Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) and the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce are calling on the Canadian and Ontario governments to step up efforts to prioritize the softwood lumber dispute. The two groups are concerned about a significant increase in anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber to 20.56 per […]
Transportation advocates are celebrating after an Ontario judge has ruled that the Ford government’s plan to remove bike lanes from three major Toronto roads is unconstitutional, citing risks to public safety and a lack of evidence to support the province’s claims. In a decision released Wednesday, Superior Court Justice Paul […]
TEMISKAMING SHORES – Just over two weeks ago, a small group of First Nations youth protesters set out on foot from Timmins for Queen’s Park. They’re calling for the repeal of provincial and federal legislation aimed at speeding development of major infrastructure projects in response to the trade dispute with […]
WASAGAMING — A legal threat convinced Parks Canada that its promise to reintroduce motorized boats on Clear Lake this season would not be viable, a Parks Canada spokesperson told a crowd of about 600 people at a town hall Tuesday night in Wasagaming. Andrew Campbell, senior vice-president of operations for […]
Manitoba’s education minister says her office has issued clear guidance to better support school staff who have been forced to confront a rise in student outbursts and related workplace injuries. Tracy Schmidt said “concerns about health and safety” have been relayed to her office by both the Manitoba Teachers’ Society […]
NIPIGON — Federal officials are receiving new proposals to site a multi-million dollar tourism and administrative centre for the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area. The project, which had been valued at $37 million, was slated to be built on a site at the Nipigon marina, but the property was disqualified once excavation uncovered […]
Is all the discussion about interprovincial trade a significant source of cash flow or political theatre? How much money is there to be saved on domestic trade in Canada, and will it make a meaningful impact on the economy? For Marc Lee, Senior Economist at Vancouver’s Canadian Centre for Policy […]
By Allan Bradbury Staff writer abradbury@fortfrances.com Odd weather patterns have made for a strange year for farmers in the District and nowhere is that more evident than at the Emo Agricultural Research Station. Manager Kim Jo Bliss says the station’s annual open house, to be held Thursday evening, July 31, […]
From Riverside Health Care Press release While out fishing on July 25th, Norm Wood got the call that he had reeled in Riverside Health Care’s very first 50/50 win, netting $8,400. “It was my big catch of the day!” Norm said, chuckling. His lucky ticket also meant another $8,400 went […]
By James Matthews Local Journalism Initiative Reporter jmatthews@fortfrances.com Music and science have always been a huge part of Anna Schwartz’s life. Her father is a pharmacist in Fort Frances and her mother teaches high school chemistry online. So that’s the science influence during her formative years. “But they are both […]
AUSTIN — Scott Byrne slaps a barrel. He points inside, where cushions swell from every direction. The rodeo clown, who used to be a bullfighter, says it’s an escape mechanism. Reading “wrangler” on the outside, the barrel exists to be smashed by raging bulls. When the animal bucks off a […]
In a field as complex as neurology, groundbreaking solutions rarely start with cardboard and mirrors. However, for Dr. Neda Anssari and Dr. Behzad Mansouri — a pair of Winnipeg-based neurologists, married co-founders of Neuroptek, and co-inventors of a medical device called Eye Mirage — their quest to reshape vision and concussion […]
