Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY — Twenty-four hours before Canada observes Remembrance Day, First Nations, Métis and Inuit soldiers were specifically recognized at a ceremony at Lakehead University. The event was in commemoration of National Indigenous Veterans Day which is observed on Nov. 8. Retired lieutenant colonel Darla Oja, who is Métis and […]
THUNDER BAY – Local artists are sharing their own personal stories of addiction and recovery, paintings, photos, and sculptures this month at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. The exhibit runs from Nov. 4 to Nov. 27 in the gallery’s community room. But on Wednesday, Nov. 5, the art gallery hosted […]
The proponent behind a proposed battery-energy storage plant in Shuniah says it’s exploring ways to make adjustments to the project’s location following opposition to its plan by some local residents. But Toronto-based Power-Bank Corp. says it would like its plant — if it’s approved — to remain in the vicinity […]
Jamella Hernandez was so overcome with emotion upon learning this summer that she’d been nominated for an all-expenses-paid trip to visit Anne Frank House, among other historical sites in Europe, that she started bawling. Three days into the 10-day journey, the eleventh grader told the Free Press it was proving […]
Canada has failed to meet its promise to protect a quarter of the country’s lands and waters by the end 2025, a trio of new federal audits shows. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Parks Canada aren’t on track to meet conservation targets for terrestrial […]
Riverside Health Care and the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope have launched the annual, purple-themed Shine the Light campaign to raise awareness of and promote an end to woman abuse. In support of the monthlong campaign, the Town of Fort Frances proclaimed November as Woman Abuse Awareness and […]
A Rainy River mine is one of the properties involved in the world’s largest merger and acquisition transaction in recent years. That’s according to Robert Sinn, founder of mining market analyst outfit Goldfinger Capital. Coeur Mining announced on Tuesday their $7 billion (USD) acquisition of gold producer New Gold. Sinn said […]
Public health officials have sounded the alarm that some street drugs have been found to contain more than users intend to ingest, and those additives have brought with them an increase in overdoses and deaths. According to Northwestern Health Unit officials, people have been having unusual reactions and effects from […]
In a bid to curb harmful language at local schools, the Rainy River District School Board has adopted the Words Matter campaign, a program the superintendent of education believes is both a proactive and reactive approach to students using slurs and other verbal abuse. The staff training campaign, delivered in […]
Riverside Health Care has drawn another winner for their ongoing fundraiser 50/50 draw, bringing in another sizeable chunk of support as they continue in their efforts to bring enhanced diagnostic imaging services to the region. Riverside Health Care announced yesterday, November 5, 2025, that the October 50/50 prize went to […]
MARATHON — The head of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association says there’s a lot to like in the federal budget, but wants to make sure highway improvements are among national priorities. “We recognize that they’re looking at the nation-building aspects and one of the big things for us, obviously, is the […]
Even as First Nations leaders across Ontario’s far north demand to meet with Canada and Ontario over new laws that enable lawless resource development in their territory, their Charter challenge is gathering steam, while other chiefs say the time to resist is “now or never.” Nishnawbe Aski Nation chiefs in […]
