Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Canadian Armed Forces reserve is on its way to modernizing itself in the face of global uncertainty, a senior officer based of out Winnipeg said at a Brandon University event on Thursday. The effort to build a larger army reserve force and train it to mobilize is off to […]
Brad Glynn says “postvention”—the actions taken in response to suicides—is an essential type of prevention. As executive director of the mental health nonprofit Lifewise NL, having data on risk factors which lead to these deaths is useful to his organization’s peer support and public education. It will soon have access […]
Kim Beaudry, left, along with team members Barb Roy, Wendy Brunetta, andKris Sinclair won the Northern Ontario 2026 Senior Provincial Championships last weekend, at Fort William Curling Club in Thunder Bay. The team will represent Northern Ontario at the Canadian Senior Curling Championships to be held at the Nutana Curling […]
The penultimate show in the Tour De Fort 2025-26 concert series takes to the Townshend Theatre stage next week as a trio of young women bring their siren song to Fort Frances. Jessica Pearson is the trio’s lead singer and plays guitar, and said the band’s music trends towards classic […]
A pair of search warrants executed by Rainy River District OPP in Fort Frances earlier this month has landed six individuals with charges related to drug trafficking. According to a release from the OPP, on Tuesday, March 3, officers of the Fort Frances Detachment of the OPP, along with the […]
In a recent letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) urges the federal government to recognize Highway 11, Highway 17, and the Highway 11/17 corridor as critical national infrastructure by designating the corridor as dual-use transportation infrastructure that supports both civilian mobility and national defence […]
THUNDER BAY – City manager John Collin says the $5 million council approved capital commitment to build the temporary homeless shelter village remains on track and on budget. A $70,000 cargo van for the village is a separate capital project. On Tuesday, city council unanimously approved a new capital project […]
THUNDER BAY — A skilled trades fair making multiple stops in the Northwest is aiming to match companies with people looking for work. Chi Mino Ozhitoowin is scheduled to hold its Connect 2026 skilled trades, training and employment event in Fort Frances on March 24 and Dryden on March 25. […]
When the Conservation Authorities Act (CAA) was announced last fall, the province was looking at compacting the agencies into just seven new ones. Environment Ministry spokesperson Alexandru Cioban said the move would streamline the process. “Ontario currently has 36 conservation authorities, each with different permitting processes, timelines and resources. That […]
For turtles that call Haliburton Highlands home, survival is a numbers game with increasingly deadly odds. According to researchers with the Turtle Guardians, a program of The Land Between charity, a single snapping turtle may have to cross a roadway up to 16 times in a single migration season. “You […]
On March 12, hundreds of supporters filled the banquet hall of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights for the annual Joy Smith Foundation (JSF) fundraising gala. The foundation, soon to be headquartered in Niverville, has become known for its work in creating awareness of human trafficking and rescuing and supporting […]
A tech-savvy teen has coded a new tool to help teachers map out their classroom seating plans. James Hohner, a Grade 10 student at Collège Jeanne-Sauvé, has dedicated much of his down time to developing a website (tools4teaching.online) this winter. Born out of his boredom and eagerness to help others, […]
