Steve Ballan and Doug McBride show off a few of the walleye they landed during day two of the Emo Walleye Classic last weekend. The pair’s catch landed them in second place behind this year’s championship team of Cody and Jack Drennan. For more on this year’s Emo Walleye Classic, […]
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By Liam Oliver Neilson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Fort Frances Town Council has decided to withdraw a provincial funding application for the engineering phase of the proposed Central Avenue roundabout after prolonged debate over the deteriorating intersection’s fate caused it to miss a key grant deadline. Since the work could not be completed by the deadline on a […]
By Times Staff
Fort Frances OPP have arrested two individuals who allegedly stole a wallet from a local vehicle. According to the OPP, the Rainy River District Detachment received a complaint on May 21, at approximately 1:00 p.m. regarding a wallet that had been stolen out of a parked vehicle on Riverview Drive. […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it — or live in a rural area and have to rely on it. That seems to be the message from propane industry advocates, who were miffed earlier this month when the federal government appeared to discount the “expensive” fuel’s widespread use by farmers, […]
By Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY – The summer send-off drone light show will return to Live at the Waterfront. The City of Thunder Bay is partnering with Thunder Bay Airport to provide an end-of-summer drone show The city is asking residents for their input on what they would like to see over Lake […]
By Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY – “We want our 6.5 per cent that was stolen from us from Doug Ford.” Erin Smith represents over 400 employees of Community Living Thunder Bay as a regional executive board member for the Ontario Public Service Employee Union (OPSEU). More than 100 support workers walked the picket […]
By Maya Ekman
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
SANDY LAKE – There are 68 new G2-licensed drivers who completed their testing in a remote First Nation thanks to a successful new initiative. Between May 12 and 14, four DriveTest examiners ran testing out of the radio station in Sandy Lake First Nation, 225 kilometres north of Red Lake. […]
By Maya Ekman
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Content warning: Please note that this article addresses suicide and mental health. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger or in need of urgent support, call 911. The CMHA also provides crisis response services across the region, including a 24/7 helpline at 807-346-8282 or toll free at […]
By Michelle Dorey Forestell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kingstonist.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kingstonist.com
Ontario’s newly passed ban on invasive medical research involving dogs and cats appears poised to directly affect Queen’s University’s controversial hemophilia dog colony, despite the university saying it remains unclear how the legislation will impact existing research programs. The amendments to Ontario’s Animals for Research Act were included in Bill 75 and passed final […]
By Connor McDowell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
A specialist for Indigenous education says role models are key to the Our Journey celebration that brought 200 graduates to the Keystone Centre in Brandon on Friday. It is vital for the younger students to see their older peers achieving success at different levels of education, Brandon School Division Indigenous […]
By Allan Bradbury
abradbury@fortfrances.com
abradbury@fortfrances.com
A special section of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology’s (FFPLTC) is getting a new coat of paint. Lindsey Hamilton is a local artist and art therapist who is bringing her talents on a large scale to the children’s department at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre thanks to […]
By Times Staff
Following an accident that happened yesterday morning, the Town of Fort Frances will be closing part of Second Street East for repair work. On Wednesday, May 20, a tractor-trailer took down one of the traffic signal posts at the intersection of Second Street East and Armit Avenue. No injuries were […]
