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West End Correspondent
The Rainy River District will be represented at the 2026 Olympics in Italy. Fort Frances born Anders Johnson, grandson of the late Danny Johnson, and grandma Karen of B.C. and grandson of the late Jack Winik, and grandma June of Emo, Ont., has qualified to compete in the Milano Cortina […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
It was 1976 when Cosimo Riccio opened up his music store, Music World Academy, on the 500 block of Simpson Street and began giving music lessons to students wanting to learn the accordion, guitar and drums. Fast forward 50 years, two store relocations, thousands of instruments, and more than 30,000 […]
The oral histories of Indigenous peoples have long been a record of where and how they lived, the wisdom embedded securely in those messages passed down by mouth generation after generation. The recent finding of the 11,000-year-old Indigenous settlement near Sturgeon Lake First Nation, about five km north of Prince […]
While watching impassioned political leaders on the attack, it is tempting to believe there was a time when politics did not draw blood for applause—or at least aspired to be something quieter with much more substance. Indeed, there was such a time during the infancy of democracy. More demanding? Indeed. […]
I was leaving the house last Saturday at noon to pick up the rest of my Christmas lights when I heard a cow bawl. That made me very suspicious, because generally, right now, they have no reason to make much sound. I headed straight out and I was greeted with a […]
Community newspapers have historically been at the heart of their communities. As a journalist once observed, they are often like the single-channel television news site or the lone internet connection available to the residents it served. Community newspapers are often considered the single social network connecting citizens. Community newspapers tell […]
If you’re interested in knowing who holds the honour of being Canada’s all-time leading goal scorer at the Olympic Games, the name might surprise you – Harry Watson. And it’s not even the Harry Watson who won five Stanley Cups with Detroit and Toronto after the Second World War – […]
Many gardeners already know that most shade-loving plants prefer moist soils, so when a gardener encounters an area that has dry and shady conditions, it can provide a special challenge. You may have an area in your yard that is quite dry and shady because it’s under a grove of […]
Did you know? From the heart of Northwestern Ontario, throughout the entire country, a multitude of fire services are now confronting a pivotal staffing shortfall. Most notably, the Shebandowan Volunteer Fire Department (Thunder Bay District) disbanded last month, citing a lack of volunteers and the lack of a fire chief […]
The Emo Clinic is pleased to welcome two new doctors. Dr. Spencer Pearce and Dr. Aisha Ahmed. The Emo Clinic is slowly adding new patients to their roster. If you live in the area from Devlin to Stratton and north of Nestor Falls and aren’t currently rostered anywhere you can […]
