By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal

Board members from the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition (CLE) say the 135th annual fair will take place Aug. 6 to 10 in Thunder Bay. Basil Lychowyd, chairman of the fair at the CLE grounds, said they have been planning it all year. “We’ve finally got here,” Lychowyd said. The Canadian Lakehead […]

By Abdul Matin Sarfraz
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer

Protected bike lanes in Toronto must remain in place for now, an Ontario judge ruled on Tuesday. An appeal by the Ford government failed to overturn a previous ruling that ordered the bike lanes to remain. A Superior Court judge said the bike lanes can’t be removed until an ongoing Charter challenge is resolved. […]

– Linda Plumridge photo

Crews have been hard at work on the Fort Frances Water Tower over the past week, including finishing the scaffolding and now placing drop sheets along the exterior in preparation for sandblasting the exterior of the tower. The project is expected to last into the late fall and will cost […]

By Daniel Smeenk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Lake Report

U.S. tourism revenue saw a dip for Niagara Parks this spring, but its CEO says that revenue was “more than made up” through other international travellers, particularly coming from the U.K., France, Australia and Poland. Speaking to Niagara-on-the-Lake council in late June, Niagara Parks CEO David Adames said there was […]

By Connor McDowell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun

NINETTE – Richard O’Leary presses his power drill to the door of the vacant Ninette Sanatorium. He toggles the drill into reverse and unwinds five screws out of the wood that had sealed the entrance, and the door swings open. The floor inside is littered. Books, rubble and dirt rest […]

– Ken Kellar photo

Weechi-it-te-win Family Services had something for everyone at the Point Park on Friday, June 27, 2025, as they held a Summer Beach Party to officially kick off the summer season. The organization had plenty of games to play, including this bean bag toss, as well as a bouncy castle, and […]

By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com

Nadine Cousineau is a long-time fixture at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC), having started on a casual basis in 2014, before starting full-time in 2016, and now becoming the new CEO in June. Cousineau was living in British Columbia when she was first bitten by the library […]

By James Matthews
Staff writer
jmatthews@fortfrances.com

Fort Frances’ business community hopes foreign workers will pick up some of the slack created by its dwindling youth workforce. Heather Johnson, Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s director, said there was a time when university and college students would fill job openings during the summer months. In recent years, high […]