Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Though you still have to go a fair ways beyond Thunder Bay’s harbour to hook a lake trout healthy enough for the dinner table, efforts continue to restore the polluted section of Lake Superior so it may again become a good place to drop a line. The latest initiative is […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is underway, with day one of weigh-ins taking place this afternoon. Event organizers and sponsors have a ton of great events planned — head down to the big tent and check it out. Thursday, July 20 5:00am to 7:00am Boats Launch from Sorting Gap […]
Help fight forest fires: Stay clear of waterbombers! When waterbombers approach a body of water, move close to the shore so they can perform their scoop safely. A waterbomber will not scoop from a lake or river if encroaching watercraft pose a safety hazard. Be safe, stay clear of waterbombers. […]
THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is honouring 12 young writers with the James Bartleman Indigenous Youth Creative Writing Award. The award was established in 2008 to honour the legacy of James Bartleman, the province’s 27th lieutenant-governor and the first Indigenous person appointed to the role in Ontario. It celebrates the […]
Immigrant women living in low-income areas of urban Ontario deliver healthier babies than their non-immigrant neighbours, according to a recent study. Published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, the study compared the risk of serious health problems and death of newborns at birth. The eight researchers, led by Dr. Jennifer Jairam, at […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is urging the public to consider the potentially lethal consequences of using illicit drugs from unregulated sources. Officers from the detachment and the North West Region Crime Unit are investigating the circumstances surrounding several recent […]
Railroad Daze came steaming back this weekend, with the parade, a baseball tournament, bouncy castles, boat tours, and much more!
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been showcasing local athletes, as they make their way to the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG), currently taking place across 21 venues in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Dartmouth, Millbrook First Nation and Sipekne’katik until July 23. The sporting event features the best of Indigenous athletes from […]
Seven Generations Education Institute’s (SGEI) Fort Frances campus will be abuzz tomorrow, July 20, as members of Treaty 3 communities gather to celebrate the anniversary of the treaty’s signing. Gary Allen is the CEO of the Treaty 3 Investment Group and has been part of organizing the events. “I think […]
Shaun Loney and former Rainy River First Nations chief Jim Leonard spent six years co-authoring Manidoo Ziibi. The book is a place-based history of the Rainy River that highlights the relationships between settlers and Indigenous Peoples in the district. “It’s not a history book, it’s really a story book,” said […]
The Government of Ontario is investing in research that could help Indigenous communities see better yields on cultivated wild rice and fish populations. In an announcement made on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, Ontario’s minister of northern development Greg Rickford shared that $550,000 would be invested through the Northern Ontario Heritage […]
