Local News from Across the Rainy River District
For the first time since passing its contentious Bill 5, the Ford government is proposing rules for how Special Economic Zones will work and asking for public comment. The move comes after months of pushback from municipalities, experts, First Nations and advocates who warned the law is one of the […]
MANITOULIN—Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, has issued a stark warning: the province’s patchwork vaccine record system is no longer fit for purpose. His 2024 annual report, ‘Protecting Tomorrow,’ calls for sweeping modernization—both within Ontario and across Canada—after the country’s worst measles outbreak in decades left more […]
KAPUSKASING – When the Kap Paper mill announced it was idling operations, Jessica Lallier had to do more than just follow the news. On Wednesday (Oct. 1), she closed the doors of Namaste Studio, her downtown Kapuskasing shop, and joined hundreds of others at a community rally. For her, the […]
Manitoba Hydro has reported a consolidated net loss of $63 million for the 2024-25 fiscal year, citing back-to-back drought years that significantly reduced the utility’s hydroelectric output and forced increased reliance on imported power. The results, released Friday in the Crown corporation’s annual report, mark the second straight year of […]
One in three Northerners who don’t have access to the internet at home go to a local library to stay connected, the province said this week. The statistic from a survey of 6,500 respondents was cited by Ontario’s Culture ministry as it pledged $660,000 for First Nation and rural libraries […]
THUNDER BAY – The Thunder Bay Public Library is digging into the city’s dark past with its new event series focused on true crime. The first session was held at the Waverley branch on Oct. 1 and about 15 people attended. The event, named Thunder Bay Confidential True Crime Files, […]
Fort Frances council will start its regularly scheduled Monday meetings half an hour earlier beginning next January, rejecting for a now a proposal to move the weekly assembly to Tuesdays. The move made during its Sept. 22 meeting will allow participants to head home 30 minutes earlier, which be particularly […]
A Minnie Avenue homeowner feels that Fort Frances water services has come up short on its responsibility to service his property and that of some neighbours and is suggesting a straightforward solution. In a letter to town council, Eric Onichuk stated that he and others are paying for full municipal […]
Hundreds of people gathered at the Town of Kapuskasing’s Train Station Welcome Centre and joined several mayors, leaders and politicians on Wednesday, in a show of solidarity for the Kap Paper Mill and Green First Forest Products. Kap Paper announced that it will idle the plant due to the absence […]
THUNDER BAY – In a show of solidarity, two local unions banded together to tell Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu they want to go back to work with a fair deal. Postal workers and college support staff, both on strike right now, rallied outside the Thunder Bay–Superior North MP’s […]
KENORA — Housing is the “number one need” in Kenora as city hall drafts its new official plan, administration says. The city is in the process of replacing the existing official plan, which involves aligning it with provincial priorities, while also focusing on local needs, said Janis Pochailo, Kenora’s director […]
Ramon Kataquapit travelled hundreds of kilometres from North Bay to Kingston this weekend to join events opposing Bill 5 because he has seen what mining has done to his community. The youth leader from Attawapiskat First Nation says Ontario’s Bill 5, which lets the Ford government fast-track development in the mineral-rich Ring […]
