EVENTS CALENDAR The Rainy River District Festival of the Arts continues this week: Vocal classes run Apr. 22 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary School at 9:30 a.m. and at Knox United Church Fort Frances 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. and Apr. 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 6 p.m., at Knox United […]
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There will plenty of fun on offer for kids at this year’s Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Business Expo. The Chamber is hard at work getting ready for the annual expo, scheduled to run at the Curl Fort Frances Community Centre from Friday April 25, 2025 through to Sunday, April […]
From Riverside Health Care
Press release
Press release
In conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, we have declared the end of the respiratory outbreak in the East Wing of Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. However, we are entering a Gastrointestinal Outbreak on the East Wing, which will unfortunately extend some restrictions. Enhanced visitor restrictions include visitation, with only […]
From the Rainy River District Stewardship
Press release
Press release
Founded in 2009, the mission of Rainy River District Stewardship (RRDS) (https://www.rrds.ca/) is to advance the responsible care of nature in the Rainy River District for benefits now and in the future. RRDS became a formal not-for-profit corporation in February of 2013. The Stewardship is actively engaged in facilitating, developing, […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Spring is in the air — and so are the Harvards, according to the Northwestern Ontario Aviation Heritage Centre. Aviation and history enthusiasts in Thunder Bay will have a chance to see in-person, four North American Harvard aircraft from around the country this July, during the Wings of Time, A […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
The Thunder Bay Public Library has embarked on a technological enhancement to its digital collection aimed at giving patrons an improved user experience while being a more cost-efficient use of the library’s budget. Ruth Hamlin-Douglas, the library’s head librarian, said that since mid-March, their staff have been transitioning its digital […]
By Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY — Nurses and caregivers from Bayshore Home Care Solutions held a rally Thursday afternoon, claiming they haven’t been able to negotiate a new contracts despite being unionized in November. Kathleen Moore, president of OPSEU SEFPO Local 745, claims nurses, personal support workers, and caregivers see a only small […]
By Rochelle Baker
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
A collaborative cross-border study digging into forested tidal swamps in the Pacific Northwest has determined these ecosystems are carbon storage superheroes. Found upstream from coastal estuaries and shorelines, but still subject to the flux of ocean tides, the woody wetlands feature a tangle of shrubs, grasses and trees, like willows […]
– Allan Bradbury photo
Hallett Brewing owner Tanya Mueller, left, was in fine fuzzy form on Saturday, April 19, 2025, as she greeted the hundreds of children and their adults who made the trip out to Scott Street for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s Easter Egg-Stravaganza. Participating families trekked along the street to visit […]
By Hugh Kruzel
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Sudbury Star
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Sudbury Star
What is menopause, and is it the same for everyone? Those two questions are central to a symposium happening later this week in Sudbury. Event organizer Lisa Lounsbury, a menopause coach, says menopause “is something every woman will go through, but the experience is different for everyone. It’s a natural […]
By Maggie Macintosh
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
The Louis Riel School Division plans to transform more classrooms into child-care spaces before and after its bells ring to better support working parents. “We have a child-care crisis in the province… The school system has to be part of the solution,” said Christian Michalik, superintendent of the division that […]
