Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A local law firm is celebrating its newly renovated space, taking a historic town building into the future in a way that will continue to serve the community and beyond. Douglas Judson and Peter Howie, the partners at the helm of JudsonHowie LLP., held a private open house event on […]
Local volleyball coach Terry McMahon spent the summer traveling internationally and within Canada coaching volleyball and learning from other coaches, and he hopes to bring his new knowledge back to his players in the region. McMahon, Fort Frances High School and 807 Selects Volleyball coach, was a participant in the […]
The annual Naicatchewenin Walleye/Bass Classic held last weekend on September 12/13 was a huge success. A record breaking 50 teams participated. The top 5 teams were: The NFN Fall Bass and Walleye Classic, Glenn Smith Memorial Award for biggest bass was caught by Andrea Turgeon and Dave Byrnes, with a […]
The LaVerendrye Hospital Auxiliary has set an ambitious goal for 2025-26 pledging $100,000 towards the Lights, Camera, DIAGNOSIS campaign for an MRI and x-ray equipment at LaVerendrye. The Auxiliary has a proud tradition of raising funds to purchase medical equipment for LaVerendrye Hospital. Since forming in 1952, LVGHA has donated […]
KENORA — The investment corporation of Grand Council Treaty 3 is planning to establish four hubs throughout the territory where community members can access food, with a focus on traditional ingredients. The Treaty 3 Investment Group recently received $250,000 from the province’s Indigenous economic development fund towards what a government announcement […]
EFT licensee Highbury Energy Inc. and WBCEC are advancing a CAD$210M Indigenous-led biomass-to-fuels project in Fort Frances, Ontario, after successfully completing a FEED study. The facility will use woody biomass to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, creating jobs and positioning Northern Ontario as a leader in renewable fuels. In January, Emerging Fuel […]
Funding will support the continuous advancement of First Nation-led education Fort Frances, ON, September 9, 2025 – Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) is honoured to announce a $10 million gift from the Mastercard Foundation, building on the Foundation’s EleV Program. This investment supports SGEI to continue and advance its work […]
The Ontario Government is investing in an Indigenous organization in order to help them in their goal of delivering training, mentorship and professional networks for First Natio economic development officers and entrepreneurs. The $8 million in funding from the government was announced this morning by Ontario’s Minister of Indigenous Affairs […]
BINGWI NEYAASHI ANISHINAABEK — The only Indigenous leader from Ontario on a new council expected to provide input to large-scale national development projects says it’s an opportunity to make a difference. JP Gladu, who is from Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek or Sandpoint First Nation, is one of 11 Indigenous leaders recently […]
LAC SEUL — A research and information-sharing project scheduled to run over the next three years aims to help re-establish a traditional crop in several regions in Ontario. Martha Dowsley, a professor in Lakehead University’s departments of anthropology and geography and the environment, recently received $50,000 from the province’s Ontario […]
On the evening of Thursday, September 11, the skies opened up and unleashed a heavy downpour over a narrow band of southeastern Manitoba, prompting flash floods. Overnight Niverville saw 99 millimetres of precipitation. Just to the southeast, Steinbach received about 142 millimetres. The slow-moving system was characterized by a thin […]
FireCon 2025 is underway in Thunder Bay this week as more than 170 civic and volunteer firefighters from across the province have come to train in fire service procedures. Thursday marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Teams of Firecon participants marked […]
