Local News from Across the Rainy River District
4/20 celebrations are prevalent in most Ontario cities. The recreational cannabis industry has grown significantly, and adults come to celebrate legalization on 4/20 Day. Year after year, cannabis is becoming more mainstream, and social media certainly highlights the festivities of 4/20. As parents and educators, there is no wrong time […]
Go Figure, comprised of guitarist Ryan Brown, left, singer Theodore Donaldson, drummer and writer Damien Hunt and bassist Lucas Hendrix, performed a pair of songs during the morning instrumental session of the Rainy River District festival of the Performing Arts on Monday, April 15, 2024. The band played an original […]
Across the nation, 2023 marked an unprecedented year for wildfires. Experts say it wasn’t the number of fires burning that made it historic, but rather the sizable nature of the fires. Thanks in part to unrelenting heat waves throughout the spring and summer, Canada lost about 15 million hectares of […]
THUNDER BAY — Declaring intimate partner violence an epidemic province-wide only works if there are actual solutions to the problem. The executive director of the Northwestern Ontario Women’s Centre does applaud the unanimous support at Queen’s Park on April 10 of Bill 173, named the Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act. […]
THUNDER BAY – Even though his name was put forward for the National Junior ‘A’ Championship, Kevin Bragnalo didn’t think he would get picked to go to Oakville. “I’m involved in the high-performance group of officials so being picked was possible,” Bragnalo said. “When the director of officiating, Colin Dzijacky, […]
IGNACE – Decision time is near. In a few weeks, residents in this Northwestern Ontario township will cast ballots on their willingness to have a nuclear waste repository in the area. Then a consulting firm will write a report and submit it to Ignace township council in June. Then councillors […]
Kori Czuy is the Métis host of the podcast Ancestral Science, which emphasizes the importance of Indigenous culture, spirituality and worldview in scientific inquiry. On the show, Elders and Indigenous scientists talk about how science is defined, embraced and understood through spirit and relationality or connectedness. Ancestral Science is just […]
The agency representing the country’s insurance industry is confirming long-held concerns of motorists who regularly drive hair-raising provincial routes like Highway 102 just outside Thunder Bay. In a news release this week, the Insurance Bureau of Canada says a study it commissioned found that many drivers of big transport trucks […]
Part of this year’s version of the province’s annual mine-rescue competitions will kick off next month in Kakabeka Falls before the final event is staged at Thunder Bay’s Fort William Gardens. Ontario Mine Rescue, the provincial agency that organizes the competition, announced on Thursday dates for the preliminary and final […]
Turns out enjoying a sandwich on your favourite slice of rye isn’t as hard on the environment as it once was. The Grain Growers of Canada said this week its 65,000 members helped cut “intense” agriculture-related greenhouse gas (GHC) emissions in half between 1997 and 2017. “This resulted in a […]
Zach Whitecloud believes knowing what it takes to become a Stanley Cup champion could prove to be a key ingredient for the Vegas Golden Knights this season in their playoff run. Whitecloud, from the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation in Manitoba, is a member of the Golden Knights and was with […]
The historic bandshell in Smokey Bear Park, International Falls, was destroyed by a fire which broke out on April 8. The bandshell has been a beloved icon since the 1940s, hosting music concerts, festivals and performances. The fire is currently under investigation by authorities. According to CBS, the flame took […]
