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Muskie Football Discount Cards are here! Each card is $20. The team will be out for a blitz night Tonight! September 19. Have your cash ready – all proceeds support the team, to pay for equipment and transportation. Music BINGO with the Kiwanis Club – Friday Oct. 6, at 7 […]
Brothers Sandy Stalker and George Walsh took part in their 45th Terry Fox Run together on Sunday. The Fort Frances event drew 41 walkers, runners and wheelers, who collectively raised $2,931 for the Terry Fox Foundation. The Terry Fox Run is an annual tradition in Canada, to continue the work […]
Mark your calendars Fort Frances – town Council officially passed a number of proclamations last week, which give official recognition to a variety of groups and events. Rail Safety Week September 18-24 The Town, at the request of CN Rail, has proclaimed September 18-24 as Rail Safety Week, which is […]
The nominees for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Business Awards has been released. The winners will be announced at the Business Awards Dinner, September 27 at La Place Rendez-Vous. Tickets are $65, and include a multi-course dinner. To order tickets, call 807-274-5773 or e-mail thefort@fortfranceschamber.com Customer Service Award (Individual) […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
All five candidates in the race to become the next leader of the Ontario Liberal Party did their best to tackle issues that are exclusive to Northern Ontario. Bonnie Crombie, Nate Erskine-Smith, Ted Hsu, Yasir Naqvi and Adil Shamji were all in Thunder Bay Thursday night engaging in the first of five total […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
New Canadian Media
As politicians grapple with finding a solution to Canada’s housing crisis, newcomers are facing a nearly impossible task of securing suitable places to live. For Ukrainians fleeing the hostilities in their home country, it’s an especially difficult process. Most prospective renters need references and permanent, well-paying jobs, something the immigrants […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Seine River First Nation resident Janet Johnson says she’s on the fence — “about 50 per cent, I’d say” — about the nuclear waste repository that might be located in the Ignace area. The Northwest Nuclear Exploration Event being held this weekend at the Ignace Recreation Centre has given her, […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
Kevin Schofield is no stranger to Parliament Hill. He visited the seat of the Canadian government 10 years ago as part of the Idle No More movement that challenged Ottawa’s erosion of Indigenous rights. Now, Schofield, who is a musician working under the moniker Tennessee Cree, is on the Hill […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Hamilton Spectator
Ambrea Chambers cries every time her children leave home — all 80 of them. The Waterford woman raised seven dozen monarch butterflies this summer, collecting their tiny eggs from rural roadways and then watching in wonderment as the endangered pollinators spread their bright orange wings for the first time inside […]
Tonight will be clear with a low of 12 C (54 F). Tomorrow will be mainly sunny during the day before seeing cloudy periods with a chance of showers overnight and a high of 27 (81) with a low of 13 (55). Thursday will continue to see a mix of […]
