David Leskowski will win the Conservative party’s nomination for the new Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding by acclamation after Christine Hogarth, treasurer of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party, withdrew from the race. “Just a few days ago, she [Hogarth] advised our nomination committee that she would be stepping aside,” noted riding […]
District News
Every place has its characters and in the early days of La Vallee, Kate Ruttan was a figure known to everyone. Although she told very little regarding her life before she came to La Vallee, she did have one daughter who was a teacher as Kate had been. One distinctive […]
Former Thunder Bay mayor Ken Boshcoff won the Liberal nomination in the new Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding Sunday in a race that brought out an astonishing 80 percent of eligible voters. “I was, of course, very pleased,” Boshcoff said yesterday. “It’s very gratifying when people believe in you. That really […]
It is difficult to escape news reports about the declining population of Northwestern Ontario and how young people are moving away in droves. Last month, the Times ran a front-page story about the aging workforce in Rainy River District—and the potentially disastrous effects it could have on the local economy. […]
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board has decided to temporarily fund a local social housing program until further discussions with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing next month. Originally run by the federal government, the Fort Frances Native Urban Wahkaihganun Corp. was devolved to the province and […]
Two former mayors won the Liberal nominations in the two new Northwestern Ontario ridings of Thunder Bay-Rainy River and Kenora over the weekend. Former Thunder Bay mayor Ken Boshcoff beat out Don Paterson for the Liberal nomination in Thunder Bay-Rainy River what the party is calling “a very close race.” […]
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board on Thursday night passed a resolution to pay a subsidy for April to the Fort Frances Native Urban Wahkaihganun Corp. after receiving assurance from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing that the program’s economic difficulties have improved. DSSAB recently received a […]
Steve Latimer and Sarah Vanderplaats will provide a one-two punch as guest speakers at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon this coming Tuesday at the Rainy Lake Hotel. The emphasis of their discussion will be on staffing and training programs offered in the Fort Frances area. Latimer, the […]
A Sarnia, Ont. man was killed in an accident that happened shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday on Highway 17 west of the Highway 71 junction. Kenora OPP said the accident occurred when a westbound Volvo crossed the centre line and was struck by an eastbound tractor-trailer unit. Donald Esser, […]
Alberton Fire Chief Cory Jewell asked council at last Wednesday night’s meeting for funds to purchase a rescue vehicle for the department. He said he was looking for a good, used cube van with a one-ton chassis that easily can be modified to carry the emergency equipment required. Council authorized […]
People accustomed to taking Frog Creek Road as a high-speed alternative to Highway 11/71 may have to re-think that strategy down the road. At its regular meeting last Wednesday (March 10), Alberton council proposed to lower the speed limit on Frog Creek Road from the current 80 km/h to 50 […]
The changes to the federal electoral boundaries became official last Thursday when the legislation received royal assent. Under the legislation, the old Kenora-Rainy River riding has been severed, with Rainy River District joining with the former Thunder Bay-Atikokan riding to form Thunder Bay-Rainy River. Kenora, meanwhile, becomes a stand-alone riding. […]
