Local News from Across the Rainy River District
“We’re not protesters. We’re protectors.” That’s what Michel Koostachin, founder of the grassroots group Friends of the Attawapiskat River, declared as he launched the first legal challenge against a Ring of Fire access road, days after the federal government approved the project in the “public interest” despite its own impact […]
A side note in a Library and Archives Canada document indicated that her great-great-grandfather Raymond Miron was a snowshoe mail carrier, and this led to author Louise Bradford’s new children’s book Sage and the Snowshoe Express. A member of Batchewana First Nation in northwest Ont., Bradford admits she didn’t understand […]
The Labourers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 607 is hosting a full house of high school students in Thunder Bay who want to learn about the skilled trades industry. Andy Nieweglowski, director of training at the union local in Thunder Bay, said it used its skill development fund […]
Almost 400 Thunder Bay Community Living employees, members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEPFO) Local 740, are heading back to work this week after 13 weeks on the picket line. The union bargained with the provincial government to increase funding by 6.5 per cent for all the agencies […]
The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce is asking municipal election candidates for a commitment to help strengthen Thunder Bay as a place to live, work, invest and grow through their own practical action. This prioritizes fostering competitive growth and making it easier to invest in Thunder Bay businesses, implementing the […]
When the filing deadline passed last Friday, the Township of Emo fell short on residents interested in running for council. As a result, the municipality opted to extend its deadline, reopening nominations today at 9 a.m. and closing them again at 2 p.m. Emo’s council is comprised of five members: […]
Rainy River In the Town of Rainy River, incumbent Deborah Ewald and former councillor Andrew Hartnell are running for mayor. Running for the six council positions in Rainy River are Rebecca Brooks, incumben Joel Hagarty, Lindsay Logsdon, Jeffrey Marchuk, incumbent Florence Joan Newman, Scott Olson, incumbent Gordon Prost, Dana Tait […]
Three individuals are running for mayor of Dryden in this year’s election: incumbent Jack Harrison and challengers Derek Ouellette and Brenda Sedgwick. Harrison has been mayor since he first ran in 2022, winning with 69 per cent of the votes against one other candidate —Shayne MacKinnon. “It was quite an […]
Kenora Incumbent Mayor Andrew Poirier is the only candidate who filed for mayor of Kenora in this year’s election. Poirier has been mayor since 2022, and before that served a total of 10 years as a councillor. He’s now set to be acclaimed. Thirteen candidates have filed to run for […]
SIOUX NARROWS–NESTOR FALLS — Some important community area upgrades are underway in the townships of Sioux Narrows–Nestor Falls and Alberton. Bass Lake Park in Sioux Narrows–Nestor Falls is undergoing a number of changes, including a brand-new playground and a one-kilometre trail connector from the Red Pine Trail to the park […]
This past weekend, on the shores of Caliper Lake, a small northern festival reminded me what community can be. Nestled among the pines and rocky shoreline of Northwestern Ontario, Caliper Lake is the sort of place that reminds you why people fall in love with the North. It is also […]
For many people in northwestern Ontario, seeing a specialist begins with a road trip. It can mean hundreds of kilometres behind the wheel, an overnight hotel stay and meals away from home — sometimes while the patient is undergoing cancer treatment or dealing with a different life-threatening illness. A group […]
