An immigration program which is aiming to solve staff shortages through migration, has been made permanent. Last week, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Marc Miller announced that the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program (RNIP) will become permanent. Additionally, two new immigration pilots, the Rural Community Immigration […]
District News
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Planning a wedding can be exhausting. From lining up venues and vendors, arranging seating, choosing the perfect dessert and the myriad other decisions to be made, it’s no wonder that the “-zilla” suffix has entered the world of weddings, as brides and grooms alike are pushed to the brink after […]
By Dave Baxter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Hundreds filled the corner of Portage and Main Friday morning as cries of “search the landfill” rang out, and some sent a clear message to governments that the time to act on a landfill search is now, because they refuse to wait any longer. “I’m done talking with our governments, […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
IGNACE – The Northwestern Ontario site being considered for a nuclear waste repository is safe for that use, according to the industry-funded organization tasked with creating a repository. So is the other site on the shortlist for the proposed deep geological repository, a recent news release from the Nuclear Waste […]
By Rochelle Baker
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging Ottawa to tackle the affordability crisis and fund a national school lunch program to feed hungry kids in the upcoming budget. Canadian food banks are struggling to meet record-high demand and more than a million children live in poverty, said Singh on Wednesday alongside […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
KENORA – An art exhibition themed around MMIWG – missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls – will be at The Muse’s Douglas Family Art Centre on March 12-13. Medicine Lines of Womanhood – MMIWG features artwork made with the support of grief counsellors, knowledge keepers, elders, art therapy helpers […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Many of us are still struggling to adjust to turning clocks ahead one hour to switch to daylight time on Sunday, and we can thank Thunder Bay for this. It all began in 1908 when Fort William and Port Arthur became the first places in the world to institute a […]
By Laura Stradiotto
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Sudbury Star
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Sudbury Star
New data from the Ontario College of Family Physicians shows that the number of residents without a family doctor in Sudbury, Manitoulin Island and Parry Sound will nearly double in the next two years. According to the association, there are currently 32,000 people without a family physician in the jurisdiction […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
More than 22 businesses were on hand at the Confederation College’s Aviation Centre of Excellence (ACE) on Wednesday showcasing their organizations and recruiting aviation graduates. The college’s second annual Aviation Day is aimed at connecting businesses with students and graduates from the college’s flight management and aircraft maintenance programs for […]
Kevin Jeffrey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY – The benefits of mining are real. Population growth and new citizens are real. The economic opportunities that await Thunder Bay are real. Mayor Ken Boshcoff delivered those words Monday as part of his state of the city address titled All roads lead to Thunder Bay. “We are poised to become a mining powerhouse, and are […]
By Kyle Darbyson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Sault Star
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Sault Star
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has concluded its investigation into a Nov. 27 plane crash at Wawa Municipal Airport that resulted in minor injuries for the small crew on board. While snowy conditions on the runway caused the Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 aircraft to slide into a drainage ditch, damaging the plane […]
By Ryan Kiedrowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The World-Spectator
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The World-Spectator
For any volunteer fire department, there always seems to be room for more able bodies to join the fold. But with minimum standards requirements becoming more strict on ensuring properly trained firefighters answer the call, joining a fire department isn’t quite as easy these days. “It’s definitely going to become […]
