Local News from Across the Rainy River District
On Wednesday, July 30, Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski presented Brent Tookenay and Sheila McMahon with the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of their service to the local community. King Charles III was crowned on May 6, 2023, and 30,000 medals are being distributed to eligible individuals […]
The Township of Emo is warning municipal residents to restrict their water usage due to low raw water flow. In a press release posted to its Facebook page this morning, the Township of Emo, along with the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) is cautioning residents who draw from the municipal […]
KENORA — A new dedicated initiative based in Kenora will aim to protect vulnerable young people from being sexually trafficked and help those who have been victimized. Alicia Rogerson, the executive director of Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child and Family Services, told Newswatch in an interview that the new Kenora Children at Risk of Exploitation (or CARE) […]
THUNDER BAY — Coming from Port Coquitlam, B.C., the same hometown as Terry Fox, Tyler J. Ashton said he expected to “feel something” when he reached Thunder Bay on his first cross-country bicycle tour, “ I don’t think it’s till this second time through that it is finally hitting me.” […]
On July 21, 2025, Dawson Beef Club’s second meeting was held at the Jenson residence. The meeting began with a pledge, followed by the reading of the minutes, a roll call discussing favourite cuts of meat, slip-knot practice, and a relay game. The meeting focused on the cow frame and […]
In Roland, Manitoba, there is a man quietly working without a spotlight or fancy title, doing a job few people might notice. But he’s doing the sacred work of tending to the grief of his community. His name is Matt Offspring, and he cuts grass for the dead. It began […]
WEBEQUIE — The chief of Webequie First Nation says a recent royalty payment from one of its business partners will be budgeted to improve the bottom line of the community’s various departments, like education and economic development. Officials and staff with North Star Air were in Webequie, a remote First […]
Entering the York Regional Forest’s Porritt Tract, one doesn’t need to walk far before finding an invasive species. Just steps from the Kennedy Road entrance, a growing patch of dog strangling vine is going to seed, pushing ever deeper into the forest. Dog strangling vine (DSV), the common name for […]
At night, Justin Oertel cleans classrooms at a Brandon school. By day, he informs nearly 150,000 Manitobans whether it’s safe to mow the lawn, drive to Dauphin, or brace for a wall of wind. He’s not a meteorologist by degree. He doesn’t work in an office stacked with Dopplers and […]
When Barb Rickards, a Regional Food Distribution Association (RFDA) volunteer, watched empty beer cans being tossed in the rubbish at the Fort William Gardens in 2019, she began a fundraising journey that would take six years to reach her goal. This month, Rickards has successfully raised $10,000 from collecting empty […]
The United Beef Club funday meeting was held on Saturday, July 26, at the Leblanc residence. The meeting was scheduled to begin at 9 but due to a rain delay, it got pushed back an hour. At 10 a.m. the meeting was called to order by president Kennah Leblanc, followed […]
(Dryden, ON) – Members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a drowning incident that claimed the lives of two children. On Thursday, July 31, 2025, at approximately 4:10 pm, officers responded to a report of two youths observed entering the Wabigoon River in the […]
