By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal

Patients with a variety of health conditions, from infections to hearing loss, can breathe easier thanks to a new hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment that will be available in Thunder Bay next month. The treatment will be available at Modern Medical Hyperbaric Clinic, which is led by a core leadership team of four people […]

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

Rossana Tomashowski, Executive Director for the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, shared some details with the Fort Frances Times about the society’s 23rd annual Ride for Memories event, where motorcyclists and classic car drivers convoy to raise funds in support of people with dementia and Alzheimer’s, their families and […]

From the District of Rainy River Services Board
Press release

Fort Frances, Ontario – 2025/08/11 – The District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) is beginning the consultation process for the development of a new 5-Year Children’s Services Plan and is inviting community members to take part. DRRSB has engaged the Beam Group to support the planning process, which will […]

By Sandi Krasowski,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal

Parking fees at the Thunder Bay International Airport will rise slightly this autumn. The new parking rates, which go into effect on Nov. 1, include a new $3 hourly rate, up from $2, and a $22 daily maximum rate, up from $20. Jackie MacDonald, the airport’s director of business development and revenue management, […]

By Steven Sukkau,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun

Human trafficking is not just a big-city problem, it’s happening in towns and rural communities across Canada. That is the urgent message from Janet Campbell, President and CEO of the Joy Smith Foundation, as the organization ramps up its annual Joy in Action campaign. The Joy Smith Foundation, recognized as Canada’s leading […]

By Brian Williams
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
London Free Press

A London-area municipality is feeling the toll of tariffs after the cost of a snowplow ordered before the trade war started by U.S. President Donald Trump jumped almost $75,000. Central Elgin, a rural municipality bordering St. Thomas, had allocated $370,000 in its 2025 budget to replace an aging plow truck […]

By Ethan Braund
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Woolwich Observer

The agriculture group known for the management of soil, water, air, and crops, has named a new executive director. Kerry Wright took the post with the Guelph-based Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) as of July 28. “We’re excited to welcome Kerry Wright as our new executive director,” said […]

By Ethan Braund
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Woolwich Observer

Researchers at the University of Guelph have developed a new conservation strategy to help curb the falling population of monarch butterflies that travel across North America. Ecologist Ryan Norris and Tyler Flockhart, a population biologist and former U of G PhD student, published their findings last month in the journal […]

By James Matthews
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
jmatthews@fortfrances.com

Some foreign-born workers face uncertainty about their future in Fort Frances, despite their ongoing contributions to the local workforce. The federal government put a plan into effect last year that paused short-term population growth in Canada to achieve well-managed, sustainable long-term growth, according to an October 2024 press release from […]

By Allan Bradbury
Staff writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com

The Town of Fort Frances has a new set of Hall of Famers. After the evening was kicked off with an Honour Song by the Rainy Lake Drum and the singing of the National Anthem by Cassandra Armstrong, Fort Frances Mayor Andrew Hallikas greeted those in attendance at the fifth […]

Staff

The Ontario Government is providing up to $1 billion in support funding to those sectors most impacted by the U.S. tariffs. In a press release from this morning, the Ontario Conservative government announced it would be creating the Protect Ontario Financing Program, an initiative aimed at supporting the sectors in […]

By James Matthews
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
jmatthews@fortfrances.com

Any means that will draw attention to the need for improvements to winter travel on northern highways is welcomed. Fort Frances town council decided to support an effort to tighten safety measures for motorists driving Ontario’s northern highways year-round. Councillor Wendy Brunetta suggested to council when it met Aug. 11, […]