Did you know? The Election 2026 Town Hall at the Townshend Theatre has passed; it was a privilege to attend alongside two esteemed members of the Fort Frances Professional Firefighters Local 1012. A special shout-out goes to Andrew Flynn of the Fort Frances Times for keeping the evening running smoothly […]
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Dear Mr. Quesnel: I’ve tried to call you Louis, as you urged, but I couldn’t, despite my efforts. Mr. Quesnel seemed a more respectful greeting, though time made us friends. John Donne, born in London in 1571, told us, “Death comes equally to us all, and makes us equal when […]
My father bought just shy of 500 acres of land, where Crozier and Roddick Townships collided, the year I was born. Like a lot of land at that time, land that was to become farmland, most of it was still wild, half of it uncleared. Beavers had claimed the northwest […]
By Leah Borts-Kuperman,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,
The Narwhal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,
The Narwhal
Aquatic global change ecologist Mary Jade (MJ) Farruggia found herself studying the impact of wildfires on lakes by accident. She was researching lakes in the mountains of California in the summer of 2020 when, in “a tragic turn of events,” wildfires swept through the area, smoke clouded the sky and […]
By Sandi Krasowski,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,
The Chronicle-Journal
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu said that people must understand what the proposed Bill C-39, in terms of the labour component, is and what it isn’t, following a rally on Friday outside her constituency office in Thunder Bay. The rally called on the federal government to repeal Bill C-39’s […]
By Times Staff
Those living on the lake front have plenty of pride and joy, not to mention funds, invested in their dock, so it’s important to know what steps to take to safeguard that investment from the winter months and the crushing forces of lake ice. A dock system at a lakeside […]
By Melanie Mathieson
The Gardening Guru
The Gardening Guru
Although spring is many months away, it is the time of year that gardeners must think ahead to spring if they want to be rewarded with the first flowers of the season from bulbs that are planted in the fall months. Spring flowering bulbs consist of many species such as […]
EVENTS CALENDAR Kids and Company will have its first show of its 2026-27 season on Oct. 6 at St. Mary School, at 6 p.m. featuring Magician Marc Trudel and his show “A Brand New Story.” “A Brand New Story returns audiences to The Mysterious School, where Marc Trudel blends dazzling […]
By Times Staff
A gastrointerstinal outbreak at Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home that began late last week has been declared over. The outbreak was initially announced on Friday, Oct. 2, by Riverside Health Care, noting that the West Wing of the care home had been put under a number of restrictions, infection prevention and […]
By Maya Ekman,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
RAINY RIVER – A recent study shows the Rainy River district has the second largest population of people experiencing homelessness in the province, and the results have prompted a call to the government. The study was done by the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) and showed that the population […]
By Daniel Opasinis
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,
IndigiNews
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,
IndigiNews
On the front lawn of Queen’s Park in Tkarón:to (Toronto) stands a tall statue of Sir James Pliny Whitney, Ontario premier from 1905 to 1914, whose government promoted mining and forestry development in northern Ontario. Over a century later, Glenn Cameron, councillor for Wabaseemoong First Nation (Whitedog), stood below that […]
