Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Underneath the nebulous pillar of the Milky Way, visitors to the sold-out Almaguin Summer Star Party discovered a new reason to visit the region. When it comes to dark skies, Almaguin is light years ahead. Astrotourism expert Stéphane Picard of Cliff Valley Astronomy discovered this when he was contracted by Explorer’s Edge […]
Salvator Fernandez, a “staple” employee of Renaissance Transport, was sent home on Friday as he could no longer keep himself together. He had been hit that morning with words that no father wants to hear. “Yesterday, when he found out the news, he looked like he got run over by […]
It’s hard out there for a turtle. Assuming they hatch at all — no sure thing when most underground nests are sniffed out and raided by raccoons — baby turtles born in Long Point must complete the arduous journey from their sandy nesting grounds to the marshland. Along the way they risk being hit by […]
Trolls, bullies, robots and other bad actors regularly flood social media with abusive comments and content. In fact some days it seems that cyberspace is just one hate-filled conspiracy theory after another, followed by a string of libelous comments interspersed with a sprinkling of mean-spirited memes. Common targets include women […]
Rossana Tomashowski, Executive Director for the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, shared some details with the Fort Frances Times about the society’s 23rd annual Ride for Memories event, where motorcyclists and classic car drivers convoy to raise funds in support of people with dementia and Alzheimer’s, their families and […]
Parking fees at the Thunder Bay International Airport will rise slightly this autumn. The new parking rates, which go into effect on Nov. 1, include a new $3 hourly rate, up from $2, and a $22 daily maximum rate, up from $20. Jackie MacDonald, the airport’s director of business development and revenue management, […]
Human trafficking is not just a big-city problem, it’s happening in towns and rural communities across Canada. That is the urgent message from Janet Campbell, President and CEO of the Joy Smith Foundation, as the organization ramps up its annual Joy in Action campaign. The Joy Smith Foundation, recognized as Canada’s leading […]
A London-area municipality is feeling the toll of tariffs after the cost of a snowplow ordered before the trade war started by U.S. President Donald Trump jumped almost $75,000. Central Elgin, a rural municipality bordering St. Thomas, had allocated $370,000 in its 2025 budget to replace an aging plow truck […]
The agriculture group known for the management of soil, water, air, and crops, has named a new executive director. Kerry Wright took the post with the Guelph-based Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) as of July 28. “We’re excited to welcome Kerry Wright as our new executive director,” said […]
Researchers at the University of Guelph have developed a new conservation strategy to help curb the falling population of monarch butterflies that travel across North America. Ecologist Ryan Norris and Tyler Flockhart, a population biologist and former U of G PhD student, published their findings last month in the journal […]
Despite searing heat, New Brunswick officials say firefighters have gotten ahead of a wildfire north of Moncton, in the Irishtown district of Maple Hills, where 1,500 people live. Heavy amounts of fire retardant were dropped and fire breaks bulldozed and excavated around a wide perimeter of the fire that gobbled […]
In the town of Beausejour, Manitoba, if you post on the community Facebook page that you’re looking for a place to live, the next day strangers will greet you in the grocery store by name. They’ll wish you luck, and they’ll already know your story. This is charming. It is […]
