Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY — An annual summertime feast is heading to the Thunder City Speedway in August. The 2026 iteration of Ribfest will be at the speedway in Oliver Paipoonge from August 27 to 30. “I guess they’ve been looking around town to find other venues to go to, and I […]
Concerns about how Canada’s used nuclear fuel would be transported to a proposed underground storage site near Ignace continue to be one of the biggest issues raised by the public as the project moves through the federal review process. Speaking to Kenora’s City Council during a public meeting held on […]
For families of children with cancer, the end of treatment is often viewed as a milestone worth celebrating. But after months away from home for hospital stays and appointments, the transition back to everyday life can bring new financial and emotional challenges. Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer (NOFCC) hopes […]
THUNDER BAY — “Could we have better roadways if we spent more there?” Coun. Mark Bentz posed the same question to city administration on Tuesday as he did last month, when the finance and administration committee pushed back its decision on next year’s budget calendar — asking for more options […]
SIOUX LOOKOUT – With thousands of visitors every summer, Sioux Lookout has launched a program aimed at promoting local businesses with both travellers and locals. The “Experience Sioux Lookout” program is tourism punch-card that invited people to visit local restaurants, shops and outdoor amenities between July 1 and September 30, […]
KASABONIKA – Recent rainfall has been helpful to wildland firefighters working to protect Kasabonika First Nation. The community “is currently being affected by a cluster of six wildland fires of varying sizes, and located between six kilometres to the south and as far as 20 kilometres away to the north-west […]
Reflecting back on becoming the first Indigenous bobsledder to represent “Canada” in the Olympics, Eden Wilson hopes she can inspire more young people to enter the sport. “Representation is huge,” said Wilson, who competed with Team Canada in the 2026 Winter Milano Cortino Olympics. “If even one kid sees me […]
The Manitoba Teachers’ Society is petitioning Ottawa to make it illegal to deny, downplay or justify the harms of residential schools. Its e-petition — formally known as “e-7191” on the House of Commons website — will close mid-morning Thursday, after a 120-day campaign to collect signatures in support of updating […]
After almost folding when its founding members left, Thunder Bay’s The Honest Heart Collective is gearing up to put out its first new album in years and will be playing some of those shows when they hit the stage at Rainy Lake Square on July 8. Frontman Ryan MacDonald calls […]
A fast‑moving severe thunderstorm rolled through the Fort Frances area last night, creating near‑constant lightning that was the signature of a storm with extremely strong updrafts and high atmospheric instability. When warm, humid air surges upward into a colder layer aloft, the storm’s internal charge separation accelerates, producing rapid‑fire cloud‑to‑cloud […]
Students in Andrea Coyle’s Grade 1-2 class at St. Mary’s School recently completed the FAST Heroes program, helping them to learn what stroke symptoms look like and what to do when they see them—lifesaving skills that could save a friend or family member. Natalie Veldhuisen, a community stroke prevention nurse […]
