The Fort Frances and Area Human Trafficking Coalition is hosting a Dinner & Documentary event on February 21, 2025, at the Sunset Country Métis Hall 5-9 p.m. This powerful evening aims to educate the community about human trafficking while offering an opportunity to hear from guest speaker Cynara Vondra, an […]
Daily Headlines
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
The Fort Frances Lakers are experiencing their best season in recent memory and a portion of that success can be attributed to the goaltending tandem of Gunner Paradis of Thunder Bay and Nolan Koethler (pronounced Ket-ler) of Drayton Valley, AB. The pair have helped the Lakers to fifth in the […]
Press release
For Us. For You. Equitable, high quality, primary health care services. As Primary Care organizations in the Rainy River District, the Fort Frances Family Health Team, Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre, and the Atikokan Family Health Team will be participating in the For Us, For You campaign, spearheaded, in partnership, by […]
From Riverside Health Care
Press release
Press release
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit has declared an Influenza A Outbreak on the West Wing of Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. Enhanced visitor restrictions and masking protocols are in place. Only two (2) visitors or caregivers may visit at a time, and visitors should […]
From Confederation College
Press release
Press release
Thunder Bay, ON February 11, 2025 – Confederation College announced a generous $100,000 donation from CIBC to support students in the Community Integration through Co-operative Education (CICE) program. This significant contribution will provide financial assistance and enhance experiential learning opportunities for CICE students over the next three years. The donation […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Thunder Bay hotels will begin filling up next week with fans, sponsors, officials, curling teams and their families as the Scotties Tournament of Hearts gets underway on Feb. 14. The 10-day event to crown Canada’s women’s curling champions is expected to bolster the city’s accommodation, culinary, attraction and retail sectors […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Progress is being made in the forestry sector for First Nations reconciliation in Northern Ontario. Jason Rasevych, president of the Anishnawbe Business Professional Association (ABPA), attended the Prosperity Northwest conference in January and delivered a keynote on the urgent need for deeper, more respectful collaboration between First Nations communities and […]
By Margaret Kirk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Sault Star
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Sault Star
Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker calls the proposed U.S. steel tariffs “unwarranted aggression towards a friendly neighbor,” and supports the federal government to respond with retaliatory tariffs that were effective in mitigating previous threats of tariffs in 2018. Late Sunday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump unofficially announced a 25 […]
By Dave Baxter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Two pilot projects will look to attract more newly arrived immigrants to work and live in smaller Canadian centres, including some here in Manitoba, as the federal government looks to tackle worker shortages in rural and French communities. On Thursday, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller announced the […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
KENORA — By Cheryl O’Flaherty’s reckoning, construction of a new Kenora hospital could begin in about three years. “We’re waiting for approval from the government to move to the next phase, which is Stage 2 in detailed design as well as the tendering of the construction documents,” O’Flaherty, president and […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
The challenges of creating housing in remote Northern communities is at the centre of a housing conference in Thunder Bay this week. The 22nd annual First Nations Housing Conference is underway at the Valhalla Inn, where more than 300 delegates and 70 exhibitors are sharing information and technology on how […]
By Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY — Anxiety about tariffs still looms over the forest industry, despite the Canada-U.S. trade war being delayed 30 days. “There’s a great deal of concern. The 30-day reprieve is welcome, but effectively, it means nothing until it’s been resolved,” said Ian Dunn, chief executive officer of Ontario Forest […]
