EVENTS CALENDAR Tour De Fort is holding its Annual General Meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 18 at the Memorial Sports Centre in the IFK meeting room. Open to the public, new volunteers are welcome, email info@tourdefort.com for more information. The Next 55+ movie Matinee at the Fort Frances Library […]
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This Friday, the Fort Frances High School (FFHS) Muskies football team is turning back the clock as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of the team’s 1975 NorWOSSA Championship win. Alumni, and fans are invited to unite with current players will unite in a display of “pride and history” at the […]
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With a rise in black bear activity across the region, the Ontario Provincial Police are once more warning the public to be “Bear Wise” when out and about this fall to minimize the potential for dangerous interactions with bears. Fall marks the beginning of bear season in northwestern Ontario as […]
Sue Nielsen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Temiskaming speaker
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Temiskaming speaker
TEMISKAMING SHORES — Under cool, cloudy skies, Northern College (NC) support staff and their college counterparts across Ontario took to the picket lines last Thursday. The 10,000 full time support staff across Ontario were in a legal strike position as of 12:01 a.m. on September 11. Ontario Public Service Employee […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Alberta-based Versorium Energy Ltd. has proposed the development of a natural gas-fired power-generating facility at the intersection of Central Avenue and Maureen Street in Thunder Bay. The Central Avenue Generating Facility project is being proposed in response to the Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) Long-Term 2 capacity procurement program, which […]
By Matt Prokopchuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
NIPIGON — Nuisance bears have been a common sight as summer winds down this year, according to two people living along the North Shore. Nipigon mayor Suzanne Kukko said she’s been living in the community for just shy of 20 years now, and “it is probably the worst season in […]
By Ethan Braund
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
Woolwich Observer
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
Woolwich Observer
The Invasive Species Centre (ISC) is supporting 116 new projects across the province based on investment from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. The ISC has provided support to local municipalities and community groups across the province to help them combat the spread of invasive species. It’s a pressing issue […]
By Natasha Bulowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
A brand new agency tasked with protecting Canada’s freshwater is likely on the chopping block as part of an array of budget cuts promised by Prime Minister Mark Carney that span most departments and agencies. Texts from Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin’s staff suggested “there is nowhere else […]
By Ethan Braund,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Woolwich Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Woolwich Observer
fftimesEdit Profile A researcher, along with industry partners, is giving the age-old task of combating weeds in agriculture a smart technology upgrade. Medhat Moussa, a professor in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Guelph, has developed a tractor attachment that utilizes computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms […]
By Ethan Braund
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Woolwich Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Woolwich Observer
The provincial and federal governments last week announced $4.8 million in funding 48 agricultural research and innovation projects, supporting 20 companies through the Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative (OAFRI). The money was made available through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. “It takes innovation to build a successful agri-food sector in Ontario […]
By Maggie Macintosh
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Amy Mann is one of the unlucky teenagers whose Grade 12 year was disrupted by COVID-19, over and over and over again. Mann, now a 21-year-old, recalled feeling incredibly frustrated about Manitoba public health officials’ unclear explanations related to moving students in and out of remote learning in 2020-21. “I […]
By Rochelle Baker,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
The federal NDP plans to rebuild by reclaiming political ground on the left, interim party leader Don Davies said in an interview with Canada’s National Observer. The NDP is positioning itself as a progressive alternative to the Liberals, who have shifted to the right under Prime Minister Mark Carney, Davies said […]
