Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY — City council’s quality of life standing committee would rather have the municipality operate the indoor turf facility, rather than have a private company take it over. “There is one thing that is an absolute no-go for me: I will not support a third-party for-profit carrier,” Coun. Andrew Foulds said […]
The proponent of a proposed peak-power plant that may be built in Shuniah says he remains confident the facility’s turbines could one day be converted to burn clean hydrogen. The company confirms the operation would initially run on natural gas, which critics say will add fuel to a global climate […]
THUNDER BAY – A request to spend an additional $2.5 million of city money on a new waterfront art gallery did not find approval at the committee level. In a 3-2 vote, the five-member standing committee on finance and administration did not endorse the recommendation at Tuesday’s meeting. Couns. Albert Aiello, Mark […]
The Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF) is sounding the alarm over what it calls an “unlawful blockade” on a provincial highway leading to the east side of Lake Winnipeg, a move the group says is denying licensed hunters and anglers access to Crown land during moose season and, if left unchecked, […]
About a half-hour north of Barrie, on a small farm just outside the village of Elmvale, one man has spent a large part of his adult life creating his own utopia. Purchased 50 years ago by his father at his request when he was in Grade 8, Dr. William Shotyk […]
Toronto says a city bylaw introduced last year is already making a dramatic difference, cutting disposable items such as cups, bags and utensils, by 32 per cent. Now, the city wants to go further by expanding its Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy and Bylaw to large events, sports venues […]
What began as a pandemic pastime has turned into a literary passion. Anne-Marie Mawhiney, who first started writing to fill quiet days at home, is now celebrating the release of her third self-published novel, Fugitive Rifts. To mark the release of her novel, she is hosting three intimate storytelling sessions […]
A cat-owner and her spirited companion have been reunited after a case of mistaken identity saw the feline accidentally travel from Atikokan to Fort Frances. Heather Miller and her cat Grayson have been inseparable since she acquired him in Sioux Narrows at the age of four. Now a respectable 15 […]
Celebrating the Teaching of Li Rii Faroosh: Wild Rice Harvesting in the Métis Community took place on the weekend of August 30 and 31, 2025. Northwest Ontario Métis Child and Family Services hosted a unique cultural learning experience focused on wild rice, li rii. The event was led by Senator […]
ATIKOKAN — A number of upgrades will help make the Royal Canadian Legion branch in Atikokan more modern and accessible, local officials say. The branch was recently granted just over $90,000 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation for work on the building’s hall space. That includes replacing all the […]
The Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre has partnered with the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC), the Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE), Lakehead University and Confederation College to launch the Boreal Springboard, an innovative initiative aimed at strengthening and diversifying the forestry sector in Northwestern Ontario. […]
THUNDER BAY — The chief of Superior North EMS says a recent funding top-up from the province will help improve service, including throughout the region. The land ambulance service received an increase of just under $1 million over last year, Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland announced on Oct. 9. That […]
