New Gold on Monday reported a 20 per cent increase in gold production in the first quarter of 2023, over the first quarter of 2022 — including a 13 per cent increase in growth at the Rainy River mine, its strongest start to the year ever for the mine. The company said it increased production […]
District News
By Jack Elliott
Again in 2023 the West Rainy River District Lions Club along with Nestor Falls Marine & Sports is sponsoring their popular Pontoon Boat Draw. Timed to coincide with the Rainy River Walleye Tournament. This year’s draw from the Stratton Recreation Centre will be live streamed to the RRWT Big Tent […]
Adjudicator: Madeline Hildebrand Piano – Tuesday, April 4, 2023 CLASS P101 Piano Solo, Examination Courses, List A (Baroque or Classical), Grade 1FIRST: Paxten Hughes CLASS P102 Piano Solo, Examination Courses, List B (Romantic, 20th Century or 21st Cen- tury), Grade 1FIRST: Jonah Homer (Honors) CLASS P202 Piano Solo, Examination Cours- […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
The Rainy River District was abuzz last summer with rumours that a TV show was filming in the area. That show was Lost Car Rescue and the episode filmed in the District will premiere on April 19 on the History Channel. The premise of the episode, as announced by the […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay, Ont. — A partnership between Supercom Industries LP and TBT Engineering is augmenting rail safety in Northwestern Ontario with a device called a Spring Drain or S-Drain. In 2020, inventor Gord Maki, a geotechnical engineer with TBT Engineering, designed and patented the S-Drain that can stabilize railbeds in […]
Press release
Having responded to 61 seatbelt-related fatalities on Ontario Provincial Police-(OPP)-patrolled roads in 2022 and nine so far this year, OPP officers won’t be interested in any excuses from unbuckled drivers and passengers as they conduct their Easter Long Weekend Seatbelt Campaign. Drivers and passengers are reminded that everything in a […]
Staff
If you go into the woods today, don’t be in for a big surprise – the bears are on their way back. But with a little forethought, living near bears can be a picnic. Fort Frances is no stranger to urban bears, but the key to living in bear habitat […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Thunder Bay, Ont. — Minodahmun Development has been recognized as leaders in Indigenous business and presented with the Partnership of the Year award during the 31st annual Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) Awards. Company CEO John Glover says winning the award is a great honour and is a testament to […]
By Robin McCormick
West End Correspondent
West End Correspondent
St. Mary’s church saw eighty good souls help out with walleye dinners during the six week Lenten season. That number included about fifty bakers who provided homemade goodies. At least 125 meals were served every Friday night ( and there was always a list started for the following week. Fish […]
Recently the number of people diagnosed with hypertension has been on the rise. Hypertension Canada says that about 1 in 5 Canadians live with this chronic disease. The term hypertension is a medical term used to describe when someone’s blood pressure is consistently above the normal level. According to the […]
Staff
The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) has expressed frustration over the federal government’s recently released Budget 2023. The group claims it, “failed to address critical issues facing Indigenous women, girls, and gender-diverse people: particularly addressing MMIWG and economic opportunity.” “A budget is about priorities – and Budget 2023 has […]
Suspects make off with thousands in copper wire (THUNDER BAY, ON) – On March 21, 2023, members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a theft that had taken place at the new MTO inspection scales construction site on Hwy 11-17 in […]
