Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Children Like Us: A Métis Woman’s Memoir of Family, Identity and Walking Herself Home is Brittany Penner’s account of being adopted as a baby by a Mennonite family in Manitoba and searching for her birth parents. Such an adoption practise—having white families raise Indigenous children—continues, points out Penner, who is now […]
THUNDER BAY — The minister holding Canada’s jobs and families portfolio fired back at the federal opposition leader’s claim that immigration — specifically the temporary foreign worker program — is to blame for rising unemployment. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney dated Sept. 7 and about a week […]
A race is underway to save Ontario’s vanishing American chestnut trees, once a dominant species in the province’s southern forests. This summer, two undergraduate students from the University of Guelph are trekking through forests to find, tag and assess the few chestnuts that remain. An estimated two million of the […]
Canada wants to leverage its G7 presidency to shape international objectives on the use of artificial intelligence to understand oceans, documents obtained under the Access to Information Act show. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) hoped to host meetings in the fall to develop shared priorities and a global blueprint for […]
A new report from the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM) shows more than 1,600 registered nurses and nurse practitioners in the province worked for private nursing agencies in 2024, accounting for over 10 per cent of Manitoba’s nursing workforce. The College’s analysis, released September 4, highlights an ongoing […]
THUNDER BAY — With the fate of the Hillyard lands in limbo, city staff say the shelter village may not be ready to keep anyone off the streets this winter. City Manager John Collin told council that work on the city’s shelter village project will be delayed at least two […]
Fort Frances mayor Andrew Hallikas, left, joined with the organizers and volunteers of the local Terry Fox run, scheduled for Sunday, September 14, 2025, to raise the Terry Fox flag in recognition of 45 years of runs in the memory of the young Canadian who made it his life’s work […]
The Ontario Government is taking a look at transportation for Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) students. Paul Calandra, Minister of Education, penned a letter to Kathryn Pierroz, Chair of the Rainy River District School Board, about some concerns highlighted by Pierroz and other members of the board. In the […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged three individuals with offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). On Saturday, August 23, 2025, just before 4:00 a.m., Fort Frances OPP conducted a traffic stop on Second St. East in Fort […]
A new initiative is underway aimed at fostering meaningful collaboration between local businesses, service providers, and individuals experiencing street involvement in Thunder Bay’s north-side downtown. The Shared Streets Initiative is led by Elevate NWO in collaboration with businesses in the Waterfront Business Improvement Area. Sarah DiBiagio, an outreach and engagement […]
Additions to an ever-expanding recreational trail network in and around Thunder Bay are expected to be completed by the end of this year, says the organization overseeing the project. The Northwestern Ontario Recreation Trail Association said last week it expects “in the coming months” to have the necessary permits to […]
Wild plant lovers who happen to live on Lake Superior or along one of its major tributaries have until Friday to apply to participate in a shoreline protection program. The Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (LRCA) is offering the program, now in its fifth year, to up to 10 selected applicants. […]
