As you may have observed from your gardening experiences and past columns, plants can be fussy things. The right location, amount of sunlight and 101 other factors influence your plant’s growing ability. One factor which is very beneficial in understanding before putting that new plant into the earth is soil […]
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DID YOU KNOW? In Ontario, e-bikes are classified as “power-assisted bicycles” under the Highway Traffic Act, but they are defined as “motor vehicles” in the Criminal Code of Canada. In this week’s column, I’ll be sharing some invaluable information on e-bikes, courtesy of the MTO (Ministry of Transportation of Ontario). […]
It looks as though we might be back to some decent weather. I am disappointed that we had such an early frost at home. I did cover some of my plants, but the pumpkin plants are done, and I was hoping they had a few weeks ahead of them yet. […]
By Drew Spoelstra
President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
To say that there’s been a lot going on in the world over the last eight months would be an understatement. We’ve come through both a provincial and a federal election here at home, which have brought changes. Drought and wildfires have made headlines and caused stress and challenges for […]
The annual Naicatchewenin Bass and Walleye Classic takes place this weekend September 12 and 13. This is a catch and release tournament. Entry fee is $400 per team. Boats launch at at 8 a.m. and weigh-ins start at 4 p.m. Call Connie at 807-276-7998 for further information. The LaVallee Senior’s […]
Heroes walk among us. We all have our unspoken list of qualifications which makes someone a hero in our mind, a list that adjusts as we age. Mighty Mouse was a hero of mine during his time on television, from 1955 to 1967. I wasn’t watching television until one appeared […]
EVENTS CALENDAR The Penalty Box Canteen is Celebrating its first anniversary on Thursday Sept. 11. Come out for Customer Appreciation Night at the Memorial Sports Centre 5-8 p.m. Free fry and tot bar, Homemade Pizza, Desserts and Dainties. Plus a chance to win tickets to a game between the Winnipeg […]
From the OPP
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – One individual from British Columbia is facing several charges under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) following a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. In May 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) and […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
The Canadian government has included Northern Ontario in a series of investments aimed at strengthening Canada through challenging. Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Patty Hajdu, who is the minister responsible for the FedNor economic development agency for Northern Ontario, outlined investments to strengthen economic resilience across Northern Ontario which build on […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
A popular recreational lake just east of Thunder Bay has been getting some tender-loving care lately. Concerned in the wake of recently confirmed cases of blue-green algae cases in the lake, a group of supporters dubbed the Loon Lake Waterkeepers Conservancy aims to ramp up efforts to promote stewardship of […]
By Sam Laskaris
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
A pair of award-winning Indigenous filmmakers teamed up to create a feature documentary that will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising will be screened for the first time on Sept. 10. A second showing of the film will be held on Sept. […]
By Shari Narine
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Children Like Us: A Métis Woman’s Memoir of Family, Identity and Walking Herself Home is Brittany Penner’s account of being adopted as a baby by a Mennonite family in Manitoba and searching for her birth parents. Such an adoption practise—having white families raise Indigenous children—continues, points out Penner, who is now […]
