Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay’s only safe injection site, Path 525, is set to close in March 2025, but the provincial New Democratic Party won’t let the site go down without a fight. Thunder Bay-Superior North MPP Lise Vaugeois presented a petition at Queen’s Park on Wednesday demanding the government […]
Cinema 5 Skatepark has built one of the first adaptive skateboard trainers in Canada in Thunder Bay. The project is made possible by a new partnership between the skatepark, Junior Inclusion Thunder Bay, Autism Northwest and Confederation College Developmental Service Work Program, and funding from the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities program. Vanessa Bowles, the […]
According to Midland resident Scott Ashley: “You can’t save everybody, but you sure can save a lot of people.” He would know. Having served an extensive career as an emergency responder across Canada and in the United States, he was working as a critical-care flight paramedic on the Ornge air […]
In 1993, two Métis men, Steve and Roddy Powley, hunted a moose near Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., asserting their right to harvest on their traditional lands — an action that would alter the course of Métis rights in Canada. The father and son were charged with hunting a moose illegally […]
(ANNews) – An Edmonton-based Indigenous-led startup that is developing artificial intelligence tools to assist in identifying anti-Indigenous bias has been selected to participate in a Massachusetts Institute of Technology support program. wâsikan kisewâtisiwin, which means kind electricity in Cree, is working with Amii, the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, to develop […]
On Saturday October 26 the Rainy River District Fastball League RRDFL held its year end awards banquet in Rainy River at the Rainy River Legion. The night was a special one for the Nosan family of Baudette as the League chose Doug Nosan as the newest member of the RRDFL […]
This year’s musical revue may not have been here for a long time, but it sure was a good time as Fort Frances High School students sang hit after hit from the great Canadian songbook for their production of “Oh Canada! A Canadiana Collection,” which ran at the Townshend Theatre […]
The Muskie Boys Hockey team took some time out of their schedule for some spooktacular fun. They stepped up to help out at the McTavish Haunted Woods. The annual two-day event held by Weechi’ittewin Family Services transforms a set of trails on McTavish Road to a Halloween wonderland. The soft […]
The costumes at the Rainy River Rec Halloween Dance didn’t disappoint – at least we hope they’re costumes! Rainy River was the place to be this Halloween season, with the Rainy River Rec hosting a range of events, including the Haunt- ed Arena, a Kids’ Boo Bash and a Grade […]
The cast of Fort Frances High School’s musical revue production of “Oh Canada! A Canadiana Collection” brought dozens of classic Canadian hits to audiences at the Townshend Theatre this past weekend. For more photos from the show, see B1.
The Town of Fort Frances’ newest councillor will gain their seat by appointment, with the very structure of council itself potentially looking different in the near future. At Monday night’s meeting of town council, the Town of Fort Frances officially declared the position formerly held by Mandi Olson as vacant. […]
The draft for a new town policy covering special events is heading back to administration for further adjustment after council provided feedback to ensure parades in town aren’t negatively affected. At Monday night’s meeting of town council, Town of Fort Frances recreation and culture manager Nathan Young presented the draft […]
