District News

A Lakehead University researcher and Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute scientist was awarded $448,800 from the Canadian Cancer Society to continue research into a new method of diagnosing breast cancer that may detect lesions earlier than current methods. This Innovation to Impact grant will allow Dr. Alla Reznik to […]

Creating a path forward for tourism development and marketing in Fort Frances has been the focus of the town’s Municipal Accommodation Tax Committee as of late. Rynic Consulting was recently hired by the town to assist in the development of these plans and spent a few days last week working […]

Improving La Vallee’s core infrastructure is one of the top priorities for its council in 2020. “Our roads and bridge infrastructure is one of the few things that the municipality does have control over but a big thing is to secure capital funding to make improvements,” said La Vallee’s reeve, […]

The “Country Jams” for Emo will be on Jan. 17, Feb. 21 and March 13, 2020 at the Emo Legion. For a great evening of old time favourites with family and friends please mark these dates on your calendar. The musicians will start playing sometime around 7 p.m. and will […]

Thunder Bay City Council voted unanimously to declare a climate emergency yesterday. The EarthCare Climate Adaptation Working Group, chaired by Aynsley Klassen, asked the EarthCare Advisory Committee of Council to ask City Council to make the declaration. The Advisory Committee agreed, and Councillor Foulds made the motion. City Councillors received […]

THUNDER BAY-Ontario Liberal Leadership Candidate Steven Del Duca was joined in Thunder Bay by sitting MPP Michael Gravelle and released the details of his ‘Ontario North’ action plan. The plan calls for expanding the Trans-Canada highway to four lanes across its entire length, providing Northern Ontarians with access to a […]

THUNDER BAY-Contact North released its ten predictions for online learning in 2020 today, which outlines ten patterns and trends it forecasts to dominate online learning in 2020. These bold predictions explore topics such as the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) to provide 24/7/365 support to college and university students. […]

The Manitou Mounds has been a busy spot as of late, hosting a variety of free activities and events over the past few months. Employees at the mounds applied for a grant to hire a workshop coordinator earlier In the year and Maria Vandenbrand filled the position at the end […]

Since a new mayor and council took office in Emo around a year ago, they’ve been working through many government regulations to complete assessments and attract more people to the town. Mayor Harold McQuaker, who’s new to council, said working with MPAC for tax assessments has been difficult and 2020 […]

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) has announced that unless a tentative agreement is reached, members across the province will be taking administrative job action beginning Monday, January 13. “We have not taken this decision lightly, but we believe it is necessary to secure a fair contract and protect […]

Kevin Cross of Atikokan was the $2,500 Christmas winner in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s cash calendar draw for the week of Dec. 22 – 28. The $30 winners included Patty McMahon, Donna Williamson and Chris Giguere (Fort Frances), Dan Neilson (Stratton), Trish and Earl Fredrickson and Justin […]

Receiving specialized training is now easier than ever for existing firefighters in the area. A new firefighter training centre popped up in Chapple about a month ago and district firefighters no longer have to travel across the province to take much needed training courses. “The biggest part of the project […]