The family of Wayne Albert Yerxa, 79, of Couchiching FN are saddened to announce his passing on Monday, January 22, 2024. Full obituary to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home Ltd., Emo, Ontario.
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Canada is grappling with a housing crisis and both senior levels of government are looking for targets to blame and trying to produce instant solutions. On Monday Immigration Minister Mark Miller announced a decision to reduce the number of foreign student work visas for the students attending colleges and universities […]
My Brother-in-law Ralph is a blue eyed arab from the oil patch aka Alberta, and his byline, Crankcase Sludge. He provided the story for this week’s column. Ralph was in the commercial insulation business for a few decades. Hank was the foreman of his insulation crew. His job was to […]
The annual Volunteer Appreciation Potluck Dinner, was held at the Emo Legion, Saturday, January 20. Mavis St. Hilaire welcomed all volunteers and shared that we were all there to celebrate the volunteers. There are currently over 75 active volunteers, and throughout the Emo Legion’s history the people that have volunteered […]
“To sleep, perchance to dream,” so said Hamlet in his “to be or not to be” soliloquy, Act 3 Scene 1, as he pondered on the subject of death. “What dreams may come,” Hamlet asked. I was a child who regularly wrestled with nightmares, as many of us did, long […]
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Several town officials, including mayor Andrew Hallikas, were on hand at the Fort Frances Senior Centre on Saturday, January 20, 2024 to officially unveil the new expansion wing added to the centre over the past year. The expansion adds a considerable amount of new space to allow for a workout […]
From the Government of Ontario
Press release
Press release
TORONTO — The Ontario government is taking continued action to emphasize back-to-basics learning by introducing mandatory learning through clear and direct instruction in reading, writing and math for kindergarten students. Combined with hands-on and play-based learning, this new kindergarten curriculum will ensure students entering Grade 1 across the province have […]
Manitoba Health has noted a recent increase in cases of Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) and Invasive Group A Streptococcal (iGAS) infections in Manitoba. This increases the risk in northwestern Ontario due to frequent travel between our region and Manitoba. The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) area does regularly have higher iGAS […]
From Riverside Health Care
Press release
Press release
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit has declared a Respiratory Outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. Enhanced visitor restrictions and masking protocols are in place. Only two visitors or caregivers may visit at a time, and visitors should only visit one resident per visit. […]
By Kevin Jeffrey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY — Several local representatives will soon make the case for Thunder Bay issues in front of provincial members of parliament and ministers. Mayor Ken Boshcoff will head to Toronto this week along with councillors Shelby Ch’ng, Kristen Oliver and Kasey Etreni – for the annual Rural Ontario Municipal […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
The City of Thunder Bay has lined up an exciting list of events for 2024 and is calling for food and entertainment vendors, buskers, street performers, artisans and community groups to sign up and participate. The 2024 lineup of events has more than a dozen dates and includes the Live […]
