It is with great sadness that the family of Wilfred Arthur Belluz announces his passing on January 13, 2025, at the Health Science Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, at the age of 72. Wilf was born on August 7, 1952, in Fort Frances, Ont., to Eden (Red) and Melba where he […]
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February 9, 1943 – January 17, 2025 Surrounded by loved ones, Sylvia Fay Brandrick peacefully slipped away from this life and onto the next on Friday, January 17, 2025, at the Atikokan General Hospital at the age of 81. Sylvia was the youngest of eight children born to Fred and […]
On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fay Edwards passed peacefully from her failing body into the waiting arms of her Saviour. Fay was born on October 17, 1945, in Winnipeg, Man., to Doug and Marie Rowley and raised in Nipigon, Ont., meeting her husband Marvin Owen […]
DID YOU KNOW? Canada faces unique challenges when it comes to developing and delivering injury prevention programs due to geographic disparities; our vast and diverse geography presents significant challenges in delivering injury prevention programs to all areas of our country. CANADA’S GROWING SENIOR POPULATION The rapid growth expected among Canada’s […]
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The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team attended the Winter Blast volleyball tournament in Kenora January 10/11. The Muskies played two round robin 3 set matches on Friday. The muskies defeated the Sioux Lookout Warriors by scores of 25-18, 25-20 and 25-9. Next, the girls faced the Red Lake Rams and […]
From Robin McCormick
Weechi-it-te-win Family Services was proud to partnership with Riverside Health Care (RHC) and Gizhewaadiziwin Health Care Centre (GHAC) to provide Welcoming Baby Baskets. The “Welcome Baby Baskets” program donates baby essentials to Indigenous families with new born babies in the area. From left, Bill Morrison (WFS), Christie Brown (RHC Indigenous […]
Is it just me who wonders… How the “National Football League is coming to Canada” movement manages to exist any more? Throughout my 11 years in Montreal, a city councillor named Gerry Snyder professed — year after monotonous year — that the NFL was soon to expand to Montreal and […]
FEATURED POST The Rainy Lake Readers meeting has been POSTPONED January 28, due to extreme cold. It will be held at 6 p.m. in the Shaw Community Hub of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. New members welcome. Bring your favourite book or author to talk about. Everyone welcome. […]
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Trees across the street from the Fort Frances Times office and many trees around town were sporting a coat of white hoar frost this morning. Hoar frost forms when water vapor comes into contact with a solid surface that is below freezing. The last few days have seen extreme cold […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
The Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) has been chosen to participate in a new immigration initiative aimed at bolstering economic immigration in select communities outside the Greater Toronto Area. The Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) pilot, provided by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, […]
By Jon Thompson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Ricochet
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Ricochet
Canada will announce today that it has reached a “milestone” agreement with 15 First Nations over the terms of reference for an environmental assessment process in the proposed Ring of Fire mining development. The agreement, finalized by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, establishes the terms under which the regional […]
