Local News from Across the Rainy River District
RCMP are investigating a report of a hazing incident involving a southern Manitoba high school hockey team from last month. “We received a report of a hazing incident on February 20, 2024,” a RCMP spokesperson said in an email. “The incident was reported to have occurred in Winnipeg. “We are […]
Joshua Whitehead, a celebrated Indigenous author who grew up in Manitoba, is hoping to help shape the next generation of Indigenous storytellers and help them find their voices through this year’s Audible Indigneous Writers’ Circle. This is the fourth year of the mentorship and workshop program from Audible, an online […]
Today, TELUS Health released its TELUS Mental Health Index (“the Index”) with reports that examine the mental health of employed people in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. The Canadian report reveals that young Canadian workers under 40 are increasingly feeling isolated and […]
New opportunities, a new board of directors and the designation of the Alexander Henry ship as a heritage location through Parks Canada has the Transportation Museum of Thunder Bay ready to set sail into the new season. Anthony Foglia, the museum’s vice-president, said during their annual general meeting they examined ways to grow […]
Audiences were thrilled with Arch8’s performance of Tetris at the Townshend Theatre on Monday, March 11, 2024. The show featured plenty of music and movement, all in service of a message that says that you can fit in while staying true to yourself. Audience members were also invited onstage to […]
Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford, right, made a stop at Sunny Cove Camp on Tuesday to announce an NOHFC grant of almost $500,000 to assist in the rehabilitation of Russell Hall. The historic building is in need of structural repairs. Rickford was joined by several Town councillors and administration, including […]
As of yesterday, Fort Frances can order delivery through the Uber Eats app or website. The delivery service is available in over 300 cities across the country, and has announced its latest expansion to Renfrew, Fort Frances, Gravenhurst, Arnprior, Hanover, Goderich, Ingersoll, Listowel, Wallaceburg, Dryden, Aylmer, Braeside, Appleton, and L’Original. […]
In an update released last Friday, Medical Officer of Health for the Northwestern Health Unit Dr. Kit Young Hoon said that families traveling internationally should ensure that Measles vaccinations are up to date and complete. According to Young Hoon Measles has been well controlled and essentially eliminated in Canada for […]
The way environmentalist Brennain Lloyd sees it, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s latest Confidence in Safety reports amount to little more than public relations. “It’s not about safety,” Lloyd said this week from North Bay. “You know, they call it a confidence in safety report. It’s more ‘confidence game’ than […]
(ORILLIA, ON) Fraudsters are persistent, persuasive and sometimes aggressive. However, their solicitation methods have changed and expanded over the years. Twenty years ago, the general population had landlines and the internet was not as widely available as it is today. Unsolicited visitors to your front door were much more common […]
Sara Mainville has held many prestigious posts. The Anishinaabe lawyer, who has been a member of the Ontario bar since 2005, stepped up a decade ago to serve as the chief of Couchiching First Nation in northern Ontario. Mainville was elected to a two-year term in an election that followed […]
Waterfront owners who want to beautify their properties while helping to protect and stabilize Lake Superior watershed shorelines have until May 30 to apply to a special program that makes use of native shrubs and plants. The Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (LRCA) Shoreline Protection Program offers up to 100 plants […]
