Local News from Across the Rainy River District
SIOUX LOOKOUT — Employees at the municipal airport in Sioux Lookout are scheduled to receive training on how to spot human trafficking. The airport has partnered with #NotInMyCity, an organization founded and led by Canadian country musician Paul Brandt, that aims to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation. The partnership […]
The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) and the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce are calling on the Canadian and Ontario governments to step up efforts to prioritize the softwood lumber dispute. The two groups are concerned about a significant increase in anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber to 20.56 per […]
Transportation advocates are celebrating after an Ontario judge has ruled that the Ford government’s plan to remove bike lanes from three major Toronto roads is unconstitutional, citing risks to public safety and a lack of evidence to support the province’s claims. In a decision released Wednesday, Superior Court Justice Paul […]
TEMISKAMING SHORES – Just over two weeks ago, a small group of First Nations youth protesters set out on foot from Timmins for Queen’s Park. They’re calling for the repeal of provincial and federal legislation aimed at speeding development of major infrastructure projects in response to the trade dispute with […]
WASAGAMING — A legal threat convinced Parks Canada that its promise to reintroduce motorized boats on Clear Lake this season would not be viable, a Parks Canada spokesperson told a crowd of about 600 people at a town hall Tuesday night in Wasagaming. Andrew Campbell, senior vice-president of operations for […]
Manitoba’s education minister says her office has issued clear guidance to better support school staff who have been forced to confront a rise in student outbursts and related workplace injuries. Tracy Schmidt said “concerns about health and safety” have been relayed to her office by both the Manitoba Teachers’ Society […]
NIPIGON — Federal officials are receiving new proposals to site a multi-million dollar tourism and administrative centre for the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area. The project, which had been valued at $37 million, was slated to be built on a site at the Nipigon marina, but the property was disqualified once excavation uncovered […]
By James Matthews Local Journalism Initiative Reporter jmatthews@fortfrances.com Fort Frances council will work with Agency One to meet municipal storage needs until a solution can be decided during next year’s budget discussions. Travis Rob, the town’s operation and facilities manager, said the only heated storage currently available is the garage […]
Staff Lindsey Coyle, the nurse who pleaded guilty to a charge of Criminal Negligence Causing Death in the death of Hermina Fletcher in November of 2022, will be facing the College of Nurses of Ontario next month. Coyle served less than one year of her two year sentence in the […]
Is all the discussion about interprovincial trade a significant source of cash flow or political theatre? How much money is there to be saved on domestic trade in Canada, and will it make a meaningful impact on the economy? For Marc Lee, Senior Economist at Vancouver’s Canadian Centre for Policy […]
From Riverside Health Care Press release Riverside Health Care has opened the ground-floor registration area at La Verendrye General Hospital (LVGH), conveniently located at the main entrance off Front Street. Scheduled patients, including those attending Rehabilitation, Diagnostic Imaging, Surgery, Chemotherapy, Telehealth, Laboratory or Specialist Clinics, are now asked to check […]
By Allan Bradbury Staff writer abradbury@fortfrances.com Odd weather patterns have made for a strange year for farmers in the District and nowhere is that more evident than at the Emo Agricultural Research Station. Manager Kim Jo Bliss says the station’s annual open house, to be held Thursday evening, July 31, […]
