The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference has announced on June 29 that close to 10,000 workers at CN and CPKC have voted to reauthorize strikes at both companies, if negotiated settlements cannot be reached. Overall, workers voted 98.6% to reauthorize a strike, with an 89.5% turnout. At CN, conductors, locomotive engineers, […]
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By Mason Teeple
Walk On The Wild Side 4H Club press reporter
Special to the Times
Walk On The Wild Side 4H Club press reporter
Special to the Times
Meeting 2 On Thursday, May 2, 2024, the Walk on the Wild Side club met for meeting two. We met at the Romyn Residence at 6 p.m. Present at the meeting was Kinnley, Melaina, Charlie P., Charlie D., Emily, Sydney, Georgia, Miles, Neal, Hailey, myself, and the leaders Amy, Melinda […]
By Sydney Romyn
United Beef Club 4H Press Reporter
Special to the Times
United Beef Club 4H Press Reporter
Special to the Times
The third meeting of the United Beef club was held on June 24 ,2024 at the Brown residence. The meeting was called to order by our president Kennah LeBlanc at 7pm. Our meeting consisted of our club reciting the 4-H pledge, reading the minutes of the last meeting and an […]
Quest for the Best registration deadline is today – July 2! Sign up quick – space is limited! The annual talent competition will take place July 19, until the Big Tent. Cost to register is $40 for solos, or $50 for duets. Entry forms and rules available at www.fortfranceschamber.com or […]
– Ken Kellar photo
Dr. Bruce Lidkea of Lidkea Optometry pulled the winning ticket for the 2024 Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s British Isles Trip of the Month draw for July this morning. Rikki Kellar is the winner of a Discover Wales trip, valued at $4,000. Next month’s draw is for a Long, Mullet and […]
– Ken Kellar photo
The rest of the day have been washed out by the rain, but the clouds held out long enough for residents to enjoy most of the annual Canada Day Parade held along the waterfront in Fort Frances yesterday. The event, sponsored by the Beyak Automotive Group, featured many of the […]
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The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Dryden- Fort Frances- Atikokan District is advising area residents that a Flood Watch is in effect in the District until Friday, July 12, 2024. The flood watch was initially issued on June 19, and was extended on June 27. Residents in Atikokan, […]
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Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh, Grand Chief for Grand Council Treaty #3, have issued a joint statement following the tragic shooting of Bruce Frogg, of Wawakapewin First Nation, by an Ontario Provincial Police officer in Kenora on Tuesday: “On behalf of Nishnawbe Aski […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
An ominous tilting point in the balance between what is best for the Thunder Bay community, its businesses and the growing social issues looms closer and the city’s leader has taken notice. Thunder Bay Mayor Ken Boshcoff said the Safe Supply City designation that the city undertook as a pilot […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
The growing unhoused crisis in Thunder Bay has an impact on a community’s tourism perception to visitors, but not addressing it with serious effort also diminishes a community’s tourism reputation, said Paul Pepe, manager for Tourism Thunder Bay. “It’s unfortunate and can be frustrating when it impacts the ability of […]
