Local News from Across the Rainy River District
COLEMAN TOWNSHIP — It’s that time of year when the geese fly south and tiny snapping turtles crawl out from their sandy nests. A nest of snapping turtles hatched from their roadside nest to make their way over to Loon Lake in Coleman Township on September 20. Tim Moore, who […]
It hadn’t been Jessica Outram’s intention to take Bernice (Normandin) Lamondin on another adventure, but when an entry in a local history book “kept coming back to me and coming back to me,” Outram had no other choice but to write Bernice and the Wild Waters. Bernice and her family […]
On Sept. 17 the Province of Manitoba announced that it would be permanently adhering to Daylight Saving Time, prompting Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford to gather municipal and First Nations leaders across the region for a meeting. In a statement issued across his social media pages, Rickford said he understands […]
Aims to fast-track plan to bury used nuclear fuel The federal government has published official notice that it is considering the deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel as a project of national interest under the Building Canada Act. If accepted, the project would no longer have to be approved […]
The Emo public library recently received a $5,000 grant from Couer Mining (formerly New Gold). The grant money was able to bring the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) project to the library. Mellisa Gallagher, Emo’s outgoing CEO and head librarian, saw to it that this event was celebrated and […]
As Illinois moves to confront microplastics, Ontario is reorganizing the machinery that handles the plastic we throw away MANITOULIN—There is something unsettling about plastic. It is everywhere, and yet almost nowhere we can see. A bottle disappears into a blue box. A food wrapper disappears into a garbage can. A […]
KENORA – Nearly a decade after planning began, the first aspect of Kenora’s 126-acre Campus of Care should see construction beginning in June of 2027. That first step will be Wiigwas Elder and Senior Care, with doors expected to open within three years according to project lead Joe Barnes of […]
THUNDER BAY — The judge has dismissed a motion to direct the verdict in the case of a tractor-trailer driver accused of leaving the scene after striking and killing a pedestrian. The trial continued every day this week for Gurmeet Brar, who pleaded not guilty to failing to remain at […]
KENORA – A candidate running for Kenora city council is receiving heavy backlash from the Indigenous community for comments made on a podcast earlier this year. On June 9, episode 130 of the podcast Brave New Normal titled “Karla Joy Treadway: Indian Chiefs and Liberal Corruption” had candidate Karla Treadway […]
A proposed expansion of housing options in Landmark East is highlighting a growing need in the Rural Municipality of Taché to balance accommodating the demand for more housing while ensuring new development fits with existing neighbourhoods and municipal infrastructure. Schinkel Properties Holdings Inc. and Kleefeld Development Ltd. have applied to […]
New standardized training for Ontario drivers seeking to become qualified to get behind the wheel of transport trucks and other commercial vehicles is a step in the right direction, but the province can’t let off the gas in the pursuit of trucking safety, local officials say. “This (standard training) was […]
I feel like I’m on a skid. I have no real ambition to get anything done, I just sit in my chair and read. This is so not like me. I’m the person who wakes up with a list for the day. My husband usually asks me what’s on my […]
