The District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) is pleased to announce that Charene Gillies, a former resident of Fort Frances, will be moving home to take on the role of Chief Administrative Officer. In this role, Gillies will be responsible for planning, directing, and monitoring the delivery of Ontario […]
District News
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
There’s money out there to be had by community organizations, as long as what they’re planning on funding is aimed at seniors. The Government of Ontario announced yesterday, February 20, 2024, that its Ontario Seniors Community Grant Program is open for applications. The grant supports local, not-for-profit community groups and […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Anyone who frequently drives one of Ontario’s toll highways might find more money in their pocket in the future if the province passes a new piece of legislation. The new legislation would work to amend the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act to, in part, prohibit the province from introducing […]
Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
University students are using their reading week to seek help from their local chiropractor for neck pain and stiffness, symptoms of a modern medical condition known as Text Neck Syndrome. The condition is caused by looking down at devices for prolonged periods. Although common in the younger generation who may […]
By Brock Weir
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Auroran
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Auroran
Communities can be difficult to navigate if you’re living with, or a caregiver of, someone living with dementia. But the Alzheimer Society of York Region is aiming to increase education and outreach programs to foster “dementia-friendly communities.” The global pandemic illustrated just how isolating dementia can be for both the […]
By Rochelle Baker
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Microscopic creatures vastly important to marine life are gobbling up harmful plastic fibres, which pose a serious risk to ocean health on the West Coast. A type of zooplankton important for fish on B.C.’s southern coast are lining their guts with synthetic microfibres shed and flushed out to sea when […]
Staff
New exploration opportunities, and freed up cash to explore them, may enable New Gold to continue production longer than expected. New Gold’s Rainy River’s mine is currently expected to last until 2031. The company has been busy expanding into the underground portion of the project. But with that complete, the […]
By J.P. Antonacci
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Hamilton Spectator
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Hamilton Spectator
Globe-trotting explorer Adam Shoalts has been called “Canada’s Indiana Jones,” but there’s a key difference — Indy famously hates snakes, while Shoalts goes looking for them. The self-described “professional adventurer” is best known for epic solo treks, like traversing nearly 4,000 kilometres of Canada’s Arctic and following birds from Lake […]
By Hugh Kruzel
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Sudbury Star
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Sudbury Star
The president and founder of Weengushk Film Institute, Shirley Cheechoo, is a ground-breaking Cree artist, actress filmmaker and editor. On Friday, Cheechoo, who is based on Manitoulin Island, visited Laurentian University to talk about her current project, Blanket of Stars. In her own words, her work is “dedicated to harnessing […]
By Michelle Dorey Forestell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kingstonist.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kingstonist.com
Monsters are real: take Kingston, Ontario’s Richard Charles Joyce for example. With over 55 million downloads, Canadian True Crime is Canada’s top indie podcast and was named the fifth podcast overall in Canada for 2023, according to Apple Podcasts. Podcast host Kristi Lee visited Kingston on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, […]
By Rochelle Baker
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Knowledge keeper and hunter Robin Louie is worried. Worried his people’s food security, traditional knowledge and culture will suffer yet another hit with the dreaded arrival of chronic wasting disease in their territory in the southern Kootenays. “It’s a serious issue,” said Louie, an executive with the Ktunaxa Nation Council, […]
By Kyle Darbyson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Sault Star
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Sault Star
Physicians represented by the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) took some time Thursday to present a dire warning about what’s to come if some drastic changes aren’t made to the province’s healthcare system. OMA president Dr. Andrew Park opened this webinar by referencing a recent report from the Ontario College of […]
