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The NORWOSSA hockey playoffs are this weekend on Ice for Kids! Hosted by the FFHS Muskies starting Fri- day, February 23. Come cheer on the hometown muskies as they look to qualify for OFSAA! Girls Semi final #1 12:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.2nd seed St. Thomas Aquinas Saints vs 3rd […]
Community Living Fort Frances and District teamed up with the Fort Frances Lakers to host a fun afternoon at the East End Hall and ice rink over Family Day Weekend. The Lakers enjoyed shinny with local kids and did some colouring, poster making and auto- graph signing inside the East […]
Laureen Lowes and Missy Nelson take a polar plunge into the frigid waters of the Rainy River last Monday afternoon. Lowes and Nelso raised over $4,000 for the Fort Frances Lakers and the Voyageur Lions Club. In total $10,370 was raised for a variety of charities and the Lions Club. […]
Press release
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Police are seeking assistance from the public in identifying an individual linked to a break and enter in Fort Frances. On February 19, 2024, the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a break and enter at a residence in the 200 block of Fifth […]
Press release
Fort Frances, Ontario – The District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) is honoured to accept recognition from Town of Fort Frances Mayor, Andrew Hallikas, as part of Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week. Mayor Hallikas made the presentation to Chair Debbie Ewald and CAO Dan McCormick during the DRRSB regular board […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Sault Star
With the Legislative Assembly set to reconvene next week, Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha is renewing his push to pass a private member’s bill that aims to improve the Northern Health Travel Grant Program. Mantha made this announcement at the Espanola Regional Hospital and Health Centre on Monday, revealing that this […]
Press release
Northwestern Health Unit is reminding people to get immunized before they travel. Sandra Krikke, Acting Manager, Infectious Diseases says “cases of measles have been on the rise globally and we’ve seen an increase in travel-related cases being reported in other areas of Ontario as well as Minnesota.” Although there are […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
It’s business as usual at the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES) as spring and wildfire season approach. Despite the 2023 drought in the region and minimal snow pack, officials aren’t waving any red flags just yet. But recruitment, planning and equipment procurement are underway. Chris Marchand, a fire […]
Disturbing incidents and scenes like the ones emergency workers witnessed last weekend in and around Carman should open up a larger conversation about the mental health of paramedics, and how they can be better supported when they are struggling to cope with trauma, the head of a union that represents […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit (PWEU) and the United States (US) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have seized 274 illegal firearms, including 168 in the US and 106 in Ontario. This is the largest seizure of handguns and assault-style rifles in the province’s history. […]
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
The Chronicle Journal
When Craig McDonald peers out at Lake Superior from his Mink Bay home a short drive from Thunder Bay, he rarely sees ice. And on the occasion that he does spot a sheet glimmering in the distance, it’s usually not around for very long. “I saw some patches (Thursday) morning, […]
