Local News from Across the Rainy River District
While yoga is in the name, the owners of Rainy Lake Zen Life Yoga are hoping to offer more than just yoga classes in an effort to help others experience self-care locally. Co-owners Paula Plichta and Fiona Ryle opened the centre in Alberton, across from Badiuk’s Powersports in May, after […]
A long-running store in downtown Fort Frances has a new owner and name, and will aim to keep selling the items customers have come to expect while expanding on new offerings for others. Dene Anderson is the new owner of the store formerly known as Living Arts, which has become […]
If you’ve been thinking about getting into a new business in northwestern Ontario, there’s an opportunity coming to learn some essential skills and get yourself a leg up. The Northwest Business Centre is now accepting applications for their Starter Company Plus program, a Government of Ontario funded program designed to […]
KENORA – The Ontario government is providing the Township of Alberton and the Municipality of Machin with $122,600 in combined funding this year through the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s (OTF) Capital grant stream to improve quality of life for local and families and community members in Kenora – Rainy River. “Our […]
Tbaytel has updated its timeframe timeframe to bring 5G to the Emo area. The 5G upgrade in the Emo area will take place from August 6 to August 22. This work may result in degradation to our services including calls, text, and data, during the maintenance window. Once the upgrade […]
It took a bit to find and verify our last jackpot winner, but when she finally answered the call, Barbara Monaghan of Fort Frances was excited to learn she was sitting on a $9,243 ticket! Barbara shared that this was her first time purchasing a Riverside 50/50 ticket. As a […]
THUNDER BAY — More locally grown food will be available via a student-run farm and market that runs twice a week. A handful of students are selected from various Lakehead District high schools to work at the two urban farms run by Roots to Harvest through the Urban Youth Farming […]
Bill McLean and Carole (Armstrong) have celebrated 65 years of marriage. When they were young, they knew of each other through the various country dances they attended, and eventually started dating. They were already familiar with each other’s family’s because their mothers, Helen (Allen) McLean and Lyla (Grant) grew up […]
Hello my name is Mason Teeple. I am the secretary for the Rainy River District 4-H Associations Animal Friends Project. Our club name is The GOATs! Our club members include Aysnley Teeple, Melaina Olson, Kinley Gross, Charlie Pelletier, Jacob Bodnar, and myself! Aynsley is our youth leader, Melaina is our […]
The Thunder Bay Community Tennis Centre Facility is getting closer to its construction goal this fall and has received $205,000 from the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) and Tourism Thunder Bay. Thunder Bay CEDC chief executive officer Jamie Taylor said the facility will offer access to racquet sports […]
Muskies have been taking advantage of the Memorial Sports Centre’s summer ice pilot project, with twice weekly skates. The sessions have drawn players from across the district, including Kenora and Dryden, and players headed to AAA Junior and college levels, as well as high school. Coaches are hoping the extra […]
GRASSY NARROWS – Chief Rudy Turtle has concerns about the service his First Nation has been getting from Treaty Three cops. The Treaty Three Police Service says it’s working to address those concerns. Many of the concerns are related to response times, Turtle told Newswatch this week. “Sometimes there’s no […]
