The 2025 budget for the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre has caused some friction between the town, library administration, and staff, as cost-saving measures are implemented across the community. The library had requested $638,000, an increase from the previous year. However, CEO Richard Bee said the town found the […]
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By Ken Kellar
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kkellar@fortfrances.com
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kkellar@fortfrances.com
The weather may not have been ideal, but Canadian and U.S. anglers still turned out in droves last weekend to get the 2025 fishing season underway, and business was booming for one area bait and tackle shop. Hannah Mueller is the co-owner of Westside Bait and Tackle, a shop located […]
– Allan Bradbury photos
Students and staff at St. Mary School have been hard at work for months preparing for their performance of The Wizard of Oz, put on in the school gym last Thursday, May 15, 2025. The stage adaptation of the classic 1939 put on by the St. Mary School Drama Club […]
From Canada Post
Press release
Press release
Customers should be prepared for possible service delays OTTAWA – Canada Post has received strike notices from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), for both Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units. The notices indicate that CUPW intends to begin strike activity on Friday, May 23 […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Rural communities may continue to struggle to access funds for necessary infrastructure projects in the wake of this week’s provincial budget, but at least the government remains committed to upgrading Northern highways, critics said this week. NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay-Superior North) noted that when the Conservative government introduced […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Staff at Ryden’s Border Store in Minnesota waited for the May long weekend to gauge the amount of business that is passing through after the U.S. government imposed tariffs on goods. Lori Boomer, co-owner of Ryden’s, said as of 5:45 a.m. Friday, there was a lineup at the door. “Saturday […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
A Thunder Bay construction company has been given the nod to build a $1.58-million decontamination facility for Neebing’s fire department. Neebing council voted this week in favour of awarding the contract to Kamlodge Services. Kamlodge’s offer was the lowest among seven bidders for the project, said Neebing clerk-treasurer Erica Kromm. […]
By Mike Stimpson,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
THUNDER BAY – Patty Hajdu is the new jobs and families minister, but she said Thursday that she’s already familiar with much of her federal cabinet portfolio. The Thunder Bay–Superior North MP became minister of jobs and families on Tuesday. She’s also the minister responsible for FedNor, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Liana Frenette, lead shareholder of TBT Engineering Ltd., was surprised to receive the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award on Thursday evening. She summed it up in one word: “Wow.” The chambers’ 31st annual Business Excellence Awards were presented to entrepreneurs and businesses in 12 categories […]
By Chris Fell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
CollingwoodToday.ca
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
CollingwoodToday.ca
The Ontario government has announced the craft cider makers in the province will get equal tax treatment. The provincial budget announced on May 15 included a change to how Ontario’s craft cider makers are taxed. Starting on August 1, the government will harmonize the taxes levied on craft cider with […]
By Paige Seburn
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Lake Report
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Lake Report
Residents have spotted an unusual number of dead fish up and down the Lake Ontario shoreline in Niagara-on-the-Lake this spring. For resident Diane Miller, the sight in her backyard was both startling and upsetting as she discovered the lifeless fish along the water’s edge on May 6. “It was a […]
By Abdul Matin Sarfraz
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
A new province-wide poll shows 80 per cent of Ontarians want the Ford government to cancel a major US nuclear deal in favour of Canadian renewable energy alternatives. Ford signed contracts in 2021 with US-based GE Hitachi for small modular reactors (SMRs) at the Darlington site and for enriched uranium imports — as the […]
