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Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY — City residents got the chance to put their questions about nuclear safety directly to Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization this week. Staff with the NWMO to their time in one-on-one discussions with community members during an information session at the Superior Inn on Thursday. “We’re here all day and […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY – “The Port of Thunder Bay is summed up in a word: gateway.” Chris Heikkinen, chief executive officer of the Thunder Bay Port Authority, tells a crowd of nearly 100 people at the Thunder Bay Port Authority’s annual Navigation luncheon event on Wed. April 8. “Thunder Bay is […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
The economic value of having a Costco in Thunder Bay has its merits, according to some local experts. Jamie Taylor, chief executive officer of the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission, says having a large retail warehouse helps to position the city as the hub for regional shopping. “Many people […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
The Northwestern Ontario Prospectors Association Showcase, held in Thunder Bay this week, marked 30 years of highlighting exploration in Northwestern Ontario. The Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) partnered with the Prospectors Association to host numerous prospectors, junior and major mining companies, suppliers, contractors, investors and government partners from […]
Above, even the Fates can’t blame Eurydice (Cassandra Armstrong, centre) for making her choice when the chips are down, and above right, Orpheus (Ethan Brown) creates the song that will bring Spring back to the world in Fort Frances High School’s production of Hadestown, a Tony award-winning New Orleans- and […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
The chief of Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation issued a statement last week saying he did not consent to the return of motorboats at Clear Lake. Chief Dwayne Sonny Blackbird, responding last Wednesday to Parks Canada’s boat policy announcement earlier in the day, said the decision did not reflect a collaborative […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Consumers who may experience sticker-shock in grocery stores this summer for bread, meat, vegetables and other essentials should consider the link between food prices and how much farmers are paying for the fertilizer being applied to crop fields, an agriculture technology expert says. “Discussion of fertilizer use may feel trivial […]
EVENTS CALENDAR The Rainy River Festival of the Performing Arts runs from March 26 to Apr. 24 with full schedule to be released. For more information visit ff-festival.com. Come out to the Fort Frances Public Library, for kids yoga starting Apr. 7 at 4 p.m. Learn some yoga poses, meditation […]
Two separate OPP traffic stops this week led to the arrests of multiple drivers who were determined to be driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. The province began cracking down more heavily on dangerous driving last November after new legislature was introduced as a response to the “Andrew’s […]
