By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com

The Ontario government is delivering an additional $1-million to 74 different projects across the province that aim to help bolster the French language through programming and staffing. Announced yesterday, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, the provincial government announced the funding is coming as part of an additional investment from the federal […]

From Health Canada, Ontario Region
Press release

You can enjoy the return of warm weather and outdoor activities by preventing tick bites that can cause Lyme disease and other infections like anaplasmosis. Before your outdoor activity, you can take the following precautions to prevent tick bites: Wear light coloured long-sleeved shirts and pants to spot ticks more […]

By Sydney Romyn
United Beef Club 4-H Press Reporter
Special to the Times

The United Beef Club funday meeting was held on Saturday, July 20 at the Haw residence. At 9 am the meeting was called to order by president Kennah Leblanc, followed by the 4-H pledge and going over our meeting’s agenda. The minutes from the last meeting were read and then […]

Tonight will see clear skies and a low of 13 C (55 F). Tomorrow will be sunny and clear with a high of 28 (82) and a low of 17 (63). Friday will again see sunny skies during the day before cloudy periods with a chance of showers set in […]

Staff

Several local agencies pulled together after a fire broke out in Lady Frances Place in the early hours of Sunday morning. According to the OPP, a call for a fire incident was received at 1:52 a.m. on July 21. The fire was contained to one unit but several other units […]

By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source

DRYDEN – Receiving the Jim Potts Award was both an honour and a reflection of the valuable work of many collaborators, Sgt. Brittany Bembeneck says. Bembeneck said Monday in an interview that she feels “very honoured to be recognized for the work that I’ve done” and she appreciates her nominators […]

By Natasha Bulowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer

Nearly $90 million in federal funding for a slew of nature conservation projects intended to reverse Canada’s biodiversity loss and protect more land and waters was announced Thursday. The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s British Columbia Chapter (CPAWS) celebrated the federal government’s news, which advances Canada’s goal to improve biodiversity […]

By Austin Campbell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SNnewswatch.com

Time to end the stigma. The Red Rock Indian Band and Elevate NWO are hosting an HIV and HVC Testing Day at the Lake Helen Resource Centre on Tuesday, July 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Dougall Media spoke with Elevate NWO’s director of clinical services, Veronica Proper, about […]

By Natasha Bulowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer

Energy infrastructure is an attractive target for cyberattacks but the experts needed to protect critical electricity grids and pipelines are in short supply, according to the federal government. Canada — and most of the world — is facing a shortage of cybersecurity professionals across all sectors which could reach 85 […]

By Ethan Braund
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brantford Expositor

Amalee Jacobs has been protecting her community for over a decade as a firefighter and now looks to represent it in the World Box Lacrosse Championship this fall. Jacobs, from Six Nations, was named to the Haudenosaunee Nationals who are set to compete in the first women’s World Box Lacrosse […]

By Paige Peacock
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Pointer

Finding affordable, liveable rental housing in Peel is made harder by landlords who put short-term profits ahead of long-term stability, for tenants and themselves. At the end of June, the PC government announced it will hold the annual rent increase guideline for 2025 at 2.5 percent — a move Doug […]