Tonight will be cloudy with periods of rain and a low of 5 C (41 F). Tomorrow will continue to see cloudy skies with a chance of showers during the day before becoming clear overnight with a high of 14 (57) and a low of 5 (41). Saturday will bring […]
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By Megan Walchuk
Editor
mwalchuk@fortfrances.com
Editor
mwalchuk@fortfrances.com
It takes a village to raise a child. But it’s important to remember that new moms need a village, too. Mental health struggles around the birth of a child are more prevalent than we previously thought – and those struggles can lead to devastating consequences. As a perinatal mental health […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Those in the northwest of the province will be seeing some additional benefits when they need to travel for health-related reasons. As part of the Ontario government’s announced 2024 budget, a release from Tuesday, April 30, 2024, added more information on planned changes to the Northern Health Travel Grant program, […]
By Allan Bradbury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
abradbury@fortfrances.com
The Cornells have hosted over two dozen events in their barn over the years. The farm, about 20 minutes west of Fort Frances in La Vallee has hosted celebrations, plays, and concerts featuring bands from as close by as right here in the district to as far away as Australia […]
By Allan Bradbury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Last Friday Community Ties & Tapestries: Fibre Artists of the Rainy River Valleyopened at the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre. The exhibit of fibre arts brings together artisans from across the Rainy River District to showcase their crafts. Among the crafts were hand-hooked rugs, knitting, quilting, and many other […]
By Allan Bradbury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Melissa Teeple has been interested in horses for her whole life. She owns six now that she keeps as pets on the family farm. After years of taking friends on trail rides, Teeple decided to get the insurance required to host public rides. “I officially started doing trail rides last […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Employees of the former Fort Frances Mill are being invited to once more come together for an evening of reminiscing among old friends and coworkers. Planning is ongoing for the 12th Annual Mill Alumni Banquet and Reception, scheduled to be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at the Fort Frances […]
From Riverside Health Care
Press release
Press release
Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit, has declared a COVID-19 Outbreak in the West wing at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. Enhanced visitor restrictions are in place that permit two (2) visitors or caregivers at a time in the affected units. In addition, visitations with […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
IGNACE — Residents and property owners began voting just after midnight Friday on whether they support Ignace moving forward as a potential host community for a nuclear waste repository. Online and in-person, individuals aged 16 and over may cast a ballot on whether the township should “continue participating in the […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
FORT FRANCES – If you ask Mayor Andrew Hallikas, there should be no such thing as a cross-border toll bridge. “We don’t think that that bridge should be in private enterprise, and that’s no reflection on those who bought it,” he said last week at the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has yet to say if four-laned parts of Highway 11-17, such as recently upgraded sections east of Thunder Bay, are being considered for a speed-limit increase like other routes in the province. Speed limits on parts of Ontario’s 400-series highways, as well as a 60-kilometre […]
By Amarachi Amadike
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Beach Metro Community News
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Beach Metro Community News
When the Parliamentary Budget Officer recently released three hypothetical scenarios of the Canada Disability Benefit’s (CDB) costs, advocates of Canada’s disabled community were relieved to hear figures ranging from $2.1 billion to $20.5 billion beginning in 2025. However, upon the federal government’s tabling of this year’s budget on April 16 […]
