Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY – On Aug. 19, Miranda Mamakwa of Fort Severn First Nation posted to social media, “If I die, [pls] go after ’em.” On Tuesday, Mamakwa died at the Thunder Bay hospital after missing four follow-up appointments for open-heart surgery she said were not arranged by the Non-Insured Health […]
Manitoba’s newest curriculum introduces the menstrual cycle earlier and repeatedly calls for explicit lessons on how students can give, seek, and decline to provide their consent. The education department has released its sweeping proposal to overhaul how exercise, nutrition and sexuality are taught between kindergarten and Grade 12. Grade 5 […]
Roughly 300 people turned out to the 52 Canadians Arena surface this Monday to take part in the Fort Frances and District Labour Council’s Labour Day Event, the first such event held in town in 30 years. Families were treated to fun games, activities and snacks.
The case of a former Fort Frances educator charged with child luring will go to trial in Fort Frances Court over two days next February following a judicial pre-trial conference in August. Former Robert Moore Elementary School principal Shane Beckett’s case was called before the Justice of the Peace’s Case […]
2027 Budget Year Survey—deadline Oct. 31 The town administration is conducting its annual Budget Year Survey for 2027 to gauge what residents think should be the financial priorities—how tax dollars should be spent—for the coming year. The town is hoping to have at least five per cent of residents respond […]
The Town will be accepting household hazardous waste for free this Saturday, Sept. 12, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Public Works Yard, 900 Wright Ave. N. Anyone wanting to drop off household hazardous waste can do so at the doors along Fifth St. W. The Town advises […]
NESKANTAGA — The school-aged children of Neskantaga are a long way from their place of learning, but classes are about to commence for them. The Treaty 9 nation’s chief and council have made arrangements for JK-8 classes to start on Monday, Sept. 14, at the Toronto hotel they are staying […]
THUNDER BAY — The Thunder Bay Police Service has partnered with the RCMP to conduct joint marine patrols on local waterways. “It’s not something new that we’ve never done before, but it is an enhancement of what we’ve always been doing,” Insp. Gordon Snyder said. Snyder, with the primary response […]
DRYDEN – Recovery Day is coming back to the region this month to spark conversation in healing and recovery as the Empower 2 Recover Foundation stops in Dryden, Kenora and Fort Frances. Travelling across Canada each year since 2022, Empower 2 Recover puts on live trauma, mental health and addiction […]
THUNDER BAY – The Fort William Gardens was filled with nearly 6,000 people Wednesday as the massive two-day Central Canada Resource Expo, or CEN-CAN returned for a fifth year. Growing larger each year, the tradeshow is a place where “suppliers, distributors (and) manufacturers can meet face to face with the […]
Five days before Ontario’s new, weaker species-at-risk law took effect in March, members of the Environment Ministry team tasked with enforcing it were thinking about bats. In particular, a delayed permit that was keeping a developer from clearing trees before at-risk bats returned to them for the season. The permit […]
A new indoor riding arena near Kenora will provide year-round access to equine programming centred on connection, confidence and healing. The Ontario government is providing $1.51 million to build a new arena at the Youth and Family Wellness Camp, which is owned and operated by the Kenora Chiefs Advisory. The […]
