This past weekend, on the shores of Caliper Lake, a small northern festival reminded me what community can be. Nestled among the pines and rocky shoreline of Northwestern Ontario, Caliper Lake is the sort of place that reminds you why people fall in love with the North. It is also […]
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By Liam Oliver Neilson
With the official ratification of nominations on Monday, a contest for both mayoral and council seats has opened up in Fort Frances, with 11 candidates running for local office—nine for council and two for mayor. Election Day, Oct. 26, is just over eight weeks away. Now that ratification is complete, […]
By Pam Fedack,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kenora Miner & News
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kenora Miner & News
For many people in northwestern Ontario, seeing a specialist begins with a road trip. It can mean hundreds of kilometres behind the wheel, an overnight hotel stay and meals away from home — sometimes while the patient is undergoing cancer treatment or dealing with a different life-threatening illness. A group […]
By Times Staff
The Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) has appointed 25-year veteran Charlotte Thompson as its new Mental Health Services Manager. Thompson was most recently assistant coordinator of social work and attendance Services with the York Region District School Board in Aurora, Ont., where she provided leadership and supervision to social […]
By Times Staff
The Ontario provincial government has announced that it will expand funding eligibility for Ontario-based businesses to help them deal with the impact of newly imposed U.S. tariffs. The funds will be made available under the Protect Ontario Financing Program (POFP), which provides up to $1 billion in financial support in […]
Sandi Krasowski,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,
The Chronicle-Journal
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has slashed hundreds of jobs across the province, including more than 200 jobs in Northern Ontario — 55 of them in Thunder Bay, the union representing its workers says. On Wednesday, the WSIB gave the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU), which represents WSIB […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) recognizes and supports the federal government’s efforts to defend Canada’s economic interests and competitiveness while standing up for Canadian industries, businesses, workers, and communities. Rick Dumas, NOMA president, said Northwestern Ontario’s forestry, mining, manufacturing, transportation, and resource sectors are particularly exposed to trade uncertainty, […]
Fall is getting closer as the last week of summer vacation for students runs out. High temperatures will be in the mid to low 20s over the next week or so according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. Tonight will be Cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of showers. […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
A delegation on behalf of the City of Thunder Bay led by Mayor Ken Boshcoff, the chairman of the City’s intergovernmental affairs committee, along with committee members, councillors Trevor Giertuga and Kasey Etreni, returned from the 2026 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conferenc last week in Ottawa. The committee, […]
By Allan Bradbury
abradbury@fortfrances.com
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Fort Frances native Tyler Miller has been named coach of the year by Hockey Northwestern Ontario (HNO), the governing body for all ice hockey in the region. In a Facebook post on the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s page, the organization notes that Miller is a product of the Fort […]
By Times Staff
An order banning open fires across Northwestern Ontario was lifted today as the number of wildfires across the region has dropped dramatically and new fire starts are dwindling. The Town of Fort Frances, and Chapple, Emo and La Vallee Fire and Emergency Services have also lifted their ban on fires. […]
By Andrew Flynn
A newly appointed judge will sit on the judicial circuit that serves the Rainy River District, Ontario’s attorney general announced Tuesday. Among a slate of five new judges in Ontario, Justice Brent Davidson has been assigned by Chief Justice Sharon Nicklas to Kenora-Fort Frances effective next Thursday, Aug. 27, Attorney […]
