Susan Sieders and Jan Beazley sort items, as they prepare for the Spirit of Christmas Silent Auction. The fundraiser if being organized by the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary on Sunday, December 1st at the Couchiching Multi Use Building starting at 2 p.m. Admission is $6. This is always an afternoon […]
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From Nuclear Waste Management Organization
Press release
Press release
Today, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced it has selected Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) and the Township of Ignace as the host communities for the future site for Canada’s deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel. Canadians and Indigenous peoples have been clear that it is essential to […]
By Laura Balanko-Dickson
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Starting this past Monday and running the full week, the Point Park case is being laid out in the Fort Frances courthouse. At stake is the fate of Point Park, and a determination on which party or parties will have a say on any future development of the site. From […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Three individuals have put their names up for the vacant Town of Fort Frances council seat. The nomination period for the vacancy began on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, after town council elected to undergo an appointment process to fill the seat vacated by Mandi Olson in October. The applicants for […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Parts are being installed and the ice plant in the ‘52 Canadians rink at the Memorial Sports Centre should be undergoing testing over the next week or so. Ice making is set to begin as soon as possible, though the Town has provided no timeline for the availability of the […]
Staff
The Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame has announced its inductees for the 2025 season. The Muskies 1989 Gold Medal boys’ hockey team, and a former hockey All American, are among two teams, one builder and three athletes entering the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame in 2025. The six […]
From Canada Post
Press Release
Press Release
Talks with CUPW grind to a halt with no movement on changes required for Canada Post’s future Canada Post is considering its options to move negotiations forward as talks with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have ground to a halt on key issues critical to the Corporation’s future. […]
By Jan Simpson
National President Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)
National President Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)
Canada Post’s latest information update of November 26 describing what is going on at the bargaining table is full of half-truths and outright deception. First and foremost, CUPW left the meetings Tuesday since we cannot proceed without Canada Post’s negotiators. They had to go back to speak to the Executive […]
By Mark Pavilons
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
King Weekly Sentinel
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
King Weekly Sentinel
A Bolton-based aerospace firm is asking the public to help make history. Canadensys Aerospace Corporation needs your help to name the first Canadian rover to explore the Moon. The lunar rover will test key technologies and help in the international search for water ice, a key component needed for the […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Shuniah’s council gave environmental groups opposed to the transport of spent nuclear-fuel rods a fair hearing at Tuesday’s meeting, but stopped short of making any commitments to the groups’ cause. Municipal chief administrator Paul Greenwood said council neither considered a resolution against transporting nuclear waste, nor asked administration to come […]
By Jacqueline St. Pierre
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Manitoulin Expositor
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Manitoulin Expositor
MANITOULIN—On November 21, Public Health Sudbury and Districts (PHSD) held a critical meeting to address the region’s ongoing opioid crisis, which continues to claim lives at an alarming rate. Between 2016 and 2020, opioid-related deaths increased by more than 500 percent, rising from 17 to 107 deaths annually. By the […]
By Rochelle Baker
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has launched measures to try and protect endangered orcas on the West Coast from rising risk of oil spills, indicate federal documents obtained by Canada’s National Observer through access-to-information legislation. The fisheries department (DFO) has invested in vessels and acoustic gear, drafted an operating procedure for fishery officers, […]
