Local News from Across the Rainy River District
From solar installations to community energy planning and skills training, 15 projects across Kenora—Rainy River will receive more than $3.2 million in provincial funding. Kenora—Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford, Ontario’s minister of Indigenous affairs and First Nations economic reconciliation, announced the investment in Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The […]
After raising more than $762,000 over the past 45 years, organizers of the Kenora Terry Fox Run are hoping to reach $1 million by the event’s 50th anniversary. The 46th annual run takes place Sunday, Sept. 20, at Valleyview School. Kenora has held a Terry Fox Run every year since […]
After years of planning, the footprint of Kenora’s proposed 126-acre Campus of Care is now taking shape. Kenora Chiefs Advisory and the Lake of the Woods District Hospital have approved an updated master site plan that establishes where the new All Nations Hospital, Wiigwas Elder and Senior Care, major roads, […]
MANITOULIN—Canada has traditionally advised its communities, infrastructure and institutions around the promise of a relatively stable climate. Now, the climate is changing faster than the machinery of government was built to respond to it. A sweeping new federal scientific assessment released September 3 finds that some of the changes subliminally […]
A national professional choir is marking its 25th anniversary with a Manitoba tour that will bring together professional singers, local choirs, students and community members. The Canadian Chamber Choir will tour the province from Sept. 25 to Oct. 5, with concerts in Brandon and Winnipeg alongside workshops, school visits and […]
When the Fort Frances Lakers hit the ice on Friday night at Ice For Kids Arena for their season opener, the roster will have a few distinct differences with new faces added and old faces missing. One of the most notable absences fans will notice is SIJHL MVP, Goaltender of […]
Residents across the Rainy River District are being asked to complete a survey and attend a number of town halls across the region to share their healthcare experiences and help identify priorities that will guide future planning across the district. Rainy River District Health Care Matters, a public engagement campaign […]
This weekend will see Fort Frances host its first ever ribfest at the Sorting Gap Marina, running from Friday, Sept. 18, to Sunday, Sept. 20, and featuring barbecue and entertainment all weekend. Opening Friday morning at 11 a.m. Ribs on the Rainy will showcase three different rib options and each […]
A legal clinic that specializes in helping newcomers across Northwestern Ontario navigate the immigration system will set up shop at the Fort Frances Public Library & Technology Centre (FFPLTC) next week, part of a tour marking its fifth anniversary. The Newcomer Legal Clinic, based in Thunder Bay, will run an […]
A Kenora Park employee who pulled a struggling toddler from Lake of the Woods has been formally recognized for her actions. Camryn Dewar received a Lifesaving Society Rescue Award of Merit following the July 1, 2025, rescue near the Anicinabe Park boat launch. Dewar was leaving to go fishing with […]
Zeel Shah moved to the neighbourhood of Windermere in Edmonton from Toronto and quickly found that the quieter life she and her husband wanted came with an immediate challenge: Getting around without a car. On weekends, when buses ran less frequently, Shah sometimes walked for half an hour in -20 […]
THUNDER BAY — An additional $749,551 in annual funding from the province is good news for Superior North EMS, the regional ambulance and paramedic service’s chief said Thursday. “It’s an increase … and we’ll put it to good use,” Shane Muir told Newswatch. The annual land ambulance service grant “supports […]
