Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The weather may not have been ideal, but Canadian and U.S. anglers still turned out in droves last weekend to get the 2025 fishing season underway, and business was booming for one area bait and tackle shop. Hannah Mueller is the co-owner of Westside Bait and Tackle, a shop located […]
Students and staff at St. Mary School have been hard at work for months preparing for their performance of The Wizard of Oz, put on in the school gym last Thursday, May 15, 2025. The stage adaptation of the classic 1939 put on by the St. Mary School Drama Club […]
Customers should be prepared for possible service delays OTTAWA – Canada Post has received strike notices from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), for both Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units. The notices indicate that CUPW intends to begin strike activity on Friday, May 23 […]
Rural communities may continue to struggle to access funds for necessary infrastructure projects in the wake of this week’s provincial budget, but at least the government remains committed to upgrading Northern highways, critics said this week. NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay-Superior North) noted that when the Conservative government introduced […]
Staff at Ryden’s Border Store in Minnesota waited for the May long weekend to gauge the amount of business that is passing through after the U.S. government imposed tariffs on goods. Lori Boomer, co-owner of Ryden’s, said as of 5:45 a.m. Friday, there was a lineup at the door. “Saturday […]
A Thunder Bay construction company has been given the nod to build a $1.58-million decontamination facility for Neebing’s fire department. Neebing council voted this week in favour of awarding the contract to Kamlodge Services. Kamlodge’s offer was the lowest among seven bidders for the project, said Neebing clerk-treasurer Erica Kromm. […]
THUNDER BAY – Patty Hajdu is the new jobs and families minister, but she said Thursday that she’s already familiar with much of her federal cabinet portfolio. The Thunder Bay–Superior North MP became minister of jobs and families on Tuesday. She’s also the minister responsible for FedNor, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern […]
Liana Frenette, lead shareholder of TBT Engineering Ltd., was surprised to receive the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award on Thursday evening. She summed it up in one word: “Wow.” The chambers’ 31st annual Business Excellence Awards were presented to entrepreneurs and businesses in 12 categories […]
The Ontario government has announced the craft cider makers in the province will get equal tax treatment. The provincial budget announced on May 15 included a change to how Ontario’s craft cider makers are taxed. Starting on August 1, the government will harmonize the taxes levied on craft cider with […]
Residents have spotted an unusual number of dead fish up and down the Lake Ontario shoreline in Niagara-on-the-Lake this spring. For resident Diane Miller, the sight in her backyard was both startling and upsetting as she discovered the lifeless fish along the water’s edge on May 6. “It was a […]
A new province-wide poll shows 80 per cent of Ontarians want the Ford government to cancel a major US nuclear deal in favour of Canadian renewable energy alternatives. Ford signed contracts in 2021 with US-based GE Hitachi for small modular reactors (SMRs) at the Darlington site and for enriched uranium imports — as the […]
Staff, volunteers and more were cooking and serving up a storm at the Fort Frances paramedic station on Scott Street yesterday, May 19, 2025, as the District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) kicked off Paramedic Services Week to give back to the community and celebrate our local paramedics. DRRSB […]
