A busy weekend saw plenty of fish caught, new champions crowned and more entertainment than you can shake a stick at, rounding out a successful 2023 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. For more stories and photos from this year’s tournament, see yesterday’s issue of the Fort Frances Times.
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Show and Shine – TODAY At Fort Frances GM. Classic car show Jul. 27 3-7 p.m. Free BBQ and treats. For more information contact holly@beyakautomotivegroup.com Dungeons and Dragons Beginners Night – At the FFPLTC Tonight July 27 5-7:30 p.m. Players create characters and adventure with their friends in this classic […]
By Dave Baxter, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Winnipeg Sun
A study looking at the feasibility of searching a Manitoba landfill for human remains shows there would be risks involved in that type of search, but that there would also be risks if no search is done, including the possibility that others who murder might believe a landfill or dumpster […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Road warriors who have the Thunder Bay area on their itinerary this summer might end up venturing into the city’s downtown whether they like it or not if they’re behind the wheel of an electric vehicle. Options for travellers for charging battery-powered cars and pickup trucks appear to be non-existent […]
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An academic partnership is looking to boost research into mental health and addiction from a northern perspective. Leaders from Algoma University and Northern Ontario School of Medicine University have signed an agreement that sets the stage for an increased presence of the medical university on Algoma’s Sault Ste. Marie campus, primarily to […]
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The 15th “Maybe Annual” Coney Island Music Festival – presented by The Standard Insurance and Wawanesa – supported by the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation – is being held on Coney Island on the northernmost channel of Lake of the Woods in the City of Kenora […]
By Maggie Macintosh
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Manitoba’s online summer school is cracking down on academic dishonesty in a bid to deter students from using artificial intelligence to do their homework. “Any submission for grading needs to be your work…. All InformNet teachers are aware of and have access to sites like Chegg, Brainly, Quora, ChatGPT, etc.,” […]
Local fire Fort Frances 19 is located near Olifaunt Lake in Quetico Provincial Park, approximately 25 kilometres southeast of Atikokan. The 0.1 hectare sized fire is not under control. Northwest Fires of Note
By Kevin Jeffrey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Increased security efforts inside the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre seem to be paying dividends. Hospital officials brought in Thunder Bay Police Service police officers in July 2022 on the heels of an uptick in violence against staff in the emergency department. Between April and June of 2022 there […]
Florence Irene – better known as Rosie-Jo – left us on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, to be with her son Billy; granddaughter Rainy; and grandson Rory. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes parish. A complete obituary will follow.
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Elizabeth Hinrichs, 100, of Fort Frances at her residence on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Arrangements pending.
By Dave Baxter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
The Winnipeg Police (WPS) headquarters was its own crime scene Wednesday morning after protesters angry over the arrest of Tre Delaronde vandalized the building on Tuesday evening. On Wednesday morning WPS forensics units were investigating a rash of vandalism at the downtown station where windows were splashed with graffiti such […]
