Despite some overnight rain and cooler conditions, Northwestern Ontario entered Tuesday with 140 active wildland fires, 47 not under control, six being held, seven under control and 80 being observed. The largest fires remain concentrated in the Thunder Bay-Ignace corridor, with several new starts recorded in the Fort Frances fire […]
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By Liam Oliver Neilson
Construction work on some key thoroughfares through Fort Frances continues to progress this summer, but it will still be a few months before traffic can flow across town without the detours drivers have become used to. Roadwork along Third Street West started last summer, where repairs and reconstruction were made […]
By Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY – There are 157 empty cots set up at the Fort William Gardens. No one had walked into the evacuation centre to register yet when Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response Jill Dunlop were there Saturday, she told reporters at a Toronto press conference […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Kerry Collins’ dream-job of maintaining a remote angler’s paradise near Armstrong went up in flames last week. About a week later, the lodge and cabin operator is still coming to grips with the fallout of the devastating wildfire that destroyed his livelihood. “All our clients — they’re so heart-broken,” the […]
By Maya Ekman
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY – Chief of Upsala’s Fire Department, Doug Kiezebrink said that while he hopes local leaders don’t have to make the call to send out Alert Ready notifications, he will if needed. Last week, Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response Jill Dunlop reminded local leaders that they have the […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Organizers with the Superior Classics Car Club will meet on Wednesday to determine the fate of the 2026 Terrace Bay Drag Fest. Club president Ray Gionet was at the track on Friday doing some maintenance and fine-tuning in preparation for the 27th annual Terrace Bay Drag Fest, which is scheduled […]
By Pam Fedack
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kenora Miner & News
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kenora Miner & News
What started as one man’s vision for a dirt racetrack has grown into one of Kenora’s most unique attractions. Nearly a decade after the first green flag dropped at Lake of the Woods Speedway, the track continues to draw racers, families and visitors from across Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba, introducing […]
By Allan Bradbury
abradbury@fortfrances.com
abradbury@fortfrances.com
As wildfires continue to rage across Northwest Ontario, destroying homes and sending thick plumes of smoke across Ontario and as far as the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, the province is reaching out to the federal government for help, Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski said Thursday morning. The […]
By Times Staff
The water restrictions imposed by the Town of Fort Frances on Tuesday morning have been lifted according to a Facebook post at around 11 a.m. Thursday. The restriction on watering lawns, washing cars, filling swimming pools and other non-essential uses of water was imposed after the town’s water supply dipped […]
By Allan Bradbury
abradbury@fortfrances.com
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Fort Frances resident and arts connoisseur Ken Datzkiw is working to organize a Nuit Blanche late-night art festival in Rainy Lake Square at the end of September. The term nuit blanche, which translates as “white night” in French, originally referred to a night without sleep. As a festival concept, it […]
By Liam Oliver Neilson
A new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Town of Fort Frances and the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) board was approved during Monday evening’s council meeting. The previous MOU came into effect over 14 years ago and required modernization of the agreement of how the town and […]
By Pam Fedack
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kenora Miner & News
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kenora Miner & News
The president of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) says Northern Ontario’s labour shortage cannot be addressed with the same policies being applied in southern Ontario. In an interview with Kenora Miner & News, Rick Dumas said the province should continue discussions with northern leaders after opting out of a […]
