Field Games – With the Fort Frances Public Library. This Wednesday Jul. 12 from 1-2 p.m. Teddy Bear Picnic at Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre – This Friday July 14, 11 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Petting zoo, bouncy Castles, games, face painting and more. $5 admission for all over two […]
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From the OPP
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), are ramping up enforcement and education around commercial motor vehicle safety, as part of a joint effort to address an upward trend in transport truck-involved collisions. In 2022, the OPP responded to 9,110 collisions that involved a […]
By Matteo Cimellaro
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Two First Nations near the proposed expansion of Canada’s largest nuclear power plant will not support any new projects until there is a solution to the nuclear waste problem on their territory, the Saugeen Ojibway Nation wrote in a letter to its membership obtained by Canada’s National Observer. Bruce Power, the […]
By Tazeen Inam and Brenda Jefferies
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
New Canadian Media
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
New Canadian Media
Canada’s labour force needs skilled workers. Trained, accredited professionals who dream of finding work arrive in Canada every day. The solution may seem self-evident but is, in fact, quite complex, says an employment specialist who works with new immigrants. “There is a big difference between what newcomers expect (and perhaps […]
By Natasha Bulowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
As the world uses more and more wood over the next few decades, the planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions associated with logging will rise, new research predicts. Yet many of these emissions are not currently attributed to the logging industry because widely used accounting methods leave the impression that wood harvests […]
By Greg Seitz
Quetico Superior Wilderness News
Quetico Superior Wilderness News
The Superior National Forest released a report this week about how visitors, businesses, interest groups, and others view management of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The “Situational Assessment Report” was based on interviews with 100 individuals, who represented 66 groups of stakeholders. It was conducted at the Forest Service’s […]
Museum of Atikokan is pleased to announce the release of “Poetry from the Woodlands” the first in a three-book set by Graham G. Harris (1878-1958). Mr. Harris lived simply in a cabin in Sapawe, a small Northwestern Ontario community, and wrote with great proficiency and wit. He died when his […]
Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Seasonal berries in Thunder Bay-area farm country are reasonably plentiful this summer even in the aftermath of an unusually dry spring. But while they have berries for sale, growers are asking for patience. “Demand is very high for berries during the first half of the season, and we are working […]
Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
The veterinarian shortage being felt by clinicians and pet owners is having a subsequent effect on pet rescues, which are filled to capacity with animals that cannot be adopted out. Part of the criteria for the adoption process requires the new pet owner to have secured a veterinarian to provide […]
Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Jim Crooks isn’t ready to give up on one of his main outdoor aspirations just yet, though it still seems very much a dream. The long-time Shuniah resident is among those who remain passionate about a potential all-purpose recreational trail that could one day extend all the way from Thunder […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Even in rural settings, where the image of a courtly country doctor making a house call may still come to mind, routine health-care delivery is increasingly becoming an online experience. That reality was highlighted Wednesday at Kakabeka Falls’ Highway 11 medical clinic, which has been equipped to tutor patients — […]
