By Jesse Cole
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
muskokaregion.com

Board game enthusiasts and winter sport hobbyists rejoice because … crokicurling is coming to Huntsville? What is crokicurling, you ask? Well, just ask the Chamber of Commerce’s Halley Clover and Ron Kreutzer of the Huntsville Curling Club. The pair were before Huntsville town council on Dec. 10 to explain the game, why […]

By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal

The “uncertainty” surrounding the future of the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (LRCA) has caused it to “pause” about $590,000 worth of municipal funds that would otherwise have gone into reserves for future projects as part of the agency’s 2026 budget. “The 2026 budget has paused all reserve appropriations until the […]

By Matt Prokopchuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com

TERRACE BAY — If the mill building in Terrace Bay isn’t heated this winter, “it’s pretty well done.” That’s according to Stephen Downey, who worked as a millwright at the AV Terrace Bay-owned pulp mill until the company halted production in early 2024. Downey was also the union local president for the […]

By Shari Narine
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com

The new book Living Language Rights: Constitutional Pathways to Indigenous Language Education is more than the author’s vision to return to a time when Indigenous languages flourished in Canada. Lorena Sekwan Fontaine argues that customary laws, Canada’s Constitution, and international laws demand that Indigenous languages claim a prominent space in this country. […]

By Thomas Kent
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Woolwich Observer

As homes across Woolwich Township and the wider region light up for the holidays, the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) is urging residents to take extra care with electrical gifts and décor, especially as new data shows a sharp rise in unsafe products entering the Ontario market. According to the latest […]

By Laura Balanko-Dickson
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com

Fort Frances will officially bid adieu to Sunny Cove Camp after a conflicted town council voted narrowly on Monday to put the beleaguered property up for sale after years of deliberating about its future. Located about 10 minutes east of Fort Frances on Rainy Lake, Sunny Cove has been a […]

By Times Staff

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are warning motorists, residents and outdoor enthusiasts to be cautious around frozen bodies of water this winter. In a press release from the OPP, the police force is urging extreme caution near bodies of water, including lakes and rivers, with any amount of ice on […]

By Ken Kellar
Editor
kkellar@fortfrances.com

Make your way to Fort Frances High School this week as staff and students prepare to unveil this year’s Christmas play. “The Gift” will be running this week from Thursday, December 11 through Saturday, December 13, 2025. The play, written by Lindsay Price, focuses on a teenage girl named Kymberdee […]

By Laura Balanko-Dickson

If you’ve previously wanted to throw your hat in the ring to be considered for Volunteer of the Year or Citizen of the Year but didn’t make the cut or shied away from applying, there could be a new category awaiting your candidacy in the near future. Town council voted […]

By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com

It was teddy bear toss night at the Fort Frances High School Muskie boys exhibition game and the bears were certainly tossed. The Muskies toppled the rebuilding Lake of the Woods Bears 9-0. Drake Bodnar was credited with the Muskies first goal after the puck took a bounce in the […]

By Robin McCormick
West End Correspondent

The Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope is extremely grateful for a generous donation given to the shelter from the West Rainy River District (WRRD) Lions Club that will help them in their continuing mission to help women in need.  The Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope is […]