Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The University of Winnipeg has announced a hiring freeze as senior administration reels in spending in response to a drop in international enrolment and other budgetary pressures. President Todd Mondor told senators on Sept. 26 that enrolment among new non-Canadian students had dropped 50 per cent for the fall term […]
Oliver Paipoonge Mayor Lucy Kloosterhuis says her council will hold off mulling a potential resolution opposing the transportation of spent nuclear-fuel rods through their municipality “until after we hear both sides of the story.” Kloosterhuis said council heard at Tuesday’s meeting from environmental-group reps who oppose the transportation of the […]
Local Canada Post employees took to the street on Friday, November 15, 2024, for the first day of strike action called for by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) following the failure of the two parties to come to an agreement on a new contract, which they have been […]
An RCMP officer who once played for the Brandon Wheat Kings has received a commendation for returning to duty after being injured during a mission in Saskatchewan. Emergency Response Team sniper Brodie Melnychuk, 33, who played on the Wheat Kings until 2012, was awarded last month with the Commanding Officer’s […]
A proposed multimillion-dollar upgrade to Ontario Power Generation’s Kakabeka Falls generating station is being planned without Fort William First Nation’s input, recalling an outdated and painful era that left Indigenous people being “bulldozed,” the community warned on Friday. “The existing hydroelectric facility was originally developed over 120 years ago without […]
When Steve McNeil hosts one of his marathon fundraisers, it typically starts with the tying of his skates and a swift glide onto the ice. This time, it began with the tying of his boots and one step in front of the next; for more than 11 hours of walking. […]
Dozens of people turned out to the veterans memorial in Couchiching First Nation on Monday, November 11, 2024, to take part in their annual Remembrance Day ceremony. Dignitaries from organizations, services, and other First Nations laid wreaths at the memorial which honours those from Couchiching who served with an armed […]
Money was raised, cards were played, and by the end of the evening, a murderer was caught at La Place Rendez-Vous, all as part of the Kiwanis Club’s “Killer Night Out” Murder Mystery Gala held on Saturday, November 9, 2024. The night saw plenty of money raised to continue the […]
The town of Fort Frances will be appealing to the provincial government for funding as it continues to grapple with aging infrastructure and equipment. At last night’s meeting of town council, council approved three reports that will see the town enter into funding agreement with the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund […]
KENORA — Treaty Three Police Service (T3PS) has persuaded one First Nation to stay on board while another community has switched to provincial police. Grassy Narrows (Asubpeeschoseewagong) First Nation “has agreed to continue to work with T3PS to address the policing needs of its community and provide adequate and effective policing […]
Any expansion of Ontario Northland’s rural bus service through Northwestern Ontario should include a secondary bus route for highways 11 and 17, says the regional municipal association. In a letter last month to Ontario Northland Transportation Commission chair Alan Spacek, the association says doing so would “increase efficiency and reliability […]
Post-secondary institutions across the province are feeling the pinch from the significant changes announced by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) earlier this year. Lakehead University saw a 15-per cent decline in new first-semester international student enrolment this fall compared to 2023 and Confederation College saw a 39.2-per cent decrease. […]
