Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Fort Frances and District Labour Council is making a return after a three-decade hiatus, with plans to pick up where it left off representing the rights of the local workforce. The Fort Frances and District Labour Council disbanded in 1996 after first losing steam under the NDP government of […]
Lola Bridges of Etobicoke, Ont., won $2,784,817 in the Thunder Bay 50/50’s August Grand Prize draw after purchasing a $50 ticket. According to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation, it was the largest grand prize ever awarded outside the last three December holiday draws, surpassing July’s $2,772,840 prize. It’s […]
SIOUX LOOKOUT – A new fireworks bylaw will soon take effect in Sioux Lookout, only allowing the use of fireworks without a permit on specific days of the year. These specific days include three days before and after Canada Day, the Saturday immediately before or after Diwali, and New Year’s […]
KENORA – One hundred people gathered by Kenora’s Jarnel Contracting Pavillion to participate in the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on Wednesday. Each year, people all over the world walk the distance wearing red high heels to raise awareness and end sexualized violence. In Kenora, participants were joined […]
The overdose situation in Kenora is not getting better, and increasingly potent substances and polysubstance use are making overdoses more complex, according to a senior official at Lake of the Woods District Hospital. “We’re not seeing things get better,” said Gillian Lunny, the vice president of patient services and chief […]
Sara Biegel Evans was seven years old when her family left the United States. She grew up in Vancouver, B.C., went to high school there and moved around a bit before building a life in Canada. But every election cycle, she still requests an absentee ballot for Massachusetts, a state […]
Three Northern Ontario artificial-intelligence-based projects have received a portion of $634,110 in Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor) funding which aims to support Canadians with the tools needed to continue growing and contributing to the national economy. The Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre will receive $456,000 for its Youth […]
It is unknown whether Canada’s dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs on $27 billion of U.S. goods, which go into effect on Sept 8, will impact local businesses, according to the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce. Last week, Prime Minister Carney announced that negotiations with the U.S. were “suspended” and walked away from the […]
As the race for mayor and council ramps up, Fort Frances residents will soon be weighing their options and deciding who they want to represent them when they cast their ballots in October. For those unfamiliar with the major issues and unsure who is running and what they stand for, […]
Rainy River First Nations and Weechi-it-te-win Family Services are working together to bring another healing walk to Fort Frances in recognition of Overdose Awareness Day. The annual community gathering began as a memorial walk for Chauncey Grover of Couchiching First Nation, who suddenly passed away in April 2020, started by […]
Every candidate who filed to run for trustee in the Rainy River District School Board has been acclaimed. For the town of Rainy River, there were no candidates and the position is still vacant. The school board could still extend the nomination period for its Rainy River trustee, but whether […]
“We’re not protesters. We’re protectors.” That’s what Michel Koostachin, founder of the grassroots group Friends of the Attawapiskat River, declared as he launched the first legal challenge against a Ring of Fire access road, days after the federal government approved the project in the “public interest” despite its own impact […]
