Local dancers Keagan Morrison (Left), Charles Friday and Gabriella Friday (far right)were a highlight of the Sultans of String concert Last Thursday. Violinist Chris McKhool (second from right) said having the dancers was a top moment from the Northern leg of the Sultans’ Walking Through the Fire tour.
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As road construction season gives way to snow clearing season, the town of Fort Frances is busy competing some key tasks – and launching others. Here’s a snap-shot of the key capital upgrades underway across town: Recycle Facilities. Building construction continues for a new recycling facility on 6th Ave. Residents […]
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit has declared a COVID-19 Outbreak for the entire facility of Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. Previously, this outbreak had only affected the West Wing and Special Care Unit (SCU). Enhanced visitor restrictions are in place that permit two (2) […]
Government of Ontario
Press release
Press release
TORONTO — The Ontario government introduced legislation yesterday that, if passed, would strengthen protections for Ontarians from unfair business practices such as price gouging, and make it easier for businesses to comply with consumer protection rules. “Our government will not stand by and allow bad actors to take advantage of […]
By Kevin Jeffrey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Students will have to wait a year to enrol into the Lakehead University veterinary program. Officials confirmed that students will begin classes in the 2025-2026 school year in the Collaborative Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program for Lakehead University and the University of Guelph. “We are trying to do things as […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
When Serena Orok is away from her duties as a registered nurse at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, she operates her growing business Lux Scrubs. Orok and her colleagues were wearing trendy, comfortable uniform scrubs that are available online, but with prices that seemed unaffordable for many, especially if they needed […]
By Pippa Norman
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
When Cowessess First Nation wanted to farm their own land in 2018, large non-Indigenous companies refused to extend them a line of credit, said former chief Cadmus Delorme. It wasn’t that the land, about a 90-minute drive east of Regina, couldn’t be farmed. The First Nation had watched non-Indigenous farmers […]
By Dave Baxter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
A First Nations chief continues to call for support to battle alcohol bootlegging, as she says illegal booze sales continue to plague adults and youth in northern communities and lead to ongoing battles with addictions. During the third day of this week’s Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) Assembly in Winnipeg, […]
Anishinabek Nation
Press release
Press release
SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO (October 24, 2023) – The Anishinabek Nation is excited to kick-off its inaugural annual Economic Development Opportunities Forum now underway from October 24 to 26, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. “Economic sovereignty has never been more important for our communities than presently,” states Anishinabek Nation Grand […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
A teacher by profession, Rhonda Beckman wants to nourish creativity in others. A Northern Ontario Heritage Fund loan will help her achieve that objective. Beckman’s Clever Corvid Art and Art Workshops has been awarded a $204,848 loan to help pay for a studio and other improvements. The funding helps her […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
When author, lodgekeeper and elder Cindy Crowe relocated to the Municipality of Neebing in 2017 to open her Niibing Tribal Tours lodge, she knew there was a deeper meaning in the word Neebing. “And sure enough,” she said, “I found that it was Niibin in Ojibwe, which means ‘it is […]
By Austin Campbell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SNnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SNnewswatch.com
Superior Country has a new monument dedicated to Indigenous Group of Seven member Norval Morriseau as part of the North Shore Tourism Project. The installation at Nipigon’s Bridgeview Lookout, which was formally unveiled Thursday, consists of an interpretive panel below a metal bird airbrushed with photos of Morriseau, which all […]
