Pool users will need to take a break from laps in September, as repairs are done to the pool decking. According to a release from the memorial Sports Centre, the pool will be temporarily closed for essential repairs scheduled from Monday, September 9 with an anticipated reopening date of Monday, […]
Daily Headlines
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
KENORA – Northwestern Health Unit leaders met with Ontario cabinet members this month during the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in Ottawa. Marilyn Herbacz, the health unit’s chief executive officer, said Wednesday the team spoke to Health Minister Sylvia Jones about the findings of a viability assessment of the […]
From the OPP
Press release
Press release
(DRYDEN, ON) – The Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision. On August 29, 2024, just before 2:00 a.m., members of the Dryden OPP Detachment along with Fire and emergency medical services responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) […]
From the OPP
Press release
Press release
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – The Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges following a serious motor vehicle collision that occurred on January 6, 2024. On January 6, 2024, at approximately 12:30 p.m., members of the Thunder Bay OPP Detachment along with Fire and emergency medical services […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
IGNACE – Diana Schmidt is happy with the resolution Thunder Bay city council passed Monday night on the proposed long-term storage of nuclear waste in Northwestern Ontario. Trucking accidents occur every day in Canada, the Ignace resident said, so it seems inevitable that eventually a truck carrying nuclear waste to […]
By Odette Auger
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
K’odi dłu’ Taay.dala ‘Yuuans, Jesse Taylor (Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw) is hoping to have as many people as possible learn their language with the First-ory language stylus he has developed. The stylus he created is a pen-like tool that hovers over images in books or cards and “reads” the content. The stylus […]
From the OPP
Press release
Press release
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Failing to stop at a stop sign resulted in impaired driving charges for a Rainy River resident. On August 25, 2024, at approximately 4:00 am an officer with the Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle in the 400 block of Armit Avenue after […]
Staff
Residents of Rainy River are grappling with the news that all of their primary care physicians have posted their resignations. The doctors, which oversee the emergency room, clinic and long term care facility, issued a statement to the community last week, notifying patients that they could no longer provide safe […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Municipal and federal representatives are encouraged by a recent sit-down meeting to discuss the ongoing concerns surrounding the exploitation of fishing in the district, though they are also disappointed in key absences around the table. Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski and Fort Frances mayor Andrew Hallikas were both part […]
By Dr Marcus Powlowski
Member of Parliament
Thunder Bay-Rainy River
Member of Parliament
Thunder Bay-Rainy River
The last week has been a tough one for residents of the Fort Frances-Rainy River area, particularly so for the elderly, and those with underlying health problems. First there was the news that, due to the paramedic shortage, the Emo ambulance station was being temporarily closed. Then came the news […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Tickets sales for the Pirates of the Riverside Gala have set sail at a blistering pace, with the event nearly sold out, organizers are still seeking donations to make the event a success. As of Monday afternoon, the tickets for the event were nearing 75 per cent sold out according […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
At the Aug. 12, 2024 meeting of Fort Frances Town Council, the council voted to approve The Penalty Box Box Canteen as the new tenant for the canteen space at the Memorial Sports Centre. “It’s kind of been in the works since April,” says proprietor Riley Pollard. “I had the […]
