Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY — Patty Hajdu, the federal jobs and families minister, was at Thunder Bay Hydraulics on Friday morning to announce help for businesses dealing with shocks and strains from U.S. tariffs. The Montreal Street employer is one of those businesses. Hydraulics president Jamie Crozier said he was surprised to […]
If Kapuskasing Paper shutters its operation within the next two weeks, more than 2,500 jobs across the Northwestern Ontario forestry sector could be lost. Sawmills in Kapuskasing, Hearst, Chapleau and Cochrane, which rely on chips and bark from the paper mill, would face cascading shutdowns. The Federation of Northern Ontario […]
THUNDER BAY – OPSEU workers rallied together with other local labour organizations outside Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland’s office on Wednesday to send a collective message to the Ford Government: they may be black and blue, but they are certainly not broken. “The Ford Government and Kevin Holland all say […]
Garden River First Nation Chief Karen Bell says Ontario’s investments in the community do not fully address ongoing Indigenous challenges, and “fall short” of the economic gap. Ontario is investing $8 million over three years to support economic development in First Nations communities, partnering with the Ontario First Nations Economic […]
Six kilometers east of Elie, Manitoba, at the 290-kilometer marker, a man with blisters on both feet and shin splints in both legs had to stop walking. Which is not surprising, given he had set out to walk nearly five hundred kilometers across the province in the first place. The […]
Canada’s auditor general wants to know whether the federal government is doing a good job protecting its assets — including dams, buildings, vehicles and more — from the increasingly severe impacts of climate change. The Department of National Defence received a notification letter — obtained by Canada’s National Observer through an access […]
LAC SEUL — A new agreement between the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority and Tikinagan Child and Family Services promises better support for families and communities, officials say. The two organizations signed a memorandum of understanding during the health authority’s annual general meeting in September in Lac Seul First […]
THUNDER BAY — Activists in more than 50 Canadian cities, Thunder Bay included, were demonstrating on Saturday against the direction they see government going. A “Draw the Line” protest was slated for noon to 1 p.m. in front of Liberal Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Patty Hajdu’s office on Red River […]
The group opposing the location of a portion of the Waasigan power-line project over claims of potential environmental degradation says it will re-direct its focus to another federal ministry. Brant Muir, a spokesman for the Upper Shebandowan Lake campers group, said on Monday he only recently learned that concerns about […]
This Friday, the Fort Frances High School (FFHS) Muskies football team is turning back the clock as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of the team’s 1975 NorWOSSA Championship win. Alumni, and fans are invited to unite with current players will unite in a display of “pride and history” at the […]
With a rise in black bear activity across the region, the Ontario Provincial Police are once more warning the public to be “Bear Wise” when out and about this fall to minimize the potential for dangerous interactions with bears. Fall marks the beginning of bear season in northwestern Ontario as […]
TEMISKAMING SHORES — Under cool, cloudy skies, Northern College (NC) support staff and their college counterparts across Ontario took to the picket lines last Thursday. The 10,000 full time support staff across Ontario were in a legal strike position as of 12:01 a.m. on September 11. Ontario Public Service Employee […]
