August is Amnesty Month At the FFPLTC – Return any outstanding library items and have any late fees waived in honour of the new Library CEO. Science North Scavenger Hunt – Join Science North’s Science Scavenger Hunt! This STEM based scavenger hunt is running Aug 9th-25th. It challenges participants with […]
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The 21st-annual Ride for Memories took place this past weekend, with 54 riders taking part in the annual event. Put on by the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts, the ride is aimed at creating awareness around dementia, and raising funds for local supports. A Facebook post from the organization […]
By Kevin Jeffrey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tbnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tbnewswatch.com
A vote could be coming by the middle of September as to whether most elementary and secondary teachers across the province will strike. Members are calling for the vote in an effort to push stalled bargaining with the provincial government forward. Some unions within the education sector have been without […]
Press release
The Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission Board of Directors are pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Lewis to the Board of Directors. “On behalf of the Board and staff I would like to welcome Sarah to the Thunder Bay CEDC, and look forward to working together for the […]
– Ken Kellar photo
Crews were hard at work replacing insulators on the power lines by the Causeway on Sunday morning, as the Town of Fort Frances and all communities east of town experienced a planned power outage to allow for upgrade and repair work. The high-flying crew were aided in their endeavours by […]
By Dave Baxter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Indigenous leaders in Manitoba offered their strongest condemnation yet of Heather Stefanson for her refusal to assist with a landfill search for the remains of two women, asking that the Manitoba Premier now resign because of what they say is her “disregard” for the human rights of Indigenous people. “We […]
By Kevin Jeffrey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBNewswatch
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBNewswatch
A First Nation in Northwestern Ontario affected by mercury poisoning is drawing a link between that crisis and youth suicide rates. Both the federal and provincial levels of governments have received numerous calls to help Grassy Narrows, a First Nation north of Kenora, dealing with mercury poisoning and now a […]
Police breifs
IMPAIRED DRIVER (KENORA, ON) – A traffic complaint has led to impaired driving charges against an individual from Manitoba. On August 13, 2023, at approximately 8:00 p.m., members of the Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment received a traffic complaint regarding a possible impaired driver. Police patrolled and located the subject […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Thunder City Speedway could soon become a year-round operation in wake of a $200,000 provincial turbo boost. Announced on Wednesday, the funds for the Oliver Paipoonge business are to offset the cost of installing bleachers around the facility’s oval, red-clay racetrack, as well as for improved lighting and a new […]
By Crystal St.Pierre
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Willie Poll has released her second children’s book titled Minnow: The girl who became part fish. “My story is about a young Indigenous water protector who goes on this underwater adventure and just goes about learning about some of the atrocities that are happening within the oceans,” Poll told Windspeaker.com. […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
The use of drones continues to be an effective way for police to intercept truckers who either drive defective rigs or flagrantly violate traffic rules. Thunder Bay Police Service and provincial officers conducting a safety blitz last week on the city’s outskirts handed out 30 tickets for following too closely […]
By Maggie Macintosh
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Lessons in longhand are being reinstated in some parts of the country after decades of script’s decline across Canadian public schools, but Manitoba has written off a cursive comeback. Starting in September, Ontario’s incoming Grade 3 students will hone the fluid writing style on an annual basis in a curricular […]
