriculture of today nor the settled agriculture of many European cultures. Certainly agriculture of some Indigenous cultures like the Mayans was intensive and the settlements were permanent. But many North […]

Beef and other animal farmers in the Rainy River District can now submit applications to access a portion of the $2-million that was promised by the provincial government to help get herds through the drought conditions the area is experiencing. Announced in a joint press conference by Kenora Rainy River […]

A slate of four contestants have put their name forward to compete in the Emo Fair Queen competition. The 2021 Queen will be crowned Thursday, August 19, at 7 p.m. on the small stage of the fair grounds. Follow their journey through the competition in upcoming editions of the Times. […]

Prizes for Fair Queen Contestants are generously supplied by local businesses and individuals. Emo Fair Queen – $500.00 1st Princess – $400.00 2nd Princess – $300.00 Miss Congeniality Voted by secret ballot by fellow Contestants to the contestant who is most outgoing, friendly and helpful throughout the competition. Miss Congeniality […]

Chief Vern Janvier, members of Chipewyan Prairie First Nation, and supporters of the cause, are making the long walk to Ottawa with hopes of changing the Indian Act. They began their trek to the capital in Sudbury on July 18 and move 20 kms per day until they reach parliament […]

Police briefs (FORT FRANCES, ON) – On July 25, 2021 at 5:14 p.m. members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of an assault with a weapon that occurred at a local business located at the #400 Block of Portage Ave. Police and Ambulance […]

$47,500 awarded for demonstrating leadership and mentorship within school and community Mélanie-Rose Frappier and Alison Lewis, both fourth-year medical students at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), are the inaugural recipients of newly established CIBC Indigenous Learner Leadership Awards. The awards recognize self-identified Indigenous learners at NOSM who demonstrate […]

THUNDER BAY — The first graduates from the Ascend Accelerator program in Lakehead University’s Ingenuity initiative are being celebrated. The program provided support for the development of student-based business ideas while providing opportunities to learn how to overcome the challenges of starting a business and making it a viable enterprise. […]