Local News from Across the Rainy River District
THUNDER BAY – The federal government is moving one step closer to helping homeowners cut down the cost of buying a heat pump while also funding industry-led apprenticeship programs to keep people working in the skilled trades. Patty Hajdu, minister of jobs and families, announced two funding streams at Klimit […]
IGNACE — Three new community safety services will give Ignace the tools to protect current and future residents, says township communications lead Jake Pastore. A mobile emergency alert system, satellite phones for the fire department and municipal administration, and backup generators at emergency shelter locations will come to Ignace within […]
During weeks of radiation treatment in Winnipeg, Penny Norris wanted two things at the end of each day: supper at home and a night in her own bed. It meant travelling about five hours round trip from Kenora, Monday through Friday. But returning home gave her something familiar during a […]
The new fantastical world that young adults will soon be exploring In the Long Shadows is steeped in Indian residential school history and intergenerational impacts. Ojibwe and Scottish writer Bear Meawasige (a pen name) explains that in his hometown of Spanish, Ont., there are the hulls of two residential schools acknowledged only […]
An immigration lawyer sent Sofia a one-line message on Aug. 31, 2026: “Stop working immediately.” Her employer’s Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) renewal —filed on time, with all documentation complete — was still pending with Service Canada and the government was not prepared to wait for it. The Immigration, Refugees […]
When the fire alarm woke Debbie Larson at Rose Manor on the morning of Sept. 22, she had not smelled smoke or heard anything unusual. But opening her apartment door revealed a hallway filled with black smoke. “It was like a tire fire—black smoke thick through the hallway,” the Rose […]
Residents of Fort Frances will be seeing a paper survey for the Rainy River District Ontario Health Team (RRDOHT)’s Health Care Matters campaign, with a slate of open houses to be held across the district next week in order to let more people weigh in with their thoughts. The Healthcare […]
The Northwestern Health Unit and Government of Ontario are encouraging people at heightened risk of hepatitis A to get vaccinated against the virus amidst an ongoing Manitoba outbreak. Hepatitis A is a virus that affects the liver. It spreads mainly through contaminated food and water, or close direct contact with […]
Fans of theatrics, role-playing, and the macabre will be excited to join in on the fun at a murder mystery event hosted by the Kiwanis Club, where everyone can try their hand at being the sleuth who cracks the case. Kiwanis previously held one of these events two years ago, […]
When Mia Kelly tours Northwestern Ontario at the end of October, she’ll be bringing a blend of folk, rock, and blues that has seen her tour the world, taking her music as far away as Australia. Kelly said she got started in music as a child, growing up in Gatineau, […]
THUNDER BAY – The Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre is making it easier for forestry-sector businesses to get up and running in the region. The centre’s Boreal Springboard program received $1.5 million through the province’s trade-impacted communities program. The Boreal Springboard project offers an accelerator and a soft-landing program, says Richard […]
The Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and several regional Indigenous leaders want Ottawa to withdraw its major projects bill, saying faster approvals could leave communities without enough time to examine what development would mean for their lands and waters. COO and NAN are being joined by the Assembly of […]
