Local News from Across the Rainy River District
According to the release from the Ontario government, the new budget passed in May 2025 will “protect Ontario workers, businesses and jobs,” and foster a self-reliant, resilient economy. But not everyone believes they will see the benefits. Investing in critical minerals, machinery and equipment, Indigenous equity partnerships, and a fuel […]
It’s a “special honour,” says award-winning journalist and author Tanya Talaga. Her newest non-fiction book The Knowing is being taught in Grade 11 at the Toronto District School Board, one of the largest school districts in Canada. “Considering (Toronto) is Annie’s final resting place. She started off at Fort Albany almost 3,000 […]
THUNDER BAY — The city will celebrate its 10th Mining Day will celebrate this Saturday as well as the 50th anniversary of naming amethyst as its mineral emblem. Organizers of the event held a flag-raising ceremony at city hall on Tuesday to commemorate the event. In his preamble before proclaiming […]
Are Muskoka’s bear-proof garbage bins doomed to stay rusty, green, and overlooked at the ends of driveways? Not if artist Kimberly Rideout has anything to say about it. She’s transforming these everyday “eyesores” into creative works of art — and using her talent to support a cause close to her […]
For immediate release – The Thunder Bay Law Association, the Rainy River District Law Association, and the Kenora District Law Association represent lawyers in private practice across Northwestern Ontario. We are speaking out today, together, with an urgent message about sweeping changes being proposed for Ontario’s civil justice system. A […]
The Rainy River High School Prom Grand March was held Saturday, June 7, 2025. The well-planned event was held outside with a beautifully decorated trellis for all students attending to walk through. Although it was windy, the sun was shining and the smiles on all attending the Grand March made […]
Hugh Fraser leans over, tears some grass off the ground and throws it to the air. He grips a remote controller while he watches the grass drift past him to the east. “Straight down the runway,” he says. The engine of a gas-powered model airplane, the “Norseman,” revs to full […]
There were smiles all around as students from secondary, post-secondary and other programs at Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) came together with friends, family and supporters to celebrate their achievements at the Memorial Sports Centre on Thursday, June 5, 2025. The ceremony featured traditional drum songs, a blessing from, an […]
It’s not hard to enjoy a sunny day when you’re walking for a good cause, as evidenced by the smiles on this group who completed the “Walk & Roll” With Us Stroke Awareness Walk held along the riverfront this morning. The Awareness walk was put on by the Fort Frances […]
FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Rainy River District EMS and Fort Frances Fire Rescue attended to a collision involving a single motor vehicle and a bicycle. On Saturday, June 7, 2025, at approximately 11:40 p.m. the […]
THUNDER BAY – The City of Thunder Bay has set itself up as a transportation hub for evacuees affected by forest fires. Across Northwestern Ontario, particularly north of Red Lake and north of the Sioux Lookout area, are “still experiencing quite a bit of control problems with some of the […]
A 58-year-old Thunder Bay woman was charged with stunt driving near the city late Tuesday morning after a passenger vehicle was clocked at nearly double the speed limit on Highway 527. Provincial police said the vehicle was picked up on radar at 155 km/h around 11:50 a.m. The posted speed […]
