EVENTS CALENDAR The Fort Frances Lakers are hosting a Hockey Fights Cancer night for their final game of the year on Friday, March 13 against the Ironwood Lumberjacks at 7:15 p.m. The Lakers will be wearing special Uniforms sponsored by Safeway Fort Frances and raising funds for the Lights, Camera, […]
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Ryder Mueller, left, Griffin Dubuc, Vinnie Sigurdson and Miles Mueller took to the stage last weekend as Colonel Hathi and his band of elephants as part of Row i Theatre’s production of The Jungle Book Kids. The play ran from March 5 – 7 at the Knox United church in […]
– Allan Bradbury photos
The cast of The Jungle Book Kids presented by Row i Theatre brought the audience right into the jungle from their seats at Knox United Church last week over the course of three performances.
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Thunder Bay stood out as a strong mining hub in Northwestern Ontario and shone on the international mining stage during the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Convention 2026 last week in Toronto. The Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC), along with Lakehead University and Confederation College, presented Thunder Bay as global interest rises in the region’s […]
By Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TNnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TNnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY – “It definitely feels like a victory,” says the head of the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority. Tammy Cook, chief administrative officer, learned that the LRCA will remain intact as a local voice for Northwestern Ontario watersheds. After receiving input from 14,000 submissions and six regional workshops, Todd McCarthy, […]
By Matt Prokopchuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY — Stories from people travelling northern Ontario’s highways will be used to pressure the Ford government to make improvements. That’s according to the opposition NDP’s leadership, including party leader Marit Stiles, who was in Thunder Bay for a standing-room-only public forum on Monday, where residents shared their experiences […]
By Sarah Cooke
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NorthBayNipissing.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NorthBayNipissing.com
The air inside an Emsdale garage was filled with laughter and curiosity as Almaguin Pride hosted a unique International Women’s Day event focused on automotive empowerment. The “Grease Grrrl Car Care” workshop drew an energetic crowd inside the mechanic bays of Truck Accessories Plus, a space donated by David Richards. The workshop […]
By Times Staff
A press release from Riverside Health Care this morning announced that the Code Grey caused by a malfunction with the water heating system has been lifted. “Repairs to the facility’s water system have been successfully completed by our maintenance team and external contractors,” the release said. “Water service has been […]
By Times Staff
On Tuesday, March 10, Riverside Health Care and the Northwestern Public Health Unit declared a respiratory outbreak on the West Wing of Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. As a result, visitor restrictions and masking protocols are in place. Only two visitors or caregivers may visit a resident at a time […]
The family of Robert (Bob) Frederick Hamilton Dakin announce his passing on March 3, 2026, at LaVerendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario. Bob was born February 2, 1947, in Westmount, Quebec, and was adopted by Ken and Grace (née Hamilton) Dakin. He grew up in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, and later moved to St. […]
May 13, 1949 – Feb. 17, 2026 The family of Glenn Harold Johnson is saddened to announce his passing on Feb. 17, 2026, in Prince George, B.C., at the age of 76. Glenn was born in Rainy River and grew up on the family farm in Morson, Ont., where he […]
