I was watching, for the fifty-third time, one of my favourite movies – Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, where a wealthy sheik with a deep love for fly-fishing, proposes the idea to Britain of exporting salmon from Scotland waters to the Yemen for sportfishing. The movie was adapted from a […]

Born to Deylene Whitecrowe and Lynden Bruyere of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Sebastian Cole, weighing 6 lbs 9 oz, on April 4, 2025 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

Born to Amber Williams and Curtis Anderson of Pinewood, Ontario, a boy, Kaiden Myron, weighing 6 lbs 14 oz, on April 4, 2025 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

Born to Jenive Lapinid and Dennis Bacus of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Khalil Jaden, weighing 3,350 g, on April 2, 2025 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

Born to Destiny and Vaughan Nee: Cowley of Barwick, Ontario, a boy, River Cecil, weighing 7 lbs 9 oz, on March 9, 2025 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

EVENTS CALENDAR Lenten Fish Fries will take place each Friday of Lent starting tomorrow at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Available Each Friday from March 7-April 11. Pickup starts at 4 p.m. delivery at 4:30. Must order by 3 p.m. the Thursday before. For more information contact Barb at 807-276-1226. Pre […]

From the OPP
Press release

(RAINY RIVER DISTRICT, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is kicking off their annual Easter Long Weekend traffic campaign April 18 to 21, 2025. The campaign will focus on seatbelt safety, to raise awareness about the important role seatbelts play in saving lives. Over the weekend, the Rainy River […]

By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is putting local and Northwestern businesses first when it comes to procurement opportunities for the development of Canada’s deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel.  The nuclear waste group wants to connect with local and Indigenous businesses and suppliers to broaden its supplier base […]

By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal

The town of Geraldton is “on the map” with the potential for junior exploration companies to mine and mill gold ore in the community. It begins with the Greenstone Gold Mine, which is owned by Equinox Gold, opening a pit at an older mine that it has been mining for […]