Local News from Across the Rainy River District
For years — or for too long, some might say — apprentices in Kenora and Northwestern Ontario have had to travel to Thunder Bay to write their Certificate of Qualification exams, adding travel costs, time away from work and delays to the certification process. The new testing centre in Kenora […]
Kevin Marois wasn’t aware that the health unit spanning North Bay and Parry Sound, Ont., had stopped testing the water at local swimming spots. “I don’t think it’s a good decision,” Marois told The Narwhal after learning about it on a hot June day at Shabogesic Beach in North Bay. […]
“An integrity commissioner is supposed to be independent, yet a significant number of code of conduct complaints (against municipal council members) come from administration and staff,” lawyer Guy Giorno, one of the most widely respected municipal integrity commissioners in Ontario, told a provincial government committee last summer, when Queen’s Park […]
The RM of Morris is urging the Manitoba government to approve disaster financial assistance as crews race to clear hundreds of sites clogged with soil and debris after a mid-May windstorm and subsequent heavy rainfall. The municipality declared a local state of emergency last week after powerful winds on May […]
With summer quickly on the approach, Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) reminds people in the area of tick activity during the warmer months, and the precautions needed in reducing the chance of contracting any tick-borne illnesses. Ticks are a parasitic arachnid that typically range from around three to five millimetres in […]
THUNDER BAY — To be incarcerated where you are forced to face the consequences of your behaviour while undergoing the effects of opioid withdrawal would definitely make a person more fragile, said an expert in addiction medicine. This statement was heard on day three of the inquest into the death […]
THUNDER BAY – Economic professor at Lakehead University, Livio Di Matteo, says there is no need to fear a recession. “That could become a self-fulfilling prophecy if people start to believe they’re in a recession or think they are in one. At this point in time, people should conduct their […]
Intercity Shopping Centre has been sold, and it is now in the hands of Montreal-based Leyad, a privately owned real estate investment and development firm with its key focus on retail, multi-residential, industrial properties and hotel properties across Canada. Leyad will also become Intercity’s property manager, taking over the reins […]
While there is no doubt that pesticides severely impact the health of honey bees, the number-one threat to these creatures is actually a tiny parasite known as Varroa destructor. These mites are just as deadly as their name suggests and are the leading cause of death for overwintering colonies in […]
Asparagus is the first local crop that makes it onto spring menus, signalling the start of Ontario’s local food season. Asparagus has a narrow seasonal window lasting about six to eights weeks, from early May to late June. This year, it’s been a rocky start to the season for producers. […]
THUNDER BAY – Matthew and Sue Wilson spent the last 17 years looking after a portion of Junot Park, which the city is proposing to sell to the Thunder Bay Muslim Association. The Wilsons were among the 234 people who showed up at the 55 Plus Centre on Thursday evening […]
Brian Crow does not describe his wife’s move into long-term care as a joyful occassion. Marilyn has dementia. Her health is still declining. Some days, he said, she can remember an old song or a sentence from the past. Other days, she may not know him. But when a room […]
