Local News from Across the Rainy River District
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 […]
The road to awareness is paved with authentic stories – the type of story Tony McGuire captures with his documentary, Bridges to the North. Produced by Theymedia in partnership with Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation, Bridges to the North is set to premiere in Toronto on April 2 at the Royal Cinema. […]
The Township of Ignace’s Community Well-Being Fund has received $30,000 from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization and has handed it over to the Mary Berglund Community Health Centre Hub.Heidi West, the health centre hub’s executive director, said the site located on Beaver Street in Ignace, is in dire need of […]
A young person’s first week in university should be an exciting and equally nerve-wracking time, but for 22-year-old Aiyana Kalani of the Lil’wat Nation, it was an eye-opening experience. Kalani went to Vancouver Island University (VIU) in 2021 to major in digital marketing and minor in journalism, but found the […]
Fierte Sudbury Pride will hold a rally on Tuesday in support of a member of the local LGBTQ+ community facing deportation. Tarun Godara arrived in Sudbury as an international student from India in 2017. Since then, he has worked as a visual artist, art instructor and in the hospitality sector, […]
Following a successful Alcohol In Parks Pilot Program, City of Toronto staff are recommending that the 27 parks that participated in the program now make permitted alcohol consumption in parks permanent. The report also recommends that “a minimum of one park in each City of Toronto ward shall be designated […]
Downtown Fort Frances was awash with happy faces on Saturday, March 30, 2024, as families took to the streets to take part in the Kiwanis Club’s annual Easter Egg-Stravaganza event, which included stops to visit Easter Bunny Assistant Tanya at Hallett Brewing. Roughly a dozen businesses took part as a […]
Rural Chatham-Kent may be seeing increased housing development in the countryside. A motion brought forward by West Kent Coun. Melissa Harrigan was endorsed unanimously by Chatham-Kent council recently. It’s asking administration to compile a report to prepare a further draft official plan and zoning bylaw amendment, including public consultation, to […]
The 2023 Sunshine List has been released and shows that the chief administrative officers in Matheson and Iroquois Falls made as much as the province’s premier. Each year, the province is required to release information on all public sector employees who were paid more than $100,000. The list was released […]
A proposed water park went before council this week, and has been green lighted for further exploration. Jordan DeGagne, a local business owner, went before council to request a commercial agreement with Fort Frances to lease land at Seven Oaks, within Point Park, to install a temporary off-shore splash zone, […]
On April 8th, 2024, residents of northwestern Ontario will experience a partial solar eclipse and watching the event without special eye protection can do serious damage to your vision. From approximately 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm CST people in the northwest will see the moon block a portion of the […]
Gabe Jules is pulling back on his deer hunts. He has witnessed a drop in both the numbers and health of the deer population in his territory, which has been ravaged by two devastating wildfire seasons in three years. “We’re seeing some really skinny deer,” Jules, rights, title and wildlife […]
