Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Six-year-old Raylynn Mercer spent much of his summer break bicycling around hotel parking lots and cuddling with his Chihuahua, Princess. “He’s a trooper,” Irene Mercer said as she reflected on the abrupt end of her son’s first school year and uncertainty surrounding his entry into Grade 1. “Due to fires, […]
M’CHIGEENG—A new report from Thomson Reuters reveals that Canada’s crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) is deeply rooted not only in rural and remote communities but also in urban centres across the country. The study, ‘Missing and Stolen: Disappearances and Trafficking of Indigenous Peoples in Canada,’ identifies Winnipeg, […]
MARATHON — Construction of an Active Living Centre can commence as soon as funding is clinched, Marathon Mayor Rick Dumas said Friday. And the multi-purpose facility’s construction is vitally important as the clock ticks down on the municipal arena’s operating life, he added. Dumas said CIMCO Refrigeration, the company the […]
Ontario’s Education Minister Paul Calandra announced he will launch “a full governance review of the Near North District School Board.” The review comes in response to the delayed opening of Parry Sound’s new JK-12 school, which was supposed to open for this Fall’s semester. The minister wrote a letter to […]
MANITOULIN—Once, in late summer, the skies over Manitoulin could flicker orange and black as monarch butterflies set out on their improbable journey — a multi-generational migration from Canada to the mountains of central Mexico. Today, ecologists say those numbers have dropped to “alarmingly low” levels, and without swift, coordinated action […]
Questions are being raised about a major construction contract for the new Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital, after a U.S. company reportedly secured a $140-million façade subcontract. Industry groups and unions say the decision risks outsourcing jobs and materials outside Canada, while hospital officials and the province maintain the project will […]
Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) CEO Nadine Cousineau pulled the winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club of Fort Frances’ 2025 Trip of the Month draw for September this morning. Nikki Bagacki is the winner of a Montego Bay, Jamaica trip, valued at $4,200. Next month’s draw is for […]
Fire Fighters from Fort Frances and International Falls work to hose down a simulated fire on Saturday, August 23, 2025. Fire Fighters from across the Rainy River District as well as across the border in the Falls took part in live fire training with the Mobile Live Fire Training Unit […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – With Ontario residents and visitors taking to highways and roads for the last long weekend of the summer, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is counting on all road users to help ensure everyone makes it to and from their destinations safely. Despite OPP officers working 24/7 across […]
TORONTO – The Ontario government is supporting Canadian culture and identity by providing more than $10 million to support 226 arts organizations and artists across the province. This funding, provided through the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), will help deliver arts and culture programs that enrich people’s lives, promote local artists […]
THUNDER BAY — Anna Betty Achneepineskum came to Wednesday’s International Overdose Awareness Day commemoration carrying a framed photo of Dave Beardy. The Nishnawbe Aski Nation deputy grand chief explained that an overdose claimed the life of her son-in-law Beardy, from Muskrat Lake Dam First Nation, six years ago. “My daughter […]
NIPIGON — Officials in Nipigon and Thunder Bay say a partnership between the communities’ two museums is helping the facility in the North Shore township modernize its operations. The Nipigon Historical Museum has entered into an agreement with the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society for assistance with a number of […]
