The Rainy River District Agricultural Fall Fair will be here soon. This years fair takes place August 15-17. As always many traditional events will take place, midway, stock car races, loggers contest, food booths with the new 4-H booth ready to serve, and many people’s favourite seeing people you only […]
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As the Weigela is a spectacular flowering shrub that now has some newer hybrids that are hardy to Zone 3, it is a shrub that should be featured in your landscape. In late spring to early summer, the Weigela, has arching stems that become loaded with bell-shape flowers ranging in […]
It’s that time of year when there are hoards of secretive souls running the back roads. They are sneaking out of town early in the morning. Aside from well tanned bodies and the smell of insect repellent and Benadryl lotion wafting off their bug bitten bodies, what are they up […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a chance of showers and the risk of a thunderstorm with a low of 18 C (64 F). Tomorrow will be mainly cloudy with a chance of showers and the risk of a thunderstorm during the day with cloudy periods and a chance of […]
A fundraising spaghetti dinner will be held Wednesday, July 31, from 4-8 p.m. at the Couchiching Multi-Use facility, to benefit Megan Finlayson, who is battling ALS. Dinner will be spaghetti, ceasar salad and garlic toast. There will also be a penny table, 50/50 draw, and a ribbon skirt and shirt […]
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Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre made an appearance at the Fort Frances Royal Canadian Legion Branch #29 yesterday as one of the stops on his tour through the north of Ontario this week. Poilievre is campaigning on his “Axe the Tax” platform, which he said includes eliminating the […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
A Thunder Bay man has been fined $7,250 for shooting a bull moose north of the city last fall when he lacked a proper game tag. According to a provincial investigation, John Poleschuk was moose hunting in the area of Pakashkan Lake on Oct. 16 when he shot a moose […]
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Operations resumed at New Gold during the day shift on Saturday July 27. The mine had voluntarily shut down operations following a tragic fatality, which took place on July 24. Counselling was offered to all employees in the wake of the tragedy. According to a release issued by New Gold, operations […]
From the OPP
Press release
Press release
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A routine traffic stop resulted in multiple drug charges. Members of the Rainy River District Detachment (Fort Frances) were on general patrol in the Town of Fort Frances when an ALPR hit was activated on a vehicle. Upon speaking to the driver, an open can of liquor […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Frustrated with rising costs and a lack of traditional Indian foods in Thunder Bay, a group of Lakehead University international students found a way to solve the problems. They opened their own grocery store. HDL Global Inc. is Thunder Bay’s first Persian-Indian grocery store and features a secondary restaurant business […]
