To the Editor, The recent characterization of Fort Frances’ agreement with North Star Air as an “airline bailout” misses a critical point: this is not a rescue of a private company, but a deliberate partnership designed to restore and sustain an essential community service. Fort Frances lost scheduled passenger May […]
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By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SNnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SNnewswatch.com
GINOOGAMING — Why does Ginoogaming First Nation have security checkpoints with drug-detecting dogs? Because “we have to do more,” Chief Sheri Taylor told Newswatch during the first week of the new protocol at the bridge into Ginoogaming. The First Nation has contracted a Moosonee-based company to deploy highly trained drug-sniffing […]
By Maya Ekman
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY – The 63 evacuees from Weenusk First Nation are already missing home, two days after arriving in the city, according to Thunder Bay Fire Rescue’s Fire Prevention Chief Kevin Anderson. “They’re getting homesick, they want to go home, so we just try to keep them comfortable and keep […]
The Rainy River District Women’s Museum board met June 1. A heartfelt thank you was given to Annie Van Rosen for her years of dedication to the museum. The members wished Annie and husband Jan all the best on their move from Emo. The Emo Museum opens July 2 and […]
EVENTS CALENDAR Join us at the Fort Frances Public Library as we unveil the new mural in the Children’s Department, by local artist Lindsay Hamilton. Lindsay will talk about her process and the meaning and importance of the mural. Wednesday, June 10, 6 p.m. Light refreshments provided. Featuring live music […]
By Times Staff
A Minnesota resident has been charged by the OPP following a boating accident near Bear’s Passage last week. In a press release from the OPP, officers noted that officers responded to a two-vessel collision near Bear’s Passage on Rainy Lake on Friday, June 5, 2026. Once on the scene, officers […]
By Maya Ekman
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Two pillars of healthcare in Northern Ontario, Elder Theresa Fiddler and Maureen Lacroix, were awarded with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine’s (NOSM) inaugural honorary degrees last month. Fiddler and Lacroix were recognized for the changes and connections that they have built within health-care systems in Northern Ontario. Provost and […]
By Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tbnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tbnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY – Filling in all the city’s potholes is going to take time. City roads manager Ian Spoljarich addressed the issue at Wednesday’s Neebing ward meeting. After months of complaints about potholes and deteriorating roads, Neebing ward coun. Greg Johnsen put together a road information session to address some of the […]
By Pam Fedack
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kenora Miner & News
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kenora Miner & News
For years — or for too long, some might say — apprentices in Kenora and Northwestern Ontario have had to travel to Thunder Bay to write their Certificate of Qualification exams, adding travel costs, time away from work and delays to the certification process. The new testing centre in Kenora […]
By Leah Borts-Kuperman
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Narwhal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Narwhal
Kevin Marois wasn’t aware that the health unit spanning North Bay and Parry Sound, Ont., had stopped testing the water at local swimming spots. “I don’t think it’s a good decision,” Marois told The Narwhal after learning about it on a hot June day at Shabogesic Beach in North Bay. […]
By Benjamin Steeves
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Pointer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Pointer
“An integrity commissioner is supposed to be independent, yet a significant number of code of conduct complaints (against municipal council members) come from administration and staff,” lawyer Guy Giorno, one of the most widely respected municipal integrity commissioners in Ontario, told a provincial government committee last summer, when Queen’s Park […]
By Steven Sukkau
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
The RM of Morris is urging the Manitoba government to approve disaster financial assistance as crews race to clear hundreds of sites clogged with soil and debris after a mid-May windstorm and subsequent heavy rainfall. The municipality declared a local state of emergency last week after powerful winds on May […]
