Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Thunder Bay, ON – Join us at the David Thompson Astronomical Observatory on April 8, 2024, from 1 to 5 p.m. to safely watch the solar eclipse crossing North America. We’ll be open rain or shine. “Ontario is the place to be to for this one-in-a-lifetime celestial phenomenon,” said Neil […]
Four generation of hardworking McQuakers just happened to be at the same location last Thursday. (L-R) Shane, Harold (holding Walker), and Rylan. Although Walker hasn’t quite put in a 12 or so long hour day yet, you can bet if he follows in his great grandpa(Harold’s), grandpa(Shane’s) and dad (Rylan’s) […]
The Fort Frances Girls and Women’s Hockey Association enjoyed a strong showing at the Stars Cup Tournament The event, hosted by Winnipeg East Female Hockey, was held in Winnipeg from March 22-24, featuring teams from across Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario, including Emo, Kenora and Dryden. The FFGWHA U13 Leafs dominated, […]
Jean Richards was honoured with a celebration at the Fine Line Art Gallery on Friday afternoon, to see her off on a new chapter in Kenora. Many friends attended to enjoy cake and coffee/tea. Jean was all smiles and felt honoured by all the attention. She will be greatly missed […]
Staff The National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association has created a set of Indigenous Business Definitions – a national set of voluntary, consistent definitions that will help direct the procurement of goods and services to legitimate Indigenous businesses. According to a satement released by the NACCA, the definitions “will offer clarity […]
Northwestern Ontario is getting a wider access to world markets, with a substantial upgrade to the Port of Thunder Bay. Last week, Marcus Powlowski, the Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Rainy River, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, Pablo Rodriguez, announced an investment of up to $6.7 million for […]
Motorists on Hwy 17a near Kenora were treated with a rare wolf sighting over the weekend. The wolf emerged from the bush, and lingered on the road, stopping traffic for a few minutes, before returning to the trees. Grey wolves are the predominant species in northern Ontario, and typically weight […]
The six-month extension of a program to incentivize fill-in doctors for emergency rooms came as welcome news to hospitals in Northern Ontario. “Locum physicians play a crucial part in maintaining services at hospitals – particularly in the North – ensuring that our communities have reliable access to emergency services,” said […]
As the threat of wildfires becomes increasingly top of mind in rural areas around Thunder Bay and across the North, the province took heat this week for failing to provide firefighters with compensation that reflects the risk of combating the danger. And morale problems within the firefighting force persisted, even […]
As maple syrup season continues in Ontario, the President of the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers’ Association (OMSPA) met with the North Bay Nugget to discuss how to significantly increase maple syrup production in the province. Randal Goodfellow was in Trout Creek recently for Ontario’s ceremonial first tap to officially kick […]
Canada’s Auditor General says the federal government continues to fail to bring safe and adequate homes to First Nations communities, and is not putting its money where its mouth is, when it comes to promises made and the tens of billions of dollars needed to fund First Nations housing. “Many […]
With a recent spike in suspected opioid overdoses, the health unit is reminding people that no one is safe with the toxic drug supply on the streets. On March 4, the Porcupine Health Unit (PHU) issued an alert about an increase in suspected opioid poisonings. Laurie Dagg-Labine, PHU manager of […]
