Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The inaugural Afro Vibe Festival will start today at Marina Park, showcasing the wide range of growing black-owned businesses throughout Northern Ontario. On Friday afternoon, the two-day event kicked off in Thunder Bay with a visit from Chamirai Charles Nyabeze, the chief executive officer of the Northern Ontario Black Economic Empowerment Program (NOBEEP), […]
KENORA — Dr. Bradley Kyle says a woman’s recent visit to his practice underscored how much the local health-care model needed to change. “I had a new mother in, coming to see me for a well-baby exam, (she) hadn’t been able to have an examination of her baby done for […]
WHITEFISH RIVER FIRST NATION—On a humid July morning, beneath the thick hush of a wetland waking to life, two women move with care and intention. One adjusts the thermostat on a humming incubator, the other weighs a tiny, glistening egg. The numbers have to be right. The moisture has to […]
Council recently approved a significant change to its rural road rehabilitation strategy, voting in favour of using a new paving method known as Flexible Asphalt Cold Technology (FACT). The decision came during the council meeting on Monday, June 23, following a detailed report by Interim Public Works Director Ben Kester. […]
WHITEFISH FALLS—They call it Kitchitwaa Shkwaandem in Anishnaabemowin —Heaven’s Gate. A name sung into the stone by time and thunder, preserved in 2021 by an act of collective devotion: community donations, federal and provincial funds, a will to protect what is irreplaceable. Spanning 1,900 acres of the La Cloche range, […]
Red River College Polytechnic is offering crash courses in generative artificial intelligence to help classroom teachers get more comfortable with the technology. Foundations of Generative AI in Education, a microcredential that takes 15 hours to complete, gives participants guidance to explore AI tools and encourage ethical and effective use of […]
Staff at The Bargain Shop Fort Frances and the Salvation Army put together a fundraiser BBQ to help support the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope during the Mall Days event held along Scott Street last Thursday, July 10, 2025. According to Sharon Calder, the Shelter’s Transitional Housing and […]
Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a chance of showers and a low of 12 C (54 F). Tomorrow will see mainly cloudy skies during the day with cloudy periods overnight and a high of 18 (64) with a low of 9 (48). Thursday will be sunny and clear with […]
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan arrested and charged a driver after they refused a sobriety test. On July 7, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m., officers with the Atikokan Detachment OPP had an interaction with a driver at the detachment. The officers developed reason to believe the driver had […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – Members of the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance from members of the Dryden OPP detachment, have arrested and charged an individual for drug trafficking. On June 24, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., members observed a suspicious person at a […]
DRYDEN — “There’s not many people left that have 10 years.” Noah Freedman has been an Ontario wildland firefighter for a decade but says there aren’t many in the field with the same level of experience any more. The main reason for that, the fire crew leader and OPSEU Local […]
The Sweet North Bakery is turning the page on another chapter in Thunder Bay with plans of opening a new cafe location in the former Starbucks in the Indigo bookstore. Erin DeLorenzi, bakery owner, said they have had their eye on that location for quite some time and have inquired […]
