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Fort Frances Councillor David Kircher plans to tender his resignation from council today, in response to an Integrity Commissioner report regarding his conduct. The report, presented to council Monday night, recommended sanctions against Kircher, including a formal reprimand, a 55-day cumulative suspension in pay, a request to publicly apologize to […]

By Serena Austin
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kenora Miner and News

Kenora’s Fire and Emergency Services department is developing the city’s first community wildland fire protection plan, thanks to a grant from the province.   Putting the plan together is a multi-step process that includes identifying people who could potentially be impacted by a wildland fire, assessing the city’s geographic landscape and […]

By Serena Austin
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kenora Miner and News

The First Nations Land Defence Alliance and its supporters rallied in Thunder Bay against the storage and transportation of nuclear waste in northern Ontario on Tuesday, April 30.    The township of Ignace, two-and-a-half hours from Kenora, has been engaged in a process with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) to determine if they […]

By Matthias Johnson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thompson Citizen

The Singing Red Bear Foundation expressed disappointment with the recent Provincial Budget, citing a lack of focus on dealing with tainted drugs and the opioid crisis ravaging the province. The Foundation’s Chairman, Joseph Fourre, was dismayed at the biased distribution of the financial deviation, which neglected the urgent need to […]

By Katie Nicholls
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBNewswatch.com

THUNDER BAY — The federal government will provide Ontario with over $200 million, specifically earmarked to create more child care spaces.  Patty Hajdu, member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Superior North, said she’s heard from families that getting access to child care is a huge concern. “[People] have been signing up […]

By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder bay Source

THUNDER BAY – Chi Mino Ozhitoowin (CMO) and Confederation College have forged a partnership for the training of workers for the Waasigan Transmission Line project. CMO chief executive officer Peter Collins and college president Kathleen Lynch signed a partnership agreement Monday at the college. There are about 200 positions “that […]

By Dave Baxter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun

An advocate for the homeless and impoverished said announcements of new low-income housing in Winnipeg will always be a good thing because of how serious and desperate the current homelessness issue has become. Earlier this week, the province announced they will donate land and property, and provide millions in funding […]

By Dave Baxter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun

For Melissa Robinson, being in the same room as the man who admits to killing her cousin has and will continue to take a serious mental toll, as she waits to find out if Jeremy Skibicki will be found guilty or not criminally responsible in the killings of four Indigenous […]

By Katie Nicholls
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com

THUNDER BAY — Three northwestern mines are facing off against other miners in a province-wide battle in the Ontario Mine Rescue District Competition, where they are testing their safety skills. At the Norwest Arena, rescue teams from Impala Canada’s Lac Des Illes Mine Ltd, New Gold Mine and Evolution Red Lake Mines […]

By Allan Bradbury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
abradbury@fortfrances.com

At a special meeting of Town Council last night Fort Frances Town Council passed a bylaw appointing Marcel Michaels as the new CAO for the Town of Fort Frances. Michaels comes to Fort Frances from the town of Consort, Alta., where he has been the CAO for the last year. […]

By Marnie Cumming
Special to the Times

Rock’n for a Reason was a rock’n success. This annual fundraiser organized by the LaVerendrye Hospital Auxiliary once again received excellent community support. Held at the recent Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Business & Community Expo, over $18,600 was raised from solicited pledges, business contributions and individual donations. Special thanks to […]