Local News from Across the Rainy River District
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 […]
The Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) has appointed 25-year veteran Charlotte Thompson as its new Mental Health Services Manager. Thompson was most recently assistant coordinator of social work and attendance Services with the York Region District School Board in Aurora, Ont., where she provided leadership and supervision to social […]
The Ontario provincial government has announced that it will expand funding eligibility for Ontario-based businesses to help them deal with the impact of newly imposed U.S. tariffs. The funds will be made available under the Protect Ontario Financing Program (POFP), which provides up to $1 billion in financial support in […]
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has slashed hundreds of jobs across the province, including more than 200 jobs in Northern Ontario — 55 of them in Thunder Bay, the union representing its workers says. On Wednesday, the WSIB gave the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU), which represents WSIB […]
The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) recognizes and supports the federal government’s efforts to defend Canada’s economic interests and competitiveness while standing up for Canadian industries, businesses, workers, and communities. Rick Dumas, NOMA president, said Northwestern Ontario’s forestry, mining, manufacturing, transportation, and resource sectors are particularly exposed to trade uncertainty, […]
A delegation on behalf of the City of Thunder Bay led by Mayor Ken Boshcoff, the chairman of the City’s intergovernmental affairs committee, along with committee members, councillors Trevor Giertuga and Kasey Etreni, returned from the 2026 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conferenc last week in Ottawa. The committee, […]
