Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Indigenous elder Gene Nowegejick says it’s all about the “four-legged, the winged, the swimmers and the crawlers,” when building a veterinary school. “You have to acknowledge these other (forms of) life,” Nowegejick said. “When we talk holistic, we’re asking the animal spirit to join us in the celebration, just as […]
While living in one of the driest parts of the United State, Carol Adduono has seen her share of desert. In Arizona, where she sometimes spends the winter, sightings of natural water bodies can be so rare “everyone gets excited when they see a puddle,” Adduono recalled on Monday. It’s […]
A heat wave gripping southern Ontario has ushered in a wave of ripe strawberries in Haldimand and Norfolk. “The crop, with this heat, is progressing really fast,” said James Richardson from Richardson’s Farm and Market in Dunnville. “So we’ve abandoned our early varieties, and our later varieties are starting to come on heavy, with good size to the fruit.” […]
Early summer is peak tick season in Eastern Ontario and Western Québec. Numerous agencies continue to remind citizens that ticks can carry and transmit Lyme disease, and that proper protective measures should be taken to prevent infection. Public Health Ontario (PHO) defines Lyme disease as an infection transmitted through the […]
THUNDER BAY — In a 12-1 vote, council has decided Kam River Heritage Park will not be the site of a temporary shelter village. Coun. Michael Zussino was the lone vote against the motion to rescind council’s site decision, which was finally ratified on May 5 after months of back and forth on a […]
THUNDER BAY – Starting this September, residents of Thunder Bay will see changes to how city council operates. In a 9-4 vote, council approved a set of governance changes that will replace the committee of the whole structure with standing committees. Councillors Albert Aiello, Dominic Pasqualino, Shelby Ch’ng, Michael Zussino, […]
Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford and junior constituency assistant Poppy Rickford, centre, were given a tour of the ‘52 Canadians Arena brine system, part of the necessary equipment for ice making, by Town of Fort Frances operations and facilities manager Travis Rob, left, and mayor Andrew Hallikas, right, on Tuesday, […]
Each year, Canadian conservationists release dozens of young Eastern loggerhead shrikes into the wild, hoping to reverse the decline of one of the country’s most endangered songbirds. Once common across eastern Canada — in Ontario, Quebec and part of the Maritimes — these sharp-beaked predators are now found only in two […]
The Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River District, along with staff, volunteers and residents, came together on June 12, 2025, to help beautify Emo Long-Term Care by planting dozens of vibrant flowers for everyone to enjoy.
At the conclusion of a legal case that has spanned nearly three decades and eight terms of council, the Town of Fort Frances has acknowledged a recent ruling from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice regarding ownership of the lands making up Point Park and announced it will not be […]
The province’s Strong Mayors Powers is an affront to democracy. That was the consensus among town council when it met June 23. Council voted unanimously to discuss at the next scheduled meeting a demand that Fort Frances be excluded from the province’s list of designated municipalities. The powers that have […]
Located in the Rainy River district of Northwestern Ontario, along the southeast shore and on Big Island in Lake-of-the-Woods, the Anishinaabeg of Naongashiing First Nation (AON) is a dynamic community that has long depended on natural resources for its livelihood. After traditionally thriving on fishing, hunting, trapping and forestry, this […]
