Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Federal and provincial investment will protect Ontario’s farmers in the face of U.S. tariffs and policies TORONTO – The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $14.6 million through the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) to help farmers make improvements to their farmland. As part of the government’s […]
THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper has issued a statement saying the organization is complying with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks’ notice of violation after effluent was discharged into the Kaministiquia River last week. “We have been in continuous communication with the ministry since identifying […]
As the federal government eyes billions in spending cuts, internal messages leaked from Environment and Climate Change minister Julie Dabrusin’s office reveal the Canada Water Agency, tasked with protecting the country’s lakes and rivers, could see its funding slashed, raising alarm over the future of freshwater protection. The revelation came […]
TORONTO – This Labour Day, the Ontario government is supporting Ontario and Canadian workers by breaking down interprovincial barriers for in-demand professions such as architects, engineers, geoscientists, land surveyors, electricians and more. This historic change is part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario and Canadian workers and build a […]
THUNDER BAY — Ongoing studies at Lakehead University’s Agricultural Research Station into precision farming could benefit Northwestern Ontario crop yields. Muditha Heenkenda, an associate professor in the university’s department of geography and the environment, is heading research that uses drones during the spring and summer months to weekly monitor plant […]
Six-year-old Raylynn Mercer spent much of his summer break bicycling around hotel parking lots and cuddling with his Chihuahua, Princess. “He’s a trooper,” Irene Mercer said as she reflected on the abrupt end of her son’s first school year and uncertainty surrounding his entry into Grade 1. “Due to fires, […]
M’CHIGEENG—A new report from Thomson Reuters reveals that Canada’s crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) is deeply rooted not only in rural and remote communities but also in urban centres across the country. The study, ‘Missing and Stolen: Disappearances and Trafficking of Indigenous Peoples in Canada,’ identifies Winnipeg, […]
MARATHON — Construction of an Active Living Centre can commence as soon as funding is clinched, Marathon Mayor Rick Dumas said Friday. And the multi-purpose facility’s construction is vitally important as the clock ticks down on the municipal arena’s operating life, he added. Dumas said CIMCO Refrigeration, the company the […]
Ontario’s Education Minister Paul Calandra announced he will launch “a full governance review of the Near North District School Board.” The review comes in response to the delayed opening of Parry Sound’s new JK-12 school, which was supposed to open for this Fall’s semester. The minister wrote a letter to […]
MANITOULIN—Once, in late summer, the skies over Manitoulin could flicker orange and black as monarch butterflies set out on their improbable journey — a multi-generational migration from Canada to the mountains of central Mexico. Today, ecologists say those numbers have dropped to “alarmingly low” levels, and without swift, coordinated action […]
Questions are being raised about a major construction contract for the new Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital, after a U.S. company reportedly secured a $140-million façade subcontract. Industry groups and unions say the decision risks outsourcing jobs and materials outside Canada, while hospital officials and the province maintain the project will […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – With Ontario residents and visitors taking to highways and roads for the last long weekend of the summer, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is counting on all road users to help ensure everyone makes it to and from their destinations safely. Despite OPP officers working 24/7 across […]
