This Friday, the Fort Frances High School (FFHS) Muskies football team is turning back the clock as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of the team’s 1975 NorWOSSA Championship win. Alumni, and fans are invited to unite with current players will unite in a display of “pride and history” at the […]
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With a rise in black bear activity across the region, the Ontario Provincial Police are once more warning the public to be “Bear Wise” when out and about this fall to minimize the potential for dangerous interactions with bears. Fall marks the beginning of bear season in northwestern Ontario as […]
Sue Nielsen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Temiskaming speaker
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Temiskaming speaker
TEMISKAMING SHORES — Under cool, cloudy skies, Northern College (NC) support staff and their college counterparts across Ontario took to the picket lines last Thursday. The 10,000 full time support staff across Ontario were in a legal strike position as of 12:01 a.m. on September 11. Ontario Public Service Employee […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Alberta-based Versorium Energy Ltd. has proposed the development of a natural gas-fired power-generating facility at the intersection of Central Avenue and Maureen Street in Thunder Bay. The Central Avenue Generating Facility project is being proposed in response to the Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) Long-Term 2 capacity procurement program, which […]
By Matt Prokopchuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
NIPIGON — Nuisance bears have been a common sight as summer winds down this year, according to two people living along the North Shore. Nipigon mayor Suzanne Kukko said she’s been living in the community for just shy of 20 years now, and “it is probably the worst season in […]
By Ethan Braund
Local Journalism Initiative
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Woolwich Observer
Local Journalism Initiative
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Woolwich Observer
The Invasive Species Centre (ISC) is supporting 116 new projects across the province based on investment from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. The ISC has provided support to local municipalities and community groups across the province to help them combat the spread of invasive species. It’s a pressing issue […]
By Natasha Bulowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
A brand new agency tasked with protecting Canada’s freshwater is likely on the chopping block as part of an array of budget cuts promised by Prime Minister Mark Carney that span most departments and agencies. Texts from Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin’s staff suggested “there is nowhere else […]
By James Matthews
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
jmatthews@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
jmatthews@fortfrances.com
Two American anglers have been fined a total of more than $8,000 after being caught with more than 100 pieces of unlawfully packaged fish last year while leaving Canada at the Fort Frances border crossing. The two Louisiana men had pleaded guilty in May to possession of bags of cut-up […]
By James Matthews
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
jmatthews@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
jmatthews@fortfrances.com
The community’s response to this year’s Terry Fox Run surpassed organizers’ expectation. Organizers of this year’s edition of the annual fundraising event had hoped to blow the doors off last year’s turnout of a mere handful of participants. Laura Bruyere, who was co-organizer this year with Laureen Luchka, said 80 […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
A rainy morning may have threatened the first ever Burger Wars Street Festival, but the once the rain dried up, a warm afternoon turned into a busy evening on Scott Street. Owner of Talk On The Street Eatery and Burger Wars organizing committee member Cathy Handberg says when she saw […]
By Ken Kellar
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kkellar@fortfrances.com
Editor
kkellar@fortfrances.com
A local law firm is celebrating its newly renovated space, taking a historic town building into the future in a way that will continue to serve the community and beyond. Douglas Judson and Peter Howie, the partners at the helm of JudsonHowie LLP., held a private open house event on […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Local volleyball coach Terry McMahon spent the summer traveling internationally and within Canada coaching volleyball and learning from other coaches, and he hopes to bring his new knowledge back to his players in the region. McMahon, Fort Frances High School and 807 Selects Volleyball coach, was a participant in the […]
