Dear editor, I wholly support Mr. Egan’s suggestion of taking advantage of the opportunity to use the Copper River Inn structure to create an Assisted Living facility. Using the existing building with at least half the amenities already in place, would outweigh the cost of a new building. Local contractors, […]
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Dear editor: Our law firm is legal counsel to Melvin Fletcher Jr. and Melissa Fletcher, the surviving son and granddaughter of the late Hermina Fletcher. Hermina died while hospitalized at La Verendrye Hospital in 2015, after former nurse Lindsey Coyle tampered with her medication. We have been assisting the Fletchers […]
Dear editor, Another miss for “SLEEPY HOLLOW” – Nothing for Fort Frances again! The January 31st Fort Frances Times headline announced government financial funding, targeting Forest Biomass Projects in northwestern Ontario. A 19.6 million Biomass Action Plan started in 2020. The recipients of this fund are in Thunder Bay, Atikokan, […]
Dear editor, News outlets across NW Ontario have recently carried news about financial contributions from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) to the Twp. of Ignace. There has been great excitement over the grand but practical assets purchased by the township with these funds in 2023. A pumper truck purchased […]
One of the perks of my job, competing in professional bass fishing tournaments, is that I get to leave home in Northwest Ontario in February and get back in the boat to start my season somewhere in the southern United States. Typically, we start the season in Florida, where temperatures […]
By Matteo Cimellaro
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Pink paint splashed over artist Tom Thomson’s iconic Northern River. A topless protester interrupts the Juno Awards with environmental messages of “land back” and “save the Greenbelt” across her torso. A shutdown of key bridges and intersections throughout Ottawa. These are some of the protest actions by Last Generation Canada, an […]
By Amanda Rabski-McColl
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TimminsToday.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TimminsToday.com
A Peawanuck woman is calling for a national Indigenous fire strategy after another deadly house fire in her home community. After a Feb. 1 house fire in Peawanuck killed two people and injured three more, the need for a national Indigenous fire strategy has come into sharp focus once again […]
Have you checked your fuel and propane lines lately? On Jan. 28, firefighters with Terrace Bay Fire and Emergency Services and officials from the public works department attended the scene of a major oil spill at a residence – where it was discovered that more than 70 gallons of heating […]
I am sitting at my desk thinking of what I should share with you this week as I look at my yard camera and it looks like April. Grass appearing through the snow, mud in the driveway and fog. This is crazy and let’s face it, colder weather is just […]
By Jack Elliott
Rainy River Correspondent
Rainy River Correspondent
On Wednesday Jan 31, 2024 The Royal Canadian Legion, Major Hughes Branch #54 elected a new Executive. This was mandated by the Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Command of The Royal Canadian Legion to ensure the Rainy River Branch was in compliance with the bylaws and constitution of the Royal Canadian […]
Patricia Ann Fisher (née Friend) passed away peacefully at the age of 80 on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at La Verendrye General Hospital. Over her final days, she was surrounded by the love of her friends and family. Pat was born March 25, 1943, in Birmingham, England, to Enoch and […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Steven Dale “Beaver” Morrisseau, 66, of Couchiching First Nation on January 28, 2024, at his home on Couchiching First Nation.Steven was born on May 11, 1957, to the late Emil and Melvina Morrisseau, nee Bruyere. Steven lived all […]
