Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The increasing threat of wildfires in southeastern Manitoba is driving Indigenous and rural communities to build stronger firefighting capabilities, using new federal funding to prepare for harsher fire seasons ahead. The Rural Municipality of Piney and Buffalo Point First Nation sit near the US border amid jack pine forests that, […]
As parents and students were notified at the end of the 2024-25 school year, the new Rainy River K-12 school will not be ready for students to begin next week when school resumes. Heather Campbell, the Director of Education for the Rainy River District School Board, says the delays in […]
TORONTO — The Ontario government is expanding the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) prevention program to include all individuals aged 75 years and older, helping to protect those most vulnerable during the upcoming respiratory illness season. “Our government is ensuring the most vulnerable have access to the tools they need to […]
Fort Frances, Ontario – Representatives from the District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) recently returned from the 2025 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference, following a productive series of meetings with provincial officials and partners. Rainy River Mayor and DRRSB Board Chair Deb Ewald, along with Lake of […]
A sample of the Bennu asteroid is making headlines two years after the sample was delivered. Bennu is rich in carbon, nitrogen, and some organic compounds that are essential to life as we know it on Earth. New insights from three scientific papers on Bennu’s sample describe what could be […]
(KENORA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal collision on Highway 17 in Kenora, which led to a temporary closure of the highway in both directions from Kimberley Road to Longbow Lake Road. The highway has now reopened. On Saturday, August 23, 2025, at approximately 12:15 […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – Two people were arrested and almost 500 kg of copper wire was seized after police responded to a single vehicle roll-over. On August 23, 2025, at approximately 10:00 a.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle roll-over on Hwy 11 near Mine Center. Two […]
Summer may be winding down, but there’s still time to squeeze out every last drop of sunshine, fun, and maybe even a jackpot win! Riverside’s second 50/50 draw is heating up, and it’s the perfect way to cap off the season. From enjoying time on the water, to firing up […]
A City of Thunder Bay delegation comprised of Mayor Ken Boshcoff, and John Collin, city manager with the city’s Intergovernmental Affairs team, Councillors Kasey Etreni and Shelby Ch’ng, and led by Coun. Kristen Oliver, the group’s chairperson, lobbied for local funding and action at the 2025 Association of Municipalities of […]
THUNDER BAY – City council will release its already approved $5 million to the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. In a unanimous decision, council on Monday decided the city will release the money to help the cash-strapped waterfront project avoid a construction shutdown. The first $2.5 million will be delivered upon […]
This summer, the Ontario Ministry of Education took swift actions to take control of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB) over its $136-million projected deficit. The province framed the move as a necessary step to “restore stability” and “protect students.” But many parents see the intervention less as a […]
Communities from Hudson Bay to Norway are mourning the loss of Steffen Skjøttelvik, the 29-year-old Norwegian adventurer whose body was recovered on the banks of the Hayes River in northern Manitoba on Sunday. Across the James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts, as well as in communities like Timmins, Kingston, Kasabonika […]
